Vancouver Doubles Squash League
2009–10 Season
VDSL Chatter
Lynn Broman has taken it upon himself to keep the Evergreen
Squash Club membership apprised of the performance of the
club's teams.
Have a look at:
Week of September 30th, or
Week of October 7th.
The League
Evergreen participates in the Vancouver Doubles Squash
League, along with Hollyburn Country Club, Vancouver Racquets
Club, Sport Central, and our cross-town rivals, the Vancouver
Lawn Tennis & Badminton Club. These five clubs set aside
their doubles court each Wednesday of the season, typically
October through April, from 6 PM to 10 PM for league play.
Over the last few seasons, the league has been
modifying its structure to accomodate a new club, Sport Central,
and to try and make the league more accessible to players at
all skill levels and gender.
In the 2007–08 season, teams were reduced to two pairs (four
players per night), and ranked into 4 divisions. Div 1,
comprising mostly open level players, being at the top of the
heap.
Last season we had more women playing in the
league than ever before. We have also seen more mixed pairs
participating. So, there is progress towards at least one of
the goals the league set for itself when reorganizing.
Ruth Castellino, a member at Vancouver Lawn, has also been
organizing a 'Ladies Only' doubles league over the last few
seasons.
So, there is little or no reason any doubles player, who wishes
to do so, can not participate in intra-city league play.
Join In
Any members wishing to participate should contact
their captain from last season; or, if new to the league, contact
Tim Martin. Please note that a current Squash BC membership is
required in order to participate in the league.
If you're interested, here are the current
Evergreen VDSL teams. Check the "best before date."
Schedules and Results
Since the 2007 season, the Vancouver Doubles Squash League
has contracted with Quick-Draws.com to manage scheduling the
season's matches, and to provide for the recording and
displaying of results on-line. This is the same system used by
the Vancouver Singles Squash League.
Unfortunately, the system was not written to consider the
vagaries of scheduling doubles matches and/or tournaments in
the Lower Mainland. The key one being the limited availability
of courts and court-time for the total number of matches to be
played.
So, Lynn Broman, taking the Quick-Draws schedule as a starting point,
applies his considerable creativity to finalize the 'official'
schedule for each night of the season. The 'modified'
schedules are made available on the Quick Draws/VDSL web-site.
You can also check out match results and the current
standings at the site. Just follow the menues.
League Updates
Sport Central tries to post all league
updates in a timely fashion on their web site. If you are playing in
the VDSL or interested in doing so, you should have a look at this season's updates.
