LA Fitness confirmed they will incorporate squash court facilities into the new Edmonton location plans. We have secured a formal commitment from their regional management team to finalize the architectural blueprints this month. I am monitoring the construction schedule to ensure these facilities remain a priority during the build phase.
September 28, 2014
Final supporters
Examples of how popular Squash is in Alberta:
Singular National Event Pulling in 277 Players into One Tournament in Edmonton:
http://squashcanada.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/events.aspx?id=53EB5274-603E-41D3-9A1C-B59E391BF8C0
1248 Competitive Mixed Players + 404 Competitive Female Players + 62 Junior Boys + 29 Junior Girls, Totaling 1743 Ranked Players in Alberta(not including all the recreational players) VS. ~50 Competitve Racquetball players in Edmonton (http://www.racquetballedmonton.ca/)
http://www.squashalbertaevents.com/rankings.asp?sortOptions=YES&startMembershipNum=10315&sex=M&stateID=53&ageRange=all&divClass=&lastName=&firstName=&startDisplayCount=1212
Huge Amounts of Teams at All Levels - Many Looking For A New Home From Recent Court Closures:
http://www.edmontonsquash.ca/wp/ (League Information/Team Schedules Results Reporting)
With no disrespect to the Racquetball league, it is a well known fact that at the University of Alberta, Riverbend Athletic Facility, William Lutsky YMCA, Jamie Platz YMCA, Kinsman Field House, etc there are courts which are extremely rarely used for racquetball. Most people who play racquetball are father and sons just out for a hit (no competitive backing), which in itself is a rare occurrence. These courts are usually used for storage and dance studios in attempts to put any sort of use to the courts.
We, the Edmonton Squash Players, implore you to put squash courts into all of your facilities. Our game is alive and growing, and we need more courts! If you put courts in your facilities, we will either switch over completely from our current membership, or will purchase two memberships (one with your facility). We know that construction has not started on the courts in Edmonton West and nothing has even started at the Finesse Location. We will back you if you back us!
Updates
July 25, 2014
I have finished drafting a formal proposal detailing the current lack of accessible squash facilities in Edmonton. This document will be delivered to the regional management team at LA Fitness to initiate a direct conversation regarding facility retrofitting.
July 25, 2014
The volume of support has secured a meeting with the regional facility management team to discuss court installation feasibility. I am currently drafting a formal proposal that outlines the current facility gap and the projected court utilization rates.
Reached 100 supporters
July 25, 2014
7 Comments
just build them already. tons of us play here and it would be a huge hit.
The wait times at the current clubs are getting ridiculous. We need more facilities in the north end asap.
Why do they keep building racquetball courts that nobody uses while squash players are fighting for time? makes no sense at all.
Forgot to mention, Squash is a competitive core sport in the 2014 Commonwealth Games currently taking place in Glasgow, Racquetball is NOT. See http://results.glasgow2014.com/sports/sq/squash.html
Seriously tired of traveling across the city just to find an open court. LA Fitness needs to get with the program and put in some squash courts.
need squash, racket ball sucks
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LA Fitness confirmed they will incorporate squash court facilities into the new Edmonton location plans. We have secured a formal commitment from their regional management team to finalize the architectural blueprints this month. I am monitoring the construction schedule to ensure these facilities remain a priority during the build phase.
September 28, 2014
Final supporters
Examples of how popular Squash is in Alberta:
Singular National Event Pulling in 277 Players into One Tournament in Edmonton:
http://squashcanada.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/events.aspx?id=53EB5274-603E-41D3-9A1C-B59E391BF8C0
1248 Competitive Mixed Players + 404 Competitive Female Players + 62 Junior Boys + 29 Junior Girls, Totaling 1743 Ranked Players in Alberta(not including all the recreational players) VS. ~50 Competitve Racquetball players in Edmonton (http://www.racquetballedmonton.ca/)
http://www.squashalbertaevents.com/rankings.asp?sortOptions=YES&startMembershipNum=10315&sex=M&stateID=53&ageRange=all&divClass=&lastName=&firstName=&startDisplayCount=1212
Huge Amounts of Teams at All Levels - Many Looking For A New Home From Recent Court Closures:
http://www.edmontonsquash.ca/wp/ (League Information/Team Schedules Results Reporting)
With no disrespect to the Racquetball league, it is a well known fact that at the University of Alberta, Riverbend Athletic Facility, William Lutsky YMCA, Jamie Platz YMCA, Kinsman Field House, etc there are courts which are extremely rarely used for racquetball. Most people who play racquetball are father and sons just out for a hit (no competitive backing), which in itself is a rare occurrence. These courts are usually used for storage and dance studios in attempts to put any sort of use to the courts.
We, the Edmonton Squash Players, implore you to put squash courts into all of your facilities. Our game is alive and growing, and we need more courts! If you put courts in your facilities, we will either switch over completely from our current membership, or will purchase two memberships (one with your facility). We know that construction has not started on the courts in Edmonton West and nothing has even started at the Finesse Location. We will back you if you back us!
Updates
July 25, 2014
I have finished drafting a formal proposal detailing the current lack of accessible squash facilities in Edmonton. This document will be delivered to the regional management team at LA Fitness to initiate a direct conversation regarding facility retrofitting.
July 25, 2014
The volume of support has secured a meeting with the regional facility management team to discuss court installation feasibility. I am currently drafting a formal proposal that outlines the current facility gap and the projected court utilization rates.
Reached 100 supporters
July 25, 2014
7 Comments
A few numbers to add to Justin's, - Nationally Ranked Squash Players, close to 8,000; Racquetball just over 500; - Provincially Ranked Squash Players, nearly 1,800; Racquetball, unavailable on their website; - Edmonton Squash League over 700 players in 12 divisions; Racquetball, 26 registered in the Edmonton League (ladder); - 2014 Canadian Squash Championships, 277 entries; Racquetball 130; Just a few notes, maybe more to come!!!
just build them already. tons of us play here and it would be a huge hit.
The wait times at the current clubs are getting ridiculous. We need more facilities in the north end asap.
Why do they keep building racquetball courts that nobody uses while squash players are fighting for time? makes no sense at all.
Forgot to mention, Squash is a competitive core sport in the 2014 Commonwealth Games currently taking place in Glasgow, Racquetball is NOT. See http://results.glasgow2014.com/sports/sq/squash.html
Seriously tired of traveling across the city just to find an open court. LA Fitness needs to get with the program and put in some squash courts.
need squash, racket ball sucks
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A few numbers to add to Justin's, - Nationally Ranked Squash Players, close to 8,000; Racquetball just over 500; - Provincially Ranked Squash Players, nearly 1,800; Racquetball, unavailable on their website; - Edmonton Squash League over 700 players in 12 divisions; Racquetball, 26 registered in the Edmonton League (ladder); - 2014 Canadian Squash Championships, 277 entries; Racquetball 130; Just a few notes, maybe more to come!!!