I hope this Racketlon concept catches on more and more to help save our venues. Now Scottish Squash is taking it on - well done.  At least if the buildings remain there is a chance to rebuild squash and keep the game alive.

We have venues being used in our State at present that nobody wanted to use for comp a few years ago (too old, too many steps, no glass back, poor club room facilities, etc), and now those centres that remain are precious as courts are demolished.

Let's face it, once you can "make a racket" it is not too much to adapt to other racket sport.  Indoor facilities with high ceilings make great sporting venues without much trouble.  Remember Heather McKay (Blundell) was our World Champ for many years, then after being resident coach in Canada, became the Racket Ball Champion.

More food for thought for the community complexes being funded by the Councils.

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12am - it is difficult without the facilities to promote the sport.  Usually the local authorities will back a multi-sport facility catering for the community at large, so I hope it works out for your local area.

Good work.

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Hi, I with you on this one.....i'm trying to do my bit for racketlon in the UK , helping out & also running the facebook group: UK RACKETLON PORTAL (feel free to join). I'm also trying to promote racket sports in north devon, where I live. I have no squash courts in my local town, so I have to travel to play. I am trying to encourage the local 'racket' clubs to work together towards better facilities & I think the first place to start is upping the participation with existing facilities. Ofcourse with no squash courts that's difficult, although I have just qualified as a level 1 coach & hope to do something locally with mini squash, in sports halls, with perhaps periodic visits to proper squash courts. It also seems to me that the governing bodies are open to fund facilities if you can really demonstrate the demand & so I have also set up a badminton club in my town & will work towards getting properly accredited. With squash I will probably have to encourage a spin-off from the club I am a member of. There are some players from my town & it seems that they & the club we use are open to this in a position where membership is  increasing...which we are all working towards....  

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