6.20.1

KNOCKOUT COMPETITIONS
Refer 'Knockout Competitions' - Section 5.2.

(a)

DRAW
Refer 'The Draw' - Section 5.2.

(b)

QUARTER FINAL / ROUND OF 16
For a quarter final or a round of sixteen, there be no home team listed.  Schools playing to meet at neutral venues approximately half way between the schools involved.

(c)

SEMI-FINALS AND FINALS
Dates and venues for semi-finals and finals to be arranged by Combined High Schools Convener.

(d)

ARRANGEMENTS
The home team is responsible for arranging the court, an approved yellow dot squash ball and scoring sheet.

Each school will provide an approved yellow dot squash ball.

A Dunlop Single Yellow Ball (or its equivalent) is to be used from, and including the Final 16 Rounds of the Knockout, unless both players agree to use a Dunlop Double Yellow Ball (or its equivalent).

(e)

COST
The COST of the courts shall be shared equally by each team.

(f)

RESULTS
Refer 'Results' - Section 5.2.

(g)

COMPETITION

(i)

Teams will consist of four players seeded according to ability 1 to 4 and a reserve seeded number 5. Prior to the state quarter finals the team order must be submitted to the Regional Squash Convener. Any changes to the order from the quarter finals onwards, must be submitted to and ratified by the CHS Squash Convener, prior to the schools next match.

(ii)

Pointscoring to be used is the 'Rally a Point' or '15 Point' scoring system.

(iii)

The match will consist of four rubbers of 'BEST OF FIVE' games each, eg. if a ruber is won 3-0, then no further games will be played. The match will be decided first by rubbers, if these are equal by games, and if still equal by points.

(iv)

In the case of a draw on points, then one game from each rubber will be replayed and the decision taken on the new game or point score.

(v)

The visiting team shall have the right to decide which players shall play first rubber and which players shall play the third rubber, and the home team shall decide which players shall play in the second rubber

(vi)

Each team shall provide either a 'marker' or 'referee' alternatively for each rubber. The home team shall provide the referee for the first rubber and the visiting team the marker.

(vii)

The Correct attire will be white or light pastel coloured clothing with white soled sandshoes.

(h)

'LAWS OF THE GAME'
The matches shall be conducted under the 'Laws of the Game of Squash Rackets' as set forth by New South Wales Squash Ltd.
Students participating in the Knockout matches must wear approved protective eyewear as stated in these rules.

6.20.2

STATE CARNIVAL AND INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Refer 'Inter-Area Carnivals' - Section 5.3.

(a)

COMPETITION

(i)

REGIONAL SECTION
In the Inter-regional Championships, team members must be seeded 1 to 5 and matches consisting of four rubbers will be played on a member to member basis. Rubbers will consist of best of three games.

Points will be awarded as follows:

- 4-0 win - 6 points
- 3-1 win - 5 points
- 2-2 win - 4 points }
- 2-2 draw - 3 points } count back to game points

- 2-2 loss - 2 points }
- 1-3 loss - 1 point
- 0-4 loss - 0 points

Competing teams will be placed into two pools. Each team will play against every other team in the same pool. The winner of each pool will be the team with the highest number of points at the conclusion of all matches. In the event of a tie, the winner shall be the team that won when the two teams concerned played each other.

The final will consist of best of five games, Winner Pool A v Winner Pool B.

Teams not in finals will play off across the pools to obtain final placings. (matches will be the best of three games)

Seedings for the following year's carnival to be taken from these places

(ii)

INDIVIDUAL SECTION
The Individual Championships will be run on a knockout basis with a minimum of eight seeds. Matches in any preliminary round as well as Rounds 1, 2 & 3 will consist of the best of three games. Quarter Finals, Semi-Finals and the Final shall be the best of five games.

(b)

WARM-UP
Competitors may have a maximum of three minutes warm-up time prior to the commencement of the matches.

(c)

RESULTS
All results must be handed in to the Carnival Organiser by the Team Manager within five minutes of the conclusion of the match concerned.

No discussion will be entered into with players, parents or coaches.

(d)

ENTRIES
Each Region may send five open age girls and five open age boys. All entries must be in strict seeded order. Any four players may play in rounds of the Inter-Regional  Championship. Where the fifth seed plays, all players must move up a position in their seeding with the fifth seeded player playing in the number four position. Where a Region does not enter a team, their place in the draw may be taken, in priority order, by:

(i)

A Convener's invitation team

(ii)

A second team from one of the competing Areas.

All five players may play in the Individual Championships.

Regions may nominate additional players eligible for selection in the CHS 15 years team to compete, at the CHS Convener discretion, in the CHS individual Championship. Players invited under this rule will:

(i)

Be eligible for selection in the NSW 15 years representative team, to compete in the Annual interstate exchange,

(ii)

Take no part in the State Carnival,

(iii)

Not act as a substitute in their Regional Team.

(e)

UNIFORMS
Competitors must wear clothing that is deemed appropriate according to the rules of NSW Squash Ltd.

(f)

SCORING
Each team will be required to score and umpire when not playing. The fifteen point or point-a-rally game scoring system will be used.

(g)

'LAWS OF THE GAME'
All matches will be marked and refereed according to the 'Laws of the Game of Squash Rackets' as set forth by New South Wales Squash Ltd. Students participating in these matches must wear approved protective eyewear as stated in these rules.

(h)

REPRESENTATIVE TEAM SELECTIONS

(i)

A team of twenty players will be chosen at the State Carnival to represent the NSW Combined High Schools Sports Association in the Interstate Exchange in August of each year.

(ii)

The team will be selected from players participating at the State Carnival as follows:

Open Age Team

• participation in the individual championship
• participation in the teams event
• participation in playoff matches where requested by appropriate Area Team managers.

15 years Team

• participation in the individual championship
• participation in the teams event
• participation in playoff matches where requested by appropriate Area Team managers

(iii)

Records of junior tournaments conducted by the NSW Squash Ltd are to be considered only where selectors need to deliberate on players who seem to be equal.

(i)

POOLS
Teams will be grouped into pools based on their finishing order from the previous years carnival and be such that the teams that finished 1st , 4th, 5th, 8th and 9th be in pool A and the teams that finished 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th and 10th, be in pool B.