Women's League Grant 2024 available to Affiliated Clubs
Women’s Winter League 2024:
Any queries regarding the above grant or on how to run a club league contact Elaine Murphy [email protected].
A League consists of several Divisions with 4 to 6 players of a similar ability playing. Each league cycle usually lasts around 4 to 6 weeks, where each player in that division should try to play all the others in that division. The winner of each division should be awarded a token prize and if they win a lower division, they move up to the next division the next time the league is run. For the next league you can also move the last place finishers down a grade to give each division more of a variety of players and so not everyone is always playing the same person.
Closing Date for Applications: Friday 6th December 2024
A club’s affiliation fees for the 2024/25 season must be paid before an application is accepted
How to run a club league,
A league is a round robin in which every player plays each other player at least once.
Ideally a league should have a number of divisions depending on the number of players.
Players should be placed in a league according to their skill level. Your club's best players in Division 1.
Six players are an ideal number to have in each division. This mean each player will have 5 matches , one per week over 5 weeks.
You can us promotion and relegation for your next league. This means players get to play more players.
Excel Sheets that can help with your club league:
3 players in each division: sport_tournament_3_teams.xlsx
4 players in each division: sport_tournament_4_teams.xlsx
5 players in each division: sport_tournament_5_teams.xlsx
6 players in each division: sport_tournament_6_teams.xlsx
7 players in each division: sport_tournament_7_teams.xlsx
8 players in each division: sport_tournament_8_teams.xlsx
9 players in each division: sport_tournament_9_teams.xlsx
A League consists of several Divisions with 4 to 6 players of a similar ability playing. Each league cycle usually lasts around 4 to 6 weeks, where each player in that division should try to play all the others in that division. The winner of each division should be awarded a token prize and if they win a lower division, they move up to the next division the next time the league is run. For the next league you can also move the last place finishers down a grade to give each division more of a variety of players and so not everyone is always playing the same person.
- The maximum grant available will be €100. If the grant scheme is oversubscribed the grants available will be reduced. If the grant is undersubscribed the max amount awarded will be €250.
- This grant only covers Women’s Leagues, meaning the leagues will be run over a few weeks and Women and Girls are permitted to participate. Includes players in both 40x20 and 60x30.
- Leagues must be advertised on the clubs Facebook/Instagram Page as well as progress updates. Racquetball Ireland needs to be tagged and the hashtag #WomeninRacquetball should be used. For anyone having trouble with this, assistance will be available.
- Club Ladders, One-day competitions or knock out competitions will not be supported.
- The minimum number of players in a league will be 10. For a league of 10 players, the Association will pay a grant of 100€ to the club.
- NOTE: For Clubs that do not have the minimum number of women playing, if there is another club within a 30-minute commute, you can join clubs and avail of the grant together. If Clubs are joining together the awarded grant will be split among those clubs.
- An excel template will be available to clubs to help run the leagues if they wish.
- Before grants are paid, clubs will supply their league format on an excel sheet along with expected date to finish. When the league finishes, the club will provide photos for RAI social media of the winners.
Closing Date for Applications: Friday 6th December 2024
A club’s affiliation fees for the 2024/25 season must be paid before an application is accepted
How to run a club league,
A league is a round robin in which every player plays each other player at least once.
Ideally a league should have a number of divisions depending on the number of players.
Players should be placed in a league according to their skill level. Your club's best players in Division 1.
Six players are an ideal number to have in each division. This mean each player will have 5 matches , one per week over 5 weeks.
You can us promotion and relegation for your next league. This means players get to play more players.
Excel Sheets that can help with your club league:
3 players in each division: sport_tournament_3_teams.xlsx
4 players in each division: sport_tournament_4_teams.xlsx
5 players in each division: sport_tournament_5_teams.xlsx
6 players in each division: sport_tournament_6_teams.xlsx
7 players in each division: sport_tournament_7_teams.xlsx
8 players in each division: sport_tournament_8_teams.xlsx
9 players in each division: sport_tournament_9_teams.xlsx
Provincial Ladies Event:
This will be a one-day competition available to each of the provinces/provincial councils. This can either be in preparation for the Women’s open or a competition run after for women that could not attend the Women’s Open, this should not clash with the Women’s Open.
To Apply please contact Elaine Murphy [email protected]
Closing Date for Applications: Friday 13th December 2024
- The maximum grant available will be €250. If this is undersubscribed the full amount will be split between the provinces that have applied for it.
- This grant only covers a Women’s Provincial Competition, the type of competition is down to the provinces. Shootout, Divisions etc... run over one day (two days if the time is required.)
- Competition must be advertised on the clubs Facebook Page as well as progress updates. Racquetball Ireland needs to be tagged and the hashtag #WomeninRacquetball should be used. For anyone having trouble with this, assistance will be available. Before Grants are paid the club/council will provide photos for RAI social media of the winners.
- The minimum number of players in the competition will be 15.
To Apply please contact Elaine Murphy [email protected]
Closing Date for Applications: Friday 13th December 2024
