Harvard Club of Boston




















International Squash Court Usage Policy

International Squash Court Usage Policy

Singles

Reservation Policy:


• All Squash Court booking for The Harvard Club of Boston is now on-line and
Squash Members may reserve courts in advance on-line, in person or by telephone.
• Three Advance Reservations are accepted on a revolving seven day weekly schedule, however, only one court booking will be allowed in a single day in advance per member. Once a match is played another may be booked so long as it does not exceed 3 in 7 days.
• Daily Reservations, for times not reserved in advance, may be booked on-line starting at midnight for that day. A daily reservation does not count against the advanced 3 in 7 days. Consecutive court bookings will not be allowed during prime times.
• Advance reservations for members playing with guests will only be accepted for one out of the four International Courts during the court times 6:30 AM, 7:15 AM, 12:00 PM, 4:45 PM, 5:30 PM and 6:15 PM. All other International Courts will be reserved for Squash Members playing with other Squash Members for the above time slots.
• Anytime the court is vacant, Members and their guests will be allowed to walk on and play until both players with reservations arrive. If the reserved players are over 15 minutes late, that court will be forfeited and a $5.00 fee will be charged per player.
• If two players walk on during an unreserved time slot, the court will be assigned to those players until the next time period. There is a $20.00 court usage fee for any non-squash member or guest not being sponsored by a Squash Member.
• Reservations may be canceled or adjusted with a minimum of two (2) hours notice. A penalty of $5.00 will be assessed to Members who fail to show for a reservation, who have not adjusted to show who is actually playing, or if notification is given with fewer than 2 hours notice.
• Squash lessons may be canceled with a minimum of two (2) hours notice. Full rate will be charged to those who fail to show or cancel with less than a two-hour notice.
• During league play, only adult squash members will be permitted to book a lesson with the Squash Professional.


General Policy:


• Proper court shoes and eye protection must be worn while on the court. Absolutely no dress shoes, street sneakers, or black-soled sneakers will be allowed on the court. Only court shoes will be allowed. Players with improper footwear will not be allowed to play, even if they have proper reservations.
• Players may play into the next time period until both players for the next time period are ready to step onto the court. One player alone cannot ask two players to vacate the court. Once both reserved players arrive, if within 15 minutes of scheduled time slot; players on the court must vacate immediately at the first stoppage of play (let or end of point). Players will not be allowed to finish the point, game, or match.
• When there are league matches scheduled, there will be no advance reservations with guests for any International Courts at the 6:15 PM and 7:00 PM time slots.

Revised 3-3-08

Doubles

Reservation Policy:


• All Squash Court booking for The Harvard Club of Boston is now on-line and
Squash Members may reserve courts in advance on-line, in person or by telephone.
• Three Advance Reservations are accepted on a revolving seven day weekly schedule, however, only one court booking will be allowed in a single day in advance per member.
Once a match is played another may be booked so long as it does not exceed 3 in 7 days.
• Daily Reservations, for times not reserved in advance, may be booked on-line starting at midnight for that day. A daily reservation does not count against the advanced 3 in 7 days. Consecutive court bookings will not be allowed during prime times.
• Advance reservations during the times of 6:30 AM, 7:30 AM, 4:30 PM, 5:30 PM and 6:30 PM will only be accepted if at least three players are Squash Members. Otherwise the court must be booked on the same day starting at midnight for that day.
• Anytime the court is vacant, members and their guests will be allowed to walk on and play until all four (4) players with reservations arrive. If the reserved players are over 15 minutes late, the court will be forfeited and a $5.00 fee will be charged per player.
• If four players walk on during an unreserved time slot, the court will be assigned to those players until the next time period. There is a $20.00 court usage fee for any non-squash member or guest not being sponsored by a Squash Member.
• Reservations may be canceled or adjusted with a minimum of two (2) hours notice. A penalty of $5.00 will be assessed to all Members and guests who fail to show for reservations, who have not adjusted to show whom is actually playing, or if notification is given with fewer than 2 hours notice.
• A member may book the court on the same day with more than one guest during prime time, but the booking member is responsible for all of the guest fees including the member fee if that court is not canceled or adjusted to the proper player names with a minimum of two (2) hours notice. This will amount to be a $5.00 fee per player.


General Policy:


• Proper court shoes and eye protection must be worn while on the court. Absolutely no dress shoes, street sneakers, or black-soled sneakers will be allowed on the court. Only court shoes will be allowed. Players with improper footwear will not be allowed to play, even if they have proper reservations.
• Players may play into the next time period until all four players for the next time period are ready to step onto the court. Three players alone cannot ask four players to vacate the court. Once all four reserved players arrive, if within 15 minutes of scheduled time slot, players on the court must vacate immediately at the first stoppage of play (let or end of point). Players will not be allowed to finish the game, or match under any circumstances.

Revised 3-3-08