Handballers,
Please consult the website at your earliest opportunity for several reasons. First, Nathaniel Frank has done a bang-up job reorganizing everything to make it easier to navigate. As our co-webmaster with Josh Ho, Nathaniel also has placed the 2008 State Singles entry form online for your convenience.
Second, as a follow-up to the article on Doubles written by Rick Anderson (and still available on the website), I have written an article on the 3-Wall Serve that is now available on the site. The article may also be printed in the Handball magazine in upcoming issues, but you can see it first and in it's entirety on the Maryland Handball website. Additional articles and interviews will be posted in the future.
Finally, a query and petition to those players over 65. This year an option is being offered and, with player feedback, I am hoping developed into a recurrent division. In addition to a 60+ division, I will be offering the 65+B/70+ division seen on the application. Players 65-70 will be required to meet general criteria for a B skills level. All players in this bracket will be playing based on a point spread determined by age, where older players will be awarded points each game based on the discrepency in age between the two players. One option is a 1-1 ratio, such that if a 70 year-old plays a 65 year-old, the 70 year-old will start the game serving at 5-0. Depending on interest level, player feedback, and the Draw Committee (aka Alan Frank and me nodding my head when he asks me my opinion) the ratio may shift, but you get the general idea. I am very hopeful that this will draw some of our older guys into the tournament, so PLEASE spread the word to anyone who might be interested to make sure we get this division going!
That is all – wish your local guys good-luck in San Diego next weekend, and know that 3-wall season is only a few months away!
Sincerely,
Dan
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