Doubles House League

• Each team plays a round-robin against three other teams over a three-week round. Your final standing at the end of the round determines if you move up, move down, or stay in your current box for the next round.
• There will be four rounds this season.
• Matches are still best out of 5 games.

• A round consists of a three week period where each week you will play another team from your box in round-robin style. At the end of the round, the top team of each box moves up to the next box, while the lowest scoring team of the box above moves down (except for the upper and lower boxes where two teams might move up or down to ensure everyone has a variety of teams to play with.
• There will be four rounds this season.

The play format will be one match per week. Team rank will determine box number and scheduled playing times.

The schedule for each round will come out the Saturday before the next round starts. We know that’s not always a lot of time for people, but you can re-book your matches on your own if you are unable or unwilling to play within their scheduled times. Just make sure you play them before the round deadline date, otherwise your match gets recorded as a zero and it may affect your placement in the next round.

• Boxes 1 through 3
  • Plays Monday nights
• Boxes 4 through 6
  • Plays Tuesday nights
• Box 7
  • Plays Wednesday nights

You are free to re-schedule your matches based on court availability any time before the round deadline date. Please make sure you let Jim know of any schedule changes so we can free up the courts.

Please use this Doubles House League Match Rescheduling Checklist.

You can use Gametime to re-schedule your matches subject to court availability. Alternatively, You may arrange to play at 5pm on Monday or Tuesday through Doubles Coordinator (Jim) on a first-come-first served basis. The deadline to book the 500:pm time slot on Monday or Tuesday is 24 hours in advance. Otherwise we free up the time to allow members who like to play round-robin style games to play at this time.

A request may have been submitted, but the coordinator may not had time to get to it. Don’t count on playing during those times until you confirm with the Doubles Coordinator (Jim)

You must play and record all your matches before the round deadline date for the current round. There are no exceptions since the next round schedule is determined by scores. If you are unable to record your scores by the Round Deadline Date a 0/0 will be given for the match.
The Round Deadline Date can be found at the bottom of the schedule.

Depending on your results you could be playing a different time or a different night every three weeks. Keep in mind you can work with your opponents to reschedule matches if the night or time doesn’t work with you, subject to court availability. Just ensure you have playe d all your matches by the Round Deadline Date
The Round Deadline Date can be found at the bottom of the schedule.

We want as many people playing as we can arrange. So we have done our best to accommodate other conflicts with singles house league and OSDL the best we can at the start of the season. But based on the format and your team’s results, there is a high probability of team movement. You are free to re-schedule your matches based on court availability any time before the round deadline date. Please make sure you let Jim know of any schdule changes so we can free up the courts.

Let your partner know as soon as possible. Decide between you whether you would rather re-scheudle your match or find a sub. If you want to re-schedule a match, reach out to your opponents to check for availability. Book your playing time through Gametime. Alternatively look on the schedule to see if there are any pale yellow openings – Jim handles bookings during club sanctioned house league time.

Subs should be selected from the sub list first.   We want to include as many people as possible in the house leagues, including those who are not playing regularly.  If a sub is not available that you may choose a players from another team that plays in a box one above and all below your current box.

All subs must be recorded in the score sheets.

Teams are responsible for finding a sub if they cannot play.   Everyone will be given a sub list by email at the beginning of the season.  The league convenor is not responsible for finding you a sub.  All subs who played for a team must be listed on the weekly score sheet in the doubles area. 

See our Doubles House League Substitution Policy

You can contact your opponents and reschedule your match to be played before the Round Deadline Date. If you are unable to reschedule your match, then a default will be recorded awarding the win to the other team.

Each team must have at least one player that is part of the team playing in each match to qualify the match as an official house league match. Otherwise the match will be awarded to your opponents.

Each team will start with an initial placement. Throughout the session rankings are affected by wins and losses according to Squash Canada rules.

• Initial rankings are based on your previous performance with the consultation with our squash pro. These are some of the considerations that are taken into account when ranking:
• Past performance
• Court awareness
• Safety: do you make shots when you should call lets? Are you in line of a shot when you should have cleared?
• Skill and technique
• If you are new to doubles, we may take into account your singles level as well.

in January 2026, a new season will start. January start rankings will be based on previous season performance for existing teams. New teams will be ranked based on consultation and observation.

Don’t worry! If you feel you were placed too high or too low, you will have an opportunity to move up or down depending on your results.

• We play to 15 points. Unlike singles you do not have to win by 2 points.
• We play best out of five games for a match.

• Paper score sheets will be posted on the cork board by the courts. The winners are responsible for filling the scores in, but either team may do it.
• Game scores must be recorded (best out of five games)
• Team are responsible for recording their game scores for all the three matches of the round before the round deadline dates. (We can’t add them past this date because the scores will determine matchups for the next round, so please ensure you or your team mates record them).
• Conveners will have to use 0/0 scores in the absence of scores.
• All subs must be recorded in the score sheets.
• Teams are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of recorded scores before Round Deadline Dates

At the beginning of each season, (Fall and Spring), there is a window period where a team can register to play. If you don’t have a partner, you can register as a sub.

The deadline to enter play in the Doubles House League Fall 2025 has passed. If you would still like to play you may add yourself to the sub list.

Here is the link to sign up for our upcoming house leagues: PSC Membership & House League Registration Form

We would suggest playing in the various drop-in sessions we have in order to meet other players. Speak to Nicole or the doubles convenor to find out when these drop-in sessions are.

Check out An Introduction to the Rules of Doubles Squash

When you register for membership, there are also optins to choose what house leagues you are interested in or if you are interested in being a sub. If you have already registered and didn’t select the house league options, please talk to Nicole Pirko. We’ll also list upcoming programs on the website. Alternatively, show up on a house league day and ask any of the members and they will be sure to point you in the right direction.

We send regular updates by email and post announcements on our website and at the courts. Once you join, you’ll be looped in.