Historical Boston League Data

The Squarefour League of 2003-2012

For almost ten years, we operated a four square league for adults in the Boston area. We played thousands of rounds of four square in the YWCA and YMCA gymnasiums in Central Square, Cambridge, MA. We still see our league members in the area and they still hold fond memories of their experience with our group. Presented here on this page is a little history of our now shuttered league and our members final scores - with hopes this can serve as a model for any other group out there wishing to start their own league.

Historical Boston League Data

Feel free to browse our historical league member data. We used a model of comparing daily averages of players to set their rankings amongst their peers. Each player's total rounds positioned in the highest square were divided by the total rounds while positioned in the lowest square. The two lowest daily averages were thrown out at the time of the final calculation. This model is much like the one described in our Competitions page.

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Picture Member Year Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Game 9 Clobber Finalsort ascending Edit
peterredshoes's picture
peterredshoes 2011 2.032 2.700 2.458 2.467 1.500 3.368 1.500 1.800 1.250 6 2.332
spacecitymarc's picture
spacecitymarc 2011 2.385 3.474 2.750 0.000 1.062 1.893 2.429 2.067 1.000 7 2.294
Tiger Claw's picture
Tiger Claw 2011 1.231 3.714 1.611 0.000 2.250 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.906 9 1.530
mooseyfate3's picture
mooseyfate3 2011 1.643 1.128 0.714 1.244 1.344 1.594 1.625 0.905 1.059 13 1.377
Christina L.'s picture
Christina L. 2011 1.833 1.786 1.571 1.119 0.771 0.700 0.643 0.767 1.219 11 1.295
amos's picture
amos 2011 1.406 1.357 0.811 0.711 1.212 1.733 1.103 1.154 0.882 8 1.264
kslays's picture
kslays 2011 1.200 1.176 1.083 1.529 0.969 0.941 1.500 0.000 1.212 6 1.239
mike_po's picture
mike_po 2011 0.000 0.000 1.889 2.935 0.000 1.056 0.000 1.162 1.133 4 1.168
sean's picture
sean 2011 0.824 0.625 1.400 0.744 1.071 0.000 1.056 1.300 0.000 5 1.003
josh_ha's picture
josh_ha 2011 0.765 0.865 0.769 0.789 0.000 1.125 0.000 0.706 1.367 2 0.912
Karl's picture
Karl 2011 0.000 0.842 0.933 1.067 0.969 1.000 0.000 0.886 0.136 6 0.833
MollyF's picture
MollyF 2011 0.000 0.596 0.789 0.923 0.000 0.771 1.062 0.875 0.696 4 0.816
jonathan_be's picture
jonathan_be 2011 0.838 0.000 0.571 0.682 0.667 1.316 0.775 0.304 0.000 7 0.736
benlap's picture
benlap 2011 0.000 0.600 1.367 1.103 0.000 0.590 0.838 0.000 0.606 8 0.729
lori_st's picture
lori_st 2011 0.556 0.727 0.636 0.000 0.000 0.568 0.333 0.818 0.853 8 0.642
Dana's picture
Dana 2011 0.000 1.286 0.591 0.000 0.650 0.000 0.000 1.286 0.677 0.641
Bonzilla's picture
Bonzilla 2011 0.000 0.000 1.567 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 3 0.224
hairypotter's picture
hairypotter 2011 0.000 0.000 0.611 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.087

Here are the statistics we track in our Boston league:

  • Ent: Entrance. This is the total number of times a player has stood in one square.
  • Srv: Serve. This is the total number of times a player has been in four square and served the ball.
  • Avg: Average. The cumulative ratio of the number of Srv to the number of Ent, how many times in four square divided by the number of games played.
  • Adjust: Adjusted Average. The two lowest scores are dropped and the sum of the remaining Avg's are divided by the number of season games minus two. This is the number which will determine the high scores of the league.
  • Clobber: Clobber points. Similar to a judges merit score. A special point added at the judges discretion for ultimately 'owning' another player on the court through great play, demonstration of skill, strategery, or display of brute force.

League Hall of Pain

Yes, when you play sports you take a risk that you might get hurt. Good thing that most four square injuries are minor. But there are a few nasty and painful things that our league experienced in it's days. Enjoy!

Skin Ripped Off (Again)
Poked Himself in the Eye
Squarefour's First Broken Bones
Badly Beat Knee
Skin Ripped Off
More hip injuries

See the whole Hall of Pain!