Croquetwest

The State GC Open Handicap Singles is being held at Moorabinda on the June 12 and 13.

The format of the event will trial of the new World Croquet Federation ‘No Extra Turns’ handicapping system. Games will be played as per level play but with the lower ranked player starting with a scoring advantage. The advantage is calculated on a predetermined chart. Normal start to the games, from corner 4 { yellow flag } to hoop 1 and hoops contested as per normal sequence. Handicap cards will not be used for the trial.

Please consider supporting this trial.

Due to the recent COVID-19 restrictions on travel in the Perth & Peel Regions a number of AC events were rescheduled. The Croquetwest calendar has now been updated with the following changes:

• AC State Open Singles is on the 6th and 7th March (still at Forrest Park)
• AC State Mixed Doubles is on the 13th and 14th March (to be held at Moorabinda)
• AC Handicap Singles is on the 27th and 28th March (to be held at Nedlands)
• AC State Open Doubles is on the 10th and 11th April (still at Como).

Croquet Australia regrets to advise that, due to possible Covid-19 ramifications for players travelling interstate, the following events have been cancelled:

• President’s Golf Croquet Eights, Victorian Croquet Centre, Melbourne (12th to 14th February 2021),
• Interstate Cup team competition (the Eire Cup), Sydney (17th to 23rd March 2021),
• Association Croquet Gold Medal, Sydney (10th to 12th March 2021), and
• Association Croquet Men’s and Women’s Championships, Sydney (13th to 16th March 2021).

Croquetwest would like to congratulate the following players on their selection to the GC State Squad and the State Support Squad for 2021.

State Squad
Ladies: Janine McHardy, Robyn Dart, Jennifer Brand, Joyce Carbone, Maggie Cussell, Wendy Pritchard, Kay Chynoweth.
Men: Chris McWhirter, Brett McHardy, Torben Bak, Martin Clarke, Alan Sands, Kim Reynolds, Gary Phipps, Ben Brown, Henry Smith.

State Support Squad
Ladies: Debra Bowling, Nola Kimberley, Glynnis Ranger, Wendy Prendiville, Dianne Bower, Katie Williams, Pat Tombleson, Sandy Boon, Lesley Holmes.
Men: Paul Christmass, Rob Bowling, Marcus McGavock, Darcy DeVries, Michael Trefusis-Paynter, John Rea, David Williams, Lachlan Millar.

The Croquetwest Management Committee wishes all players a Merry Christmas and a safe New Year. Click here for Christmas Wishes from the Croquetwest President.

Click here for a link to the Australian Croquet Association Christmas Newsletter.

Croquetwest has determined that WA will not be sending a team to the upcoming AC Eire Cup or a representative for the ACA Gold Medal event. Both are scheduled to be held in NSW in March 2021. Click here for the full statement from the Croquetwest Management Committee.

The Events Calendar for the rest of the Croquestwest season (to the end of Sept 2021) has now been updated and published. The full event entries can be found by clicking on the ‘Croquetwest Full Calendar‘ on the top right hand side of the home page. The ‘Event Calendar on a Page‘ link is just below it on the home page. There a still a number of events to have venues finalised. As details become available the Calendar will be updated. Any questions please contact Martin Clarke by email.

The State GC selectors are calling for Expressions of Interest for the State Squad and the State Support Squad.

If you are interested, please reply as soon as possible and no later than December 18th,  to Martin Clarke by email. If you were in a squad last year but do not wish to be considered this year could you also please advise of this. Squads will be selected from these expressions and existing squad members. A separate Development Squad will be assembled at a later date 

Expressions of interest are now being sought for the 2021 Golf Croquet Eights. The Tournament will be held from the 12^th to the 14^th February 2021 at the Victorian Croquet Centre, Cairnlea. However, the event going ahead will be subject to any possible Covid-19 outbreaks that will create significant travel restrictions.

All interested players are encouraged to send their Expression of Interest to ACA Events’ Chair, Peter Freer via email by the 31st of December.

The new protocols for coaches will be introduced to WA by the National Coaching Coordinator Greg Bury, early in the new year.  All current and future coaches are now required to meet some prerequisites, which are detailed in a document “National Coaching Program Summary of Prerequisites”, which has been tabled on the CroquetWest website under the coaching heading.  All coaches, new or reaccrediting, will need to check their prerequisites and complete the application form and forward by mail to the State Coaching Coordinator, Sandra Stevenson.