Latvia have shared the logo for the 2023 Under 21 GC European Championship.
Author: Debbie Lines
2023 European Under 21 Player announcement
Following the call for entries to the first Under 21s Golf Croquet European Championship 2023 a total of 23 players from 5 countries have been nominated by their croquet governing bodies. Czech Republic and Latvia nominated 7 players each, England and Spain nominated 4 players each, and Germany nominated one player. The other European countries replied they had no U21 players ready to play at this championship.
In response to the limited number of countries and players, the ERC decided to reduce the event capacity from 28 to 24, and to lift the initial Member Place Limit from 5 to 8 players. Consequently, all 23 nominated players are awarded places at the event. The list of players is copied below. There is still one vacancy, and there are no players on the replacement list.
From now on, all European countries are invited to nominate additional players if they wish so. Nominations will be considered on a “first come first served” basis. In case of a withdrawal, at first, the relevant country will be asked to provide a replacement, if that is not possible the chance will be given to a player from the replacement list should it exist.
Czech Republic, England, Germany and Spain are kindly asked to provide the dates of birth of their players, and contact details of the players and/or their parents (for those under 18 years old).
List of Players as at 3rd April 2023
2023 European GC Championship – How to pay your entry fees
This event is due to be held between 25 – 28 May 2023 at the Budleigh Salterton Croquet Club in Budleigh, England.
The Entry fee of £68 per player is due by 7th May.
The ERC would prefer that teams pay by Bank Transfer. All details on how to do this are in the email from Roberts Stafeckis sent early April. Paying in this way incurs lower fees for the ERC and will be very much appreciated.
If you do need to pay by PayPal, please click on the button below:
European Team Championship – How to pay your entry fees
The Entry fee of £204 for the European Team Championship is due by 4th June
The ERC would prefer that teams pay by Bank Transfer. All details on how to do th is were advised in the email from Roberts Stafeckis dated 4th April. Paying in this way incurs lower fees for the ERC and will be very much appreciated.
If you do need to pay by PayPal, please click on the button below:
Announcement of Teams, Format, GC Referees Course and AC Coaching Day
4.4.23 – Following the call for entries to the European Team Championship to be held on August 2-5 in Cheltenham, England, 11 countries confirmed their participation (in alphabetic order):
Austria
Czech Republic
England
Germany
Ireland
Latvia
Scotland
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Wales
Format
As to the format of the event, the ERC has decided to run it as a round robin event where each team plays each, as this would provide an excellent chance for each team to directly compare with all others. ERC will elaborate detailed Event Regulations and present them to the teams in due course. It is planned that the Awards Ceremony will be over by 5pm on Saturday, August 5, so the travel arrangements can be made accordingly.
Referees Course: July 30-31st
As announced earlier, the ERC is pleased to invite the players to enter a GC Referees Course that will be held on July 30 and 31 (Sunday and Monday) in Cheltenham Croquet Club. The course will be run by two experienced CA referees Ian Cobold and Ian Shore. The afternoon of Day 2 will be devoted to exams, and successful candidates will receive CA certificates.
AC Coaching – August 1st
On Tuesday, August 1 the host club has kindly offered an open AC coaching session for the team players. Alternatively, the players may spend the day practicing GC and/or AC as they wish.
What next?
Next important deadline is June 4th.
By this date, the teams have to:
1) pay the entry fee of £204 (payment details will be provided soon)
2) announce the names of the team players (min 3, max 5)
3) apply for a place in the GC referees course ( July 30-31)
4) provide an expression of interest for the AC coaching drop-in session (August 1)
AC Country Rankings as at 31st March 2023
ERC Update – 12
2023 GC Over 50’s Championship Ranking Places Announcement
2023 Women’s GC World Championship – Player Information
The following information is required from all the above competing players by 14th April 2023 (or sooner please if available).
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- A recent well-lit photograph (ideally headshot)
- 150-250 words of biographical details
- Contact email and mobile phone numbers for during the event (for use by the Tournament Manager
Please send this information online via Google Forms. Please click on this link: Enter your Player Information here
Please note, the photo and bio may be published on the event website and on the WCF website. Players should expect some live streaming and the press may be present taking photographs. Players should note that their results will be published on Croquet Scores. The contact details will be held by the WCF S-G and Tournament Manager for use during the event.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Why is this requested via a Google Form?
The organisers for this event will pick up all the bios directly from the Google Form. This reduces the workload. If everyone sends the bio into the WCF separately, maybe by email, word document, pdf, whatsapp etc., then it would then have to be cut and pasted into some central repository. Much simpler if everyone feeds it into one place in one format in the first place.
Why can’t you re-use the information I sent last time?
Regarding your contact details: due to data protection rules, we ask that personal data is not kept by the organisers after the event, so emails and telephone numbers need to be captured each time. And of course, these could easily change year on year.
Regarding your bio: firstly, there is no way for me to know who wants to keep an old bio and who wants to update it, so we ask for new each time. Plus, most players prefer to update the words for each event. Especially those of you that play both codes, who may want to say different things depending whether it’s GC or AC. You might have major wins in one code and not in the other for instance.
Who might read my bio?
It could be used in various ways to advertise and promote the event. Variously, it could be included in Sponsor Packs, the Event Website, the Programme, or perhaps sent to the Press.
Our sport needs sponsorship to help make these events financially viable. We need to look professional to attract sponsors. It is therefore important that your bios are sensible, well-written and give a good impression to the World.
Why is this information requested so early?
Work to prepare for a World Championship starts very early. The website and programmes are put together by volunteers, many of whom have other commitments. We need to give them as much time as possible to do this, to ensure that they not only do a good job, but that no undue stress is put on them. The army of volunteers works hard to make these world championships run smoothly and to ensure that you, as a player, have a fantastic event. As players you are not asked to do a lot to help, providing this information is something you can do.
Do I have to provide this information?
Per WCF Sports Regulations, Appendix 2 Singles Events, Clause 6.3, all players are required to send this information through on request, in the format and manner requested by the Secretary-General and the hosts.
6.3 …. all player information requested must be received
by the date specified in the Invitation. This might include a photograph, email
address, contact phone number during the event (if available) and up-to-date
biographical details. These should be sent to the Secretary-General in the format
requested.
