On 30th September 2022, the WCF Council voted to adopt new Event and Sports Regulations.
There were 40 votes in favour, none against.
These can now be viewed on the WCF Website page: https://worldcroquet.org/wcf-business/statutes-regulations/
On 30th September 2022, the WCF Council voted to adopt new Event and Sports Regulations.
There were 40 votes in favour, none against.
These can now be viewed on the WCF Website page: https://worldcroquet.org/wcf-business/statutes-regulations/
I am pleased to announce that Council voted to approve the WCF Gender Policy (version 1.0), with 21 votes in favour and 16 against.
The Management Committee will continue to monitor this subject. Any queries with respect to the policy and how it is interpreted should be addressed to the Secretary-General.
The policy has now been published on the WCF website and can be found on page: Gender Policy
The WCF is pleased to announce that the management committee will be joined by Mohamed Raslan from Egypt who successfully won the election that closed on 20th March 2022.
Mohamed Raslan will join the Management Committee immediately and serve until 31 December 2025.
Raslan’s croquet journey started in 1982 in Alexandria, Egypt as a player for Somouha and Alexandria sporting clubs. When he moved to Cairo, he joined Maadi club and within a few years, he became involved with the team management. As the head of the team’s management committee, he led the efforts to organize a successful annual national tournament. He also facilitated corporate sponsorship allowing the team to gain financial independence.
In December 2021, Raslan was elected president of the Egyptian Croquet Federation.
In February 2021 Council voted 38-0 in favour of accepting a Temporary Amendment to the WCF Sports Regulations. This amendment is relevant to the upcoming GC World Championship in July. Please see updated link: https://worldcroquet.org/temporary-amendment-to-sports-regulations/.
This amendment allows players to qualify for Ranked Places by playing 10 games in the previous 24 months, instead of the previous 12 months.
It has recently come to light that this amendment does not fully cover what was intended and is unclear. The Management Committee (MC) minutes from January 2021, minuted that “The agreed alternative was to use the MaxGrade over 24 months and require 10 games in 24 months”.
Two other clauses within Appendix 2 of the Sports Regulations also make reference to the 10 games in 12 months, and as a result, the temporary amendment, as published above, is left ambiguous.
To clarify, the additional relevant clauses in Appendix 2, where 12 months should be replaced with 24 months are:
4.2.3 in the case of the Initial Allocation Ranking List and, subject to paragraph 7.4, the Replacement Ranking List, are based on a minimum of 5 ranked games (AC) or 10 ranked games (GC) in the 12 24 months ending on the relevant day and on the highest grade achieved by players in that period; and
7.4 Replacement Ranking List
The Replacement Ranking List may contain players who were not on the Initial Allocation Ranking List provided that they have played a minimum of 5 ranked games (AC) or 10 games (GC) in the 12 24 months ending on the date on which the vacancy arises and have informed the S-G by e-mail that they wish to play in the Event.
The Ranking Lists created for the upcoming GC World Championship will be created and applied on the basis of 24 months in all 3 clauses.
We apologise for any confusion this may have caused.
On 21st February 2022, the WCF Council voted to adopt new Sports and Admin Regulations.
Council voted as follows:
Sports Regulations version 9.0 – 25 votes in favour, 8 against
Admin Regulations version 5 – 33 votes in favour
These can now be viewed on the WCF Website page: https://worldcroquet.org/wcf-business/statutes-regulations/
The WCF is pleased to announce the publication of version 1.1 of the Ranking Regulations.The only change is to amend clause 4.5 from 50% to 75%. It now reads:
4.5 Open nature of event
An event is not an Eligible Event if more than 75% of the places are reserved for members of one club.
The new version of the Regulation can be downloaded here: WCF Rankings Regulations version 1.1 or on the Statutes & Regulations page of this website.
The change was requested by Spain who have been struggling to run tournaments and grow our sport in an environment where nearly all their clubs are member-only sports clubs. The WCF Ranking Operations Committee (ROC) reviewed the request and concluded that no harm or damage was likely to result from this change. WCF Council voted to approve the change on 17th January 2022.
Amir Ramsis resigned from the Management Committee (MC) on 26th December 2021. The MC wish to thank Amir for his many years of service, including his 8 years as President, and wish him well with all his future endeavours.
This leaves a vacant position on the MC. We will therefore run an election, firstly asking Members for nominations, then following with a Council vote should we get more than one candidate.
If you are interested in helping to run the WCF, please contact your governing body and they will explain in full what is required for your nomination. Applicants from RCOs are welcomed but you need to be aware that you must be nominated by a Full or Associate Member.
Nominations are required into the WCF by Sunday 13th February 2022 at the latest, so please allow time to liaise with your nominating Member so that they have time to process your application.
I am happy to talk to anybody who wishes to discuss what is involved.
Debbie Lines
WCF Secretary-General
Terms of Reference for the Management Committee
The MC shall settle urgent questions and have general administrative powers to carry out the work of the WCF and manage its financial affairs on a day-to-day basis, subject to the direction of Council. The role includes condensing issues into a manageable size in order to facilitate Council considering them efficiently and in reasonable timeframes. Its terms of reference are:
The Management Committee are pleased to announce that on 6th January 2022 WCF Council voted to approve amendments to the Statutes and Event Regulations.
The latest versions can be found on the Statutes & Regulations page of this website: worldcroquet.org/wcf-business/statutes-regulations/
I’m pleased to announce that on 4th January 2022, Members voted to approve the 2022 Budget.
I’m pleased to announce that on 4th January 2022, Members voted to re-appoint Brian Havill as Independent Examiner for 2022. Brian was re-elected with 42 votes out of a possible 60. No Members voted against.
We express our thanks to Brian for his continued support.
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