2019 Women’s GCWC survey results

Responses: 24/56 = 42%

Q1.1: Did you receive the Player Briefing Notes before the event?

Yes: 86%, No: 14%

Q1.2: If you did, was the information well-presented and useful?

Yes: 100%

Q2.1: Did you attend the player briefing meeting?

Yes: 74%, No: 26%

Q2.2: If so, was the information well-presented and useful?

Yes: 87%, No: 13%

Q3: Was the format of the event appropriate?

Yes: 100%

Q4: Was your number of games each day too many, not enough or about right?

Too many: 0%, About right: 95%, Not enough: 5%

Q5: Was the overall duration of the event too long, too short or about right?

Too long: 4%, About right 87%, Too short: 9%

Q6: Was the event well-managed?

Block stage: Good: 87%, Medium: 13%, Poor: 0%

Main event: Good: 90%, Medium: 10%, Poor: 0%

Consolation events: Good 90%, Medium: 5%, Poor: 5%

Q7: Was the event well-refereed?

Good: 65%, Medium: 35%; Poor: 0%

Q8: Did the new GC Rules cause any problems for you?

Yes: 4%, No: 96%

Q9.1: Did you make use of the on-line results?

Yes: 96%, No: 4%

Q9.2: Did you make use of the on-line commentary?

Yes: 68%, No: 32%

Q10.1: Catering at venue 1

Did you like the meals? Yes: 100%

Were they good value? Yes: 95%, No: 5%

Were they available at the right time? Yes: 89%, No: 11%

Q10.2: Catering at venue 2

Did you like the meals? Yes: 95%, No: 5%

Were they good value? Yes: 95%, No: 5%

Were they available at the right time? Yes: 95%, No: 5%

Q11.1: Were the courts at venue 1 of suitable quality?

Good: 87%, Satisfactory: 13%, Poor: 0%

Q11.2: Were the courts at venue 2 of suitable quality?

Good: 0%, Satisfactory: 74%, Poor: 26%

Q12: Were the balls of adequate quality?

Venue 1: Good: 91%, Satisfactory: 9%, Poor: 0%

Venue 2: Good: 91%, Satisfactory: 9%, Poor: 0%

Q13: Were the hoops well set?

Venue 1: Good: 74%, Satisfactory: 26%, Poor: 0%

Venue 2: Good: 56%, Satisfactory: 35%, Poor: 9%

Q14: Closing ceremony

Good: 80%, Satisfactory: 15%, Poor: 5%

2020 GCWTC Tier 1 survey results

Responses: 9/32 = 28%

Q1: Did you attend the player briefing? If so, was the information well-presented and useful? Was the scheduling of the briefing convenient?

All responses were positive.

Q2: Was the format of the event appropriate?

Yes: 89%, No: 3%, Other 11%

One comment expressed a preference for longer Test matches.

Q3: Was your number of games each day too many, not enough or about right?

About right: 100%, Too many: 0%, Not enough: 0%

Q4: Was the overall duration of the event too long, too short or about right?

About right: 78%, Too long: 17%, Too short: 22%

Q5: Was the event well-managed?

Yes: 100%, No: 0%, Other: 0%

Q6: Was the event well-refereed?

Yes: 33%, No: 33%; Other: 33%

Some referees were thought to have been insufficiently knowledgeable.

Q7: Were the courts of suitable quality?

Yes: 44%, No: 22%, Other: 33%

Courts could be very challenging and the two sets of courts differed noticeably.

Q8: Were the balls of adequate quality?

Yes: 100%, No: 0%, Other: 0%

Q9: Were the hoops well set?

Yes: 67%, No: 0%, Other: 33%

Contradictory "Other" comments - hoops were too difficult / hoop settings could have been tougher.

Q10: How did you rate the event overall?

Very good: 56%, Good: 44%

2020 ACWC survey results

Responses: 33/80 = 41%

Q1: Did you attend the player briefing? If so, was the information well-presented and useful? Was the scheduling of the briefing convenient?

Generally positive but information about transport arrangements to satellite venues could have been clearer.

Q2: Were the transport arrangements satisfactory?

Yes: 64%, No: 0%, Other 36%

Six of the 11 "Other" comments simply stated that the respondent had used their own transport.

Q3: Was your number of games each day too many, not enough or about right?

Too many: 0%, About right: 70%, Not enough: 30%

Q4: Was the overall duration of the event too long, too short or about right?

About right: 88%, Too long: 6%, Too short: 6%

Q5: Was the event well-managed?

Yes: 52%, No: 9%, Other: 39%

"Other" comments related to modes and effectiveness of communication with players, consolation games, dress code enforcement and lack of social events at the mani venue in the evenings.

Q6: Was the event well-refereed?

Yes: 39%, No: 15%; Other: 46%

"Other" comments related mainly to slowness and over-use of ball markers.

Q7: Were the courts of suitable quality?

Yes: 76%, No: 0%, Other: 24%

Some of the satellite venues were felt to be too slow and needed more mowing.

Q8: Were the balls of adequate quality?

Yes: 76%, No: 3%, Other: 21%

The balls at the satellite venues were preferred to those at the main venue.

Q9: Were the hoops well set?

Yes: 70%, No: 3%, Other: 21%

The hoops at the satellite venues were generally wider than those at the main venue.

Q10: How did you rate the event overall?

Very good: 36%, Good: 33%, Satisfactory: 21%, Poor: 3%, Very poor: 6%