ERC Forward Calendar
Locations are sought for the Events in the Forward Calendar. Please contact Roberts Stafeckis, Chair of the ERC, to discuss or to submit an Expression of Interest to host: roberts.stafeckis@gmail.com.
All ERC events will run per WCF rules and guidelines, including rates charged, unless otherwise specified during the event planning.
Event Formats & Regulations
WCF Event formats are specified in the Event Regulations. For ERC Events, Appendix 7 refers readers to the document below:
ERC Event List Appendix 7 version1
The ERC has approved some amended regulations for use in European ERC events:
WCF Sports Regulations - Variations for ERC Events-final
Events
The 2023 events are being planned. More information to follow shortly.
Type | Event | Date | Location and Clubs | Status |
Championship | 25-28 May | Devon, England | C | |
Course | GC Referee Course | 30-31 July | Cheltenham, England | |
Course | AC / GC Coaching / Practice Day | 1 August | Cheltenham, England | |
Championship | 2 - 5 August | Cheltenham, England | C | |
Championship | 17 - 20 August | Latvia | C | |
Championship | 2024 AC Championship | |||
Championship | 2024 GC Women's | |||
Championship | 2025 U21 Championship | tbc | EOI from Czech | |
Championshiip | 2026 GC Women's | tbc | EOI from Czech |
Formation and Purpose of the European Regional Committee
The European Regional Committee (ERC) was formed in January 2022 as a sub-committee of the WCF as defined in Statutes 125-127.
The ERC aims to develop croquet in the region, provide a link between clubs and the WCF and will also manage and organise several European Championships.
The committee itself shall act as a communication channel between the WCF Management Committee and the individual European Member countries.
As at January 2022, these countries are:
Full Members: England, Ireland, Scotland, Spain and Sweden
Associate Members: Czech Republic, Germany, Latvia, Norway, Switzerland and Wales
Recognised Croquet Organisations: Austria, Belgium, Finland, Italy, Jersey, Portugal and Russia.
Members of the Committee
The ERC is made up from elected representatives from WCF European Members.
The committee has five members as below.
Per WCF Statute 126.4, the Chairman will be Roberts Stafeckis, being the only representative from the WCF Management Committee.
Chair - Roberts Stafeckis - Latvia | Elected on 21 February 2022. |
John Swabey - Germany | Elected on 21 February 2022. Term ends 31 December 2023. |
Andrés Álvarez‑Sala - Spain | Elected on 21 February 2022. |
Kerstin Loretz - Switzerland | Elected on 21 February 2022. Term ends 31 December 2025. |
Daniel Larsson - Sweden | Co-opted on 21 March 2022. Term ends 31 December 2023. |
ERC Terms of Reference
The ERC is a sub-committee of the WCF Management Committee. You can download its Terms of Reference here: ERC Terms of Reference version 1
2019 European GC Open - some YouTube footage from the 2019 event