Would you like to be part of a team delivering change?

by Beatrice McGlen (CEO) [^]
14th January (CqE Official News)

Would you like to be supporting grass-roots croquet?

Do you have a vision for inspirational coaches at every club?

Does encouraging competitive play at all levels appeal to you?

Are you a good communicator and do you work well with others?

Would you like to be part of a team delivering change?

If your answers are yes, or even maybe, then you could be the person the Executive is seeking to join its team as Director of Coaching and Grassroots Croquet.

Working with the new Player-Pathway team, the Coaching Committee, the Federation Coaching Officers and the strategic working group for coaching, as well as with the other members of the Executive team, this is an opportunity for someone with drive, who cares about good-quality coaching, to have a real impact on the standard of croquet played at all levels of the game.

If you would like to find out more, the retiring Director of Coaching, Rich Waterman (rich.waterman#croquetengland.org.uk) or the CEO, Beatrice McGlen (beatrice.mcglen#croquetengland.org.uk ) would be happy to have an informal chat about the role.

2025 Results and reports

by Alison Maugham [^]
9th January (CqE Official News)

Read the latest results and reports from the 2025 season

Tournament reports are welcome from all competitions, from club to championship, we want to follow the stars and share the stories from the whole croquet community.

2024 Croquet Season Winners

Congratulations to the 2024 season winners

A look back on the 2024 season shows us who to watch out for next season. Players from Cheltenham, Surbiton, Bowdon, Reigate, Ramsgate, Nailsea and Budleigh Salterton have been taking the titles this year. Croquet is a sport of strategy and skill, rather than speed and power, so it's no surprise that the names mentioned in this year's highlights range from ages 18 through to fifties.

Read the full article

https://www.croquetengland.org.uk/news_and_media/2024-croquet-season-winners/

Croquet England Office Festive Period Closure Dates

by Mark Suter [Operations Manager] [^]
23rd December 2024 (CqE Official News)

The Office and walk-in Shop will be closed from 1pm Christmas Eve.

Closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

Closed New Years day.

Business as usual around these dates.

Wishing you and your loved ones a Happy Christmas and safe and healthy New Year.

Availability for 2025 AC World Champs is open

by Ian Lines at National Croquet Centre, West Palm Beach, Florida [^]
23rd December 2024 (World Championship)

The 2025 WCF AC World Championships will be held in Florida, USA between Saturday 18^th October and Sunday 26^th October 2025, with the principal venue being the National Croquet Centre, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA. The event capacity is 64 players.

For more information about the event, please see the WCF website which has all current information and will be updated regularly:

https://worldcroquet.org/2025-ac-world-championship-usa/

If you are an England qualified player and wish to be eligible for a ranking place, wildcard place, or membership place, please register your availability before 25 February 2025 at:

croquet.org.uk/?p=members/availability

The entry fee will be £189.

Those not selected by another route will have the opportunity to enter a qualifier (14^th-16^th October 2025). Details on how to enter the qualifier, which is managed by the USCA, will be published on the USCA website in due course.

If you have any questions, please contact Ian Lines, Chair of AC Selectors at ian.lines#croquetengland.org.uk

Are you the next Croquet Sports Journalist?

Beginning with the February issue, there will be a change in the way that the Croquet Gazette reports on the Croquet circuit.

We will be saying goodbye to detailed reports, which will now feature in full on the Croquet England Subscribers website. Instead, I intend to bring you the latest action from the recent tournament scene, keeping an eye on player and team standings. Let's follow the players, the leagues, the fast improvers and the world rankings.

I'm calling on all Croquet fanatics, followers of the greats and spotters of the fast improvers from the croquet community. If you would like to contribute to a regular column then please get in touch.

Whatever your standard (be it high bisquer handicap through to championship level), if you have a knack for telling a story and an opinion to share, we want to hear it.

Alison Maugham
Croquet Gazette Editor

editor#croquetengland.org.uk