You can customise your view of the Fixtures Calendar to simplify it.

Tournament entry forms can be downloaded from the downloads section.

For Entries Secretaries and Directors

During the Fixtures Calendar production period, Entries Secretaries and Directors can edit fixtures for which they are responsible. Short video guides are available and are recommended as a quick introduction:

•  Overview of the Fixtures Calendar production process
•  Editing and publishing a fixture

Fixture Secretaries can view and manage their fixtures using the main menu option My Admin Fixtures.

See also the Fixtures Calendar Preparation Stages.

Clash Checking

When viewing a fixture, a twistie (expandable section), Clashes with..., shows other fixtures in the current calendar that overlap with it. This helps with planning during calendar production.

Online Entries

See the TES guide for details of managing and viewing entries to your events.

Icons Used

 View fixture details
 Enter and pay online (if TES-listed)
 You have entered this fixture (TES)
 Register availability
 View entries (if TES-listed)
Add fixture to your diary

Event Types Key and Abbreviations Used

Fixture Dates

• Between the Allocation Deadline and the Closing Date:
  Entries are still accepted, but if the event is full they are added to the end of the reserve list in the order received.
• After the Closing Date:
  Entries may still be accepted at the manager's discretion. Refer to TES.

For full details, refer to the Tournament Regulations, section C2 Tournament Programme and section C3 Procedures for Dealing with Entries.

Customising Your Fixtures Calendar Listing

You can tailor the Fixtures Calendar to show only the fixtures you're interested in.

• Use the Display Options (described below) to filter the list and help plan your season.
• Click a club name to see only fixtures at that club.
• Use Search to list fixtures whose title or conditions contain specific words.

Note that:

• Horizontal lines separate each week, based on the fixture start date.
• Fixtures that span more than one week are shown only once.

Saving, Printing, and Using Your List

When you are logged in and using the full Fixtures Calendar:

• You can save a browser bookmark that returns you to your customised list
  • ... further customise your list and save the bookmark again
• Once you have chosen your fixtures, you can:
  • Print the page
  • Enter fixtures online
  • Separate online, postal, and selection entries
  • Import fixtures into your electronic diary

Highlighting Fixture Series

Use the Highlight Series buttons to make matching fixtures stand out.

Refresh the page to clear the highlighting.

Draft Fixtures During Calendar Production

During Fixtures Calendar production, draft fixtures are shown using colour codes to indicate their readiness.

See the Fixtures Calendar Preparation Stages for details.

Display Options

Click Display Options at the top of the full Fixtures Calendar listing to show these controls.

Filter by Handicap

• In the Use Your Handicap section, enter your handicap to show only fixtures open to you
  (handled automatically in TES).
• Works independently for Golf Croquet and Association Croquet handicaps
• Example: entering handicap 12 hides fixtures restricted to 11 or lower
• Click [Show All] to clear this

Filter by Fixture Type

• Tick one or more of
  • AC (Association croquet)
  • GC (Golf Croquet)
  • Course.
• Only the selected types are shown.

Filter by Entry Conditions

• Public Entry: choose Open and/or CqE (Subscribers only).
• Handicap Restricted: clear Open to show only restricted events (e.g. B-Level).
• Entry Method: choose one or more of:
  • TES
  • Selection
  • Other (e.g. postal)

For filtering purposes, selection events are treated separately because you enter by declaring your availability and pay only if selected.

Filter Team Fixtures

• Clear Team in the Team Entry section to show only singles and doubles fixtures.
• Team fixtures include Inter-Club and Inter-County events.

Filter Championships

• You can choose whether to show Championships.
• admins: Clear Cancelled to hide cancelled fixtures (you can't enter them).

Click [Reset Configuration] at any time to return to the default settings.

Making Your Selections From the List

1. Use the checkboxes on the left to select fixtures you are interested in
   - or click [Select All] to select everything currently visible.
2. At this stage, select everything you might consider entering.
3. Click [Hide Others] (at the bottom) to show only your selected fixtures
4. Remove fixtures you don't want (for example, due to clashes) by clearing the checkbox.
5. Click [Hide Others] again.
6. Repeat as needed.

You can save the page as a bookmark at any point and return to it later - your selections are stored in the page's web address (URL).

• Click [Show All Fixtures] (at the top) to return to the full list.
• Click [Highlight] (at the bottom) to show all fixtures (subject to the filter options), with your selections highlighted.

Action Buttons

At the bottom of the page, the following buttons apply to your selected fixtures:

• [Enter]
  • Go to TES for online entries
  • Register availability for selection fixtures
  • View printable entry details for non-online entries
• [Full Details]
  • View full details of all selected fixtures
• [Diary Download]
  • Download an iCal file to update your electronic diary
• [CSV Download]
  • Download a spreadsheet of your selected fixtures

Most action buttons work only when fewer than 100 fixtures are selected.

Download Into Your Diary: How to Use an iCal File

Download and save the iCal file from the Fixtures Calendar listing.

Microsoft Outlook

On a PC, Microsoft Outlook automatically opens the file when you download it, but that will create a new calendar - you need to import it into your calendar as follows:

1. In Outlook, select File > Open & Export > Import/Export
2. In the Import and Export Wizard box, select Import an iCalendar (.ics) or vCalendar file (.vcs), and then Next
3. Select the calendar file from your PC and select OK
4. Select Open as New

Google Calendar

1. In Google Calendar, select Settings
2. Choose Import and export
3. Choose the file you downloaded above, choose the calendar you want to add it to and click Import

After a few seconds, Google should tell you it Successfully imported <number> events.

Allocation Method

This is a required field to make clear to entrants how places will be allocated. The Tournament Regulations define the details for the most common methods, including details such as selection or discretionary places for the Open Championships and doubles events allocated by Dynamic Grade. The options are as follows:

• By D-Grade
  • Allocation should use the appropriate allocation method described in the Tournament Regulations
  • Championship and Series events must use this Allocation Method
• By lot with places reserved for club members
  • The Special Conditions should show the number (if any) of reserved club-member places
• By lowest handicap
• In order of receipt
• See Special Conditions
  • The Special Conditions must describe the allocation method
• N/A - Consolation Event
  • Only valid for consolation events when entry is determined by being allocated a place in another event at the fixture
• By Qualification / By Selection
  • Reserved for Croquet England events