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Would you like to become a Croquet Coach ?

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COACHING FOR COACHES COURSE AT CHESTER

CTC_Chester_120512Wednesday 27th August 2014 at 10.00 am
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Tuesday 2nd September 2014 at 2.00pm

This 2-day course aims to improve your coaching skills and enables you to have the opportunity to be assessed as part of your development as a graded coach.

The course will be given by North West Federation Coaching Officer and Grade 2 coach, Christine Irwin.

The course will include both theory and practice covering:

– Responsibilities of a coach

 – The CA coaching structure

 – Planning a coaching course

 – Principles and techniques of good instruction

 – Planning and preparation of a lesson

 – Hints and tips for delivering a lesson

 – Resources for croquet coaches

120415Silver_Course2Anyone seeking to become Club Coaches, CA grade 1, 2, or 3 Association coaches or CA Golf Croquet coaches may attend.

To attend the course you are expected to have a working knowledge of the rules of Association Croquet and/or Golf Croquet.

For more information or to register please email Christine.E.Irwin@gmail.com

Silver for David Boyd at All England Croquet

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After coming first and second in the northern area finals of the All England Handicap competition at Chester over the weekend of 31 August – 1 September, David Boyd and John Dawson took part in the national finals at Colchester on 14 – 15 September.  John Dawson was one of three competitors who won four of his five games and David Boyd won three of his five games but the overall winner was a young player from Peterborough, Joe Iddison, playing off a handicap of 16.

However, David Boyd achieved a Croquet Association Silver Medal in one game for running all twelve hoops from start to peg in a single innings with no bisques and winning the game.

Two Chester Croquet Players Going to All England Final

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The All England Handicap northern area finals was held at Chester over the weekend, 31 August and 1 September.

Participants in the northern area final of the All England Championship at Chester
Participants in the northern area final of the All England Championship at Chester

This was the first time Chester Croquet Club has hosted the event. Eight participants from five clubs took part in the competition with each playing four games over the two days. The lawns were in good condition but there was a chilly autumn breeze for much of the time and several of the particpants found it difficult to adjust to the noticeable slope of Chester’s lawns. The two finalists were David Boyd and John Dawson, both from Chester.  In their final match David Boyd pegged out with 26 points against 14 by John Dawson. Over the two days, David Boyd and John Dawson both won three of their four games but John Dawson managed a net win of 34 hoops against 24 hoops by David Boyd.  As a result both players go forward to the national finals at Colchester over the weekend of 21 and 22 September.  The competition was managed by Janet Davies and the chairman of the club, David Guyton, presented the winning trophy to David Boyd.

David Boyd (left) receiving the winning trophy from the Chairman of Chester Croquet Club, David Guyton (right)
David Boyd (left) receiving the winning trophy from the Chairman of Chester Croquet Club, David Guyton (right)

 

Participants:
Bowdon:  Alison Court and Anne Whalley.
Bury:  Richard Harvey and Graham Good.
Chester: David Boyd and John Dawson.
Fylde: Alan Morton.
Pendle: Garry Wilson

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