The World Croquet Federation is seeking nominations are sought for potential inductees in 2020. Nominations should be sent to the secretary-general before September 30, 2020, for consideration by the WCF Hall of Fame Committee. Nominations should be in accordance with the following:
Read MoreUSCA's 2020 National Croquet Day Approaches
The goal for National Croquet Day is to give exposure to the sport by hosting a tournament or offering free clinics to the general public. Due to Covid-19, the USCA is doing it a little different this year.
Read MoreWCF Delays 2020-2023 Events By One Year
With the Tier 2 and lower Golf Croquet WTC already postponed, the World Croquet Federation has now announced that all WCF events scheduled for the remainder of 2020 through 2023 will now be shifted back by one year. The first event affected is the 2020 Women’s Association Croquet World Championship that was scheduled for November 2020 in New Zealand.
In the release, the WCF also noted that further adjustments could be made depending on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic. The table below indicates revised dates which “are approximate and subject to detailed agreement with the relevant event hosts who have all indicated their support.”
Looking ahead to the 2025 MacRobertson Shield, WCF Secretary-General said, “The MacRobertson Shield is due to be held in England in 2025 which will be the centenary of its founding. It was also agreed that, if possible, this event should still be held in 2025 with the forward calendar being revised slightly to accommodate this.”
2020 Croquet News Volume 2: AC Worlds
The 2020 Volume 2 Digital Edition of the USCA's Croquet News is now available for viewing. This edition features WCF AC Worlds coverage and an interview with silver medalist Matthew Essick. Volume 2 also includes the USCA's 2019 Annual Awards winners and the 2020 Club Directory. In addition, profiles for the Belleair Croquet Club and hall of fame member Bert Myer are featured in this issue.
Read MoreChesapeake Bay Offers Full Slate of One-day Events
The Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club is hosting four "one-day" tournaments in May that will cover all four codes of croquet — Association, Nine Wicket, US Rules and Golf Croquet. The events will all be held at the club in Hartfield, Virginia.
Read MoreCroquet Video Resource from the USCA
The USCA recently published the following list of comprehensive croquet video resources curated by Bob Kroeger.
Read MoreSE Regional Golf Croquet Event Cancelled
The USCA sent the following notification this week cancelling the 2020 Southeast GC Regional:
It is with great reluctance that I report the cancellation of the June USCA tournament: The Southeast Regional Golf Croquet Tournament originally scheduled for June 11-14 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
Read MoreUSCA Cancels May 2020 Events
The USCA released a letter from president Sara Low announcing the cancellation of all USCA-title events for May 2020. Those events include the Southeast American 6-Wicket Regional, the Southeast 9-Wicket Regional, the Association Laws National Championship and an American 6-Wicket Rules School.
Read MoreGOLF Croquet WTC TIErs 2 AND 3 Postponed
The WCF has announced the postponement of the Golf Croquet World Team Championships for both Tier 2 and Tier 3 until 2021. For Tier 2, the Federacion Espanola de Croquet and the other seven Competing Nations jointly decided on the move to 2021. For Tier 3, the Croquet Association (UK), the host club and the WCF Management Committee agreed on the postponement to 2021.
Read MoreUK Croquet Association: COVID-19 Response
The UK Croquet Association has been proactive in facing the COVID-19 pandemic and has provided an update on actions they've taken since the outbreak began intended to support members and clubs.
“As soon as the scale of the rapidly developing situation became apparent, it set up a task force to respond to it, which is continuing to review the situation on an on-going basis,” says Jonathan Isaacs, chairman of the council.
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