PLANNING COACHING FOR NEXT SEASON And then it is, of course, time to start planning for next season. Review your club’s players and evaluate what sort of coaching they are most in need of. If it is something you can’t provide yourself, think about asking nearby Graded Coaches or one of the Academies for help. Being able to start the 2027 season with a clear timetable of coaching will help your club’s players get off to a flying start. NEW GOLF CROQUET COACHING MANUAL One of the many projects the Coaching Committee has been working on this season is the new Golf Croquet Coaching Manual – Beginners. This is currently in final edit and will soon become available. I encourage all coaches to look at it and use it in their coaching as soon as it is published. NEW GRADE 1 COACH QUALIFICATION COURSE Another project this season has been the development of the Grade 1 Coach Qualification course. This was first run at Nottingham in the spring and has since been refined. It will be run again this October, at the Chiltern Academy. AN AC COACHING GAME: 5-3-1 CROQUET 5-3-1 Croquet, developed at Crake Valley, provides straightforward practice with the chance to retake shots and take bisques as needed. It works well as a solo practice routine, or as a one-to-one coaching tool when played with alternate strokes. It is also a good-natured game in its own right (see below) offering excellent opportunities to develop technique and tactics for players of any ability, particularly those in the early stages of their croquet journey Set out balls with an easy roquet on partner ball at hoop 1, a pivot, and a pioneer at hoop 2. Set a concise time limit, say 30 minutes for short croquet, 45 minutes for full lawn 18 point, 60 minutes for full lawn 26 point. Play round to the peg. Score five points for each hoop. Deduct three points for each bisque taken. Shots may be replaced and replayed: penalty one point. If time permits, continue with partner ball from where the balls lie, and on round to peg-out. Each ball pegged out adds five points to the total. The club has developed 5-3-1 into a friendly league. A player can partner any or all of the other players who have entered, and can play as many games as wanted. The league winner is the person with the highest average score through the season. By John Harris
NEW GRADE 2 AC COACHES The following have been awarded Grade 2 AC Qualification. Congratulations! Andrew Beaumont, Nottingham Dave Gunn, Nottingham Grade 2 AC Coaches are qualified to coach up to and including AC Silver level. Grade 2 Coaches are recognised as experienced and authoritative coaches who have strong track records as Grade 1 Coaches and can mentor Club-Level and Grade 1 Coaches. They are able to encourage players to develop their game strategy combining tactics, technique, the mental approach and the implications of the Laws/Rules. Grade 2 Coaches know the full Laws or full Rules well enough to resolve discussions at Silver/B-level and adjudicate disputes on the spot. Grade 2 Coaches are authorised to coach at their own club(s) as well as away from their own club(s): at other clubs, at Academies, for Academies, for Federations and for CqE itself. NEW CLUB-LEVEL COACHES The following have passed all stages of the Club-Level Coach qualification process and have been listed as Club-Level Coaches on the register of Croquet England Coaches. Congratulations! David Charlton, Derby Joanne Crosby, Sussex County John Green, Ben Rhydding Rob Harper, Sussex County Kasia Laganowska, Bath David Larkin, Sussex County James Moir, York Alan Mundy, Belsay Hall Philip Rowley, Phyllis Court
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