Northern Academy at York Academy Courses
D M Code
Description
Course Lead
Cost
Day
Wed 23 Apr
GC GC Tips And Technique
Penny Clark
40
Sat-Sun 26-27 Apr
AC/GC Become a Croquet England Club-Level Coach
James Hawkins
75*
Tues
29 Apr
AC Winning Ways (1) to a Single Figure Handicap
Dave Kibble
40#
Wed 30 Apr
AC Winning Ways (2) to a Single Figure Handicap
Dave Kibble
40#
Tues
6 May
AC Moving On In Advanced AC
Mary Knapp
40
Wed 7 May AC/GC Back to Basics
Alan Locket
40
Sat
10 May
GC Classic Golf Croquet Skills and Tactics
John Crossland
40#
Sun 11 May
GC Golf Croquet Skills and Tactics in Practice
John Crossland
40#
Wed 14 May
AC Short Croquet Tactics
Stephen Custance-Baker
40
Thur
15 May
GC Every Shot Is Tactical
Stephen Custance-Baker
40#
Fri
16 May
GC GC Improvers Development Day
Stephen Custance-Baker
40#
Tues
3 Jun AC/GC Learn Short Croquet in One Day
John Harris
40
* Croquet England offers subsidies towards course costs. Some Federations may be able to provide additional support. # £75 if booked as a pair (Kibble+Kibble or Crossland+Crossland or Custance-Baker+Custance-Baker)
The ninth Northern Academy season features several new courses to meet demand, together with others that have proved particularly popular and successful. We are also delighted to welcome new coaches to the team.
The Academy is at York, close to the station and excellent rail connections to most parts of the country. Why not get your season underway with a croquet course at one of the country’s top tourist cities?
This year’s all-new AC programme features four courses appealing to different levels of experience and handicap. ‘Short Croquet Tactics’ is for developing AC and SC players, while Dave Kibble offers more established players two complementary courses covering “everything that really matters to give you the competitive edge you need”. Mary Knapp’s course is for players with a little experience of Advanced Rules croquet who now want to develop their skills. The GC programme features several new courses. The ever-popular ‘Classic GC Skills and Tactics’ and ‘GC Skills and Tactics in Practice’ consolidate the key principles and practice of the game. Penny Clark’s ‘GC Tips and Technique’ appeals to developing GC players, while two complementary courses led by Stephen Custance-Baker, both new additions to the Northern Academy programme, are for more experienced GC players looking to advance their game to the next level.
For aspiring coaches, both GC and AC, there is an updated Club-Level Coach training course for which a £25 subsidy, funded by Croquet England, is available for qualifying applicants.
Meanwhile, of interest to both codes is the highly-regarded ‘Back to Basics’ on getting core technique right. There is also a one-day course to introduce GC players to the delights of Short Croquet; this also offers clubs a ready-made model to introduce this accessible and enjoyable form of AC to their members. Most Northern Academy courses fill very quickly. Booking is open now via the Academy website www.northerncroquetacademy.org – use the menu tabs ‘How to apply’ and ‘2025 courses’. Early booking is advised. To discuss a course in more detail please contact the Northern Academy Course Secretary Debbie James at northerncroquetacademy@gmail.com or 07772 778232.
John Harris
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