The first of this season’s coaching courses have now been drawn up by the Club’s coaches and are available for members to sign up. Each course has a suggested handicap range. Preference will be given to members whose handicaps fall within the suggested range. Please be realistic when considering whether courses are suitable for you.
Most of the courses are limited to four members, exceptionally more may be accepted at the discretion of the coaches. Places on these courses can only be booked using the Sign-Up facility on the Club’s Team-Up. For those unfamiliar with this procedure, here are the sequential steps:
- Log-in to the Blewbury CC website.
- Select Calendar (Team-Up).
- Select the first date of your chosen course on Team-Up.
- In the next window, select Sign-Up.
- Add your name to those attending.
- Save.
If the maximum of four places have already been taken, (indicated by 4/4), you will be unable to subscribe. You will have to repeat this for each session of the course you plan to attend so that coaches know in advance who will be at each session. One innovation this year is we are offering early evening and weekend courses. We will monitor their popularity. The courses initially arranged are as listed below:
GC Beginners
Coach: Carol Jamieson
A short, two session course specifically designed for new members with little or no experience of croquet. Covering an introduction to Club procedures, an introduction to GC and basic croquet skills.
Fridays 5 and 12 April 2024. 12.30-1.30pm. Two sessions.
GC: Improvers
Coach: Steve Fisher
Covering: Basic GC croquet skills and tactics.
Saturdays 27 April and 4 May 2.00-4.00pm and 18 May 2024 3.00-5.00pm. Three sessions.
Limited to four members; priority to those with handicaps in the range 16 to 10.
Gaining an advantage (GC tactics)
Coach: David Vincent
Fridays at 12.30pm . Three sessions Dates: 12, 19, 26 April 2024
Limited to four members; priority to those with GC handicaps in the range 9 to 6
AC: Bookending the break
Coach: Peter Allan
A two-part course dealing with the key topics of Openings and Leaves
Monday 22 & Thursday 25 April 2024 12.30-1.30pm. Two sessions.
Limited to four members; priority to those with handicaps in the range 20 to 8.
The course will be run more than once if there is sufficient demand.
AC Improvers’ Coaching
Coach: Avril Rangoni-Machiavelli
Covering: Use of bisques, Tournament preparation, etc.
Thursdays 2, 9, 16 and 23 May 12.30-1.30 pm. Four sessions.
Limited to four members; priority to those with handicaps in the range 20 to 12.
Advanced AC Coaching
Coach Robin Brown
Covering: Advanced play, Peeling, etc.
Tuesdays 7, 14, 21, 28 May & 4 June 6.00-7.00pm. Five sessioms. Limited to four members; priority to those with handicaps 8 and below.