The World Croquet Federation Management Committee has emailed all WCF Members and Recognized Croquet Organizations to provide information on the search for a successor to Stephen Mulliner who will retire as Secretary-General on August 31, 2021, on the completion of his second four-year term of office.
Read MoreMorning Coffee: USCA Website and WCF Secretary General Position
The USCA website implemented a few notable changes over the weekend:
- The first is a site map and search box geared at helping members navigate the incredibly deep and resourceful website. The site map link is always handy on the right side of the main menu for users that are struggling to find info they know exists.
- The second initiative targets further grass roots growth for croquet in the United States. As part of the "Start a Club" web page, Leo Nikora has now provided a How to Build an Easy Website tutorial document. The tutorial goes step-by-step through the process of building an informational croquet club site on the free host service Weebly. Websites have become the new yellow page listing and unfortunately if you check the USCA directory, there are far too many U.S. clubs operating without a site -- generally considered the first resource that younger demographics will check for more information. One of the keys to the project is having the new club link to the USCA main site and the USCA site link back in return. This will hopefully give the new site enough power on Google search to top the listing for croquet searches in their community. In addition, more links into the USCA site will boost the already solid Google ranking for the USCA main site.
The Croquet Association website now has a job description available for the WCF Secretary General position.
Morning Coffee: Davidson GC Champs, Egyptian Open, Jim Carey and WCF Action
The Davidson team of Mac Gilliland and Mark Millard went 9-0 at the Collegiate National Championships to claim the Collegiate GC National Championship at the Merion Cricket Club in Haverford, Pennsylvania. The duo faced off against Navy in the final match.
“The competition was intense, but we made it through,” Gilliland said. “All of our matches were close, including five wins by only one wicket. Mark’s go-for-it attitude and my experience at the tournament made a deadly combination.”
The WCF has been in the news quite a bit this past week, which makes it particularly frustrasting that they've broken their news module. Once ahead of the curve for all of the association sites, their RSS feed is now broken on the site and there are two stories that I would normally direct link. Oh well, let's move on ...
The resignation of Brian Storey as WCF Secretary General and subsequent appointment of Chris Clarke as his replacement brewed up a firestorm of controversy on the Nottingham e-mail list. You can see the offical release on the WCF website. To get a rundown on the overall story, check out the letter on the "Secretary-General" post on the Croquet World forum.
The 2010 Egyptian Open Golf Croquet tournament is now open for registration. The event takes place at the Gezirah Club and Federation Lawns, Cairo from October 1-6. Confirmed entries include:
Ahmed Nars
Reg Bamford
David Openshaw
Dick Strover
Leo McBride
Sherif Abdelwahab
Len Canavan
Wayne Davies
Ed Cunnningham
Evan Newell
Interested players should contact the Egyptian Croquet Federation Vice-President, Amir Ramsis.
Despite the spelling, Jim Carey tweeted about croquet over the weekend:
"Said 'Yes' 2 crochet 2day! I knocked my cousin's teeth out with 1 of those mallets 38yrs ago. He stood right behind me!"