| REFEREES COURSE HAILED AS A SUCCESS!! Last weekend saw a Laws Course for budding referees held at the club. Under the directorship of Barry Keen, the course was designed to introduce the finer points of the laws to players and then, if they wished, to move on to taking a referees examination. Joining in this process was the World Croquet Federation who had kindly been given places for non-UK players to attend and had, subsequently, sudsidised their travel. Taking up this opportunity were two players from Sweden and three from Norway. There are no qualified referees in Sweden or Norway at this time. The British weather of a cold wind and hail made them feel at home! The course lasted two days with classroom discussion on the Laws, on lawn demonstrations of the finer points and practical hints and tips on refereeing shots and decision making. Many thanks go to Barry Keen for running the course and to Colin & Chris Irwin, plus Ian Lines, for their help. |