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NELSON BAY CROQUET CLUB
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Nelson Bay Croquet Club has been established for 24 years. It is located in the Blue Water Paradise of Port Stephens, just north of Newcastle, NSW. Membership is open to all who are interested in the game, and visitors are warmly welcomed.
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Members play all the three internationally recognised forms of Croquet – Golf, Ricochet and Association. The Club plays both social and competitive games five days each week on four professionally maintained full sized courts and has a small clubhouse on-site. We also have an active program of social events.
Playing schedule available here:
NEWSLETTER
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We need YOUR help!! If you have items that need to be communicated to other members of the Club, please e-mail them to David Wilson at
Also, if you have photographs of members and/or Club events, please e-mail them to Karen Lilly at
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
SOCIAL CROQUET / BBQ DINNER
SUNDAY 14th MARCH 2021
3pm to set up
3:15pm - 5:30pm Social Croquet
6pm BBQ
BYO: meat, drink, salad, nibbles
Please feel free to bring a partner or friend
This is a fun social afternoon, no uniform OR green fees required
Please list names on the sign-up sheet in the Clubhouse
2021 CLUB COMPETITIONS
The Club competitions have been scheduled as follows:
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Autumn Doubles - Sunday 7th March
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Winter Doubles - Sunday 16th May
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Gala Day - Thursday 17th June
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Thompson Trophy
- A Grade - Sunday 4th July
- B Grade - Sunday 25th July
- C Grade - Sunday 15th August
Ricochet Competition June/July
Blowes Shield - Sunday 10th October
Further details nearer the date of each competition.
NSW State Pennants 2021
The dates for the NSW State Pennants finals in 2021 have been confirmed:
Division 1 Tempe 18th-21st October 2021
Division 2 Tempe 20th-22nd September 2021
Division 3 Tempe 13th-15th September 2021
Christmas Bush Bash
Friday 19th November - Monday 22nd November
The Club is hosting the inaugural Christmas Bush Bash, a Golf Croquet Open Doubles Tournament for members and visitors from other clubs.
LATEST NEWS
FIRST AID TRAINING
24th February 2021
Tomaree Community College
With assistance from a Federal Government Volunteer Grant, the Club is providing certified first aid training to 15 members of the Management Committee, Day Captains and coaches. The aim is to complement the CPR training that accompanied the purchase of the defibrillator and to maintain the Club's duty of care to members and visitors while playing croquet at Nelson Bay.
The first aid course offered by Tomaree Community College comprises an online learning component which is followed by a one day, face-to-face practical session. Both components require 100% pass rate before certification is approved.
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The members who have completed the training to date are: Rob Batho, Trevor Black, Liz Friend, Peter Gordon, Karen Lilly, Cheryl Lloyd, Jan Puckeridge, Kay Smith, Sandy Tawa, Susan Timbs and David Wilson.
Karen and Cheryl receive first aid
Participants at Tomaree Community College
First Aid scenarios for practical training
Certified Golf Croquet Level 2, Ricochet Croquet Level 1
and Association Croquet Level 1
Accredited Golf Croquet Level 1
Certified Golf Croquet Level 2
Certified Golf Croquet Level 2
Certified Golf Croquet Level 2 and Ricochet Croquet Level 2
Certified Golf Croquet Level 1
Certified Golf Croquet Level 1
AUSTRALIAN CROQUET NATIONAL COACHING PROGRAM
28th/29th/30th January 2021
Newcastle National Park Croquet Club
Croquet Australia has recently completed the development of a competency based coaching program, developed by a team of senior coaches under the direction of National Coaching Coordinator, Greg Bury. This program has been developed to provide a clear coaching pathway and to train coaches at all levels.
To achieve qualification as a coach, candidates must demonstrate competency in teaching the general elements and croquet skills and tactics covered by the program at a number of levels:
Level 1 – Introduction to croquet for players new to the game
Level 2 – Skills and tactics for players at an intermediate level
Level 3 - Skills and tactics for players at an advanced and/or interstate level
Level 4 - Skills and tactics for Association Croquet players at an advanced level
HPM - Skills and tactics for players at an international level
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As part of the roll-out of the new coaching program, Croquet NSW organised sessions in Newcastle (January) and Canberra (February) to enable already accredited coaches to be certified under the new program.
All 7 accredited coaches from Nelson Bay Croquet Club attended the sessions at Newcastle National Park Croquet Club on 28th, 29th and 30th January. As a result, the Club now has certified coaches as follows:
Trevor Black:
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Karen Lilly:
Cheryl Lloyd:
Sandy Tawa:
Margaret Thompson:
Susan Timbs:
David Wilson:
The Nelson Bay Croquet Club is committed to the new coaching program to ensure that high quality coaching is available to all members of the Club whether experienced players or newcomers to the game.
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NBCC candidates with National
Coaching Cordinator, Greg Bury
David & Trevor focus
on the details of the program
ARIEL VIEW OF THE COURTS
26th December 2020
Kay Smith and her son Neal went out to the courts on Boxing Day and used his drone to shoot these great ariel pictures of the courts
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The courts and clubhouse seen from above