2021 Sports Director’s Report

This reported was presented at our Annual Meeting on 10-28-21 and distributed to the membership.

Sports Director’s Report for the 2021 Annual Meeting of

Classic City Petanque Club (CCPC)

Club play days

  • Established 3 regularly scheduled play days per week (more than any other club at a single location with better overall attendance)

Better training in skills and rules

  • Club members continue to improve their skills and knowledge of the rules
  • High-lob training session conducted

Court improvements

  • String boundaries and boule holders added; improved scoreboards; surface enhancements; and generally making it cleaner, safer, and more inviting
  • Several work days with excellent member participation!
  • Expansion request submitted to ACC; staff actively working on a response

Intramural tournaments

  • 2 month-long tournaments – a CCPC “invention”
  • Our first-ever 1-day, all-day tournament panache
  • Approximately 20 + members plus 3 guests participated in our three club tournaments

Stronger presence and relationships with FPUSA, Atlanta Petanque League (APL) Carolina Petanque (CP), and others

  • Al and Heidi regularly play with CP helping to develop strong personal relationships with the leadership and top players
  • Gail and Michelle played with CP at Winston-Salem
  • Tom played with CP at the Hickory Boule-O-Drome
  • Al  and Tricia Domingo (new President of APL) maintain regular contact
  • Heidi is working with National Sports Director, Songmi Keating, to improve and enhance the list of Umpires registered and available for Tournament Directors to use

FPUSA and Open tournament participation

  • Heidi (4), Al (3), Michelle (3), Gail (3), Rob (2), Pat, Diane, Charlie, Ron, Frank
    • Heidi (with 2 CP players) – 5th place in Women’s World Qualifier
    • Al, Frank, Michelle – 3rd in Consolante Asheville Triples
    • Al (with Honor) – won Group B Consolante APL Open
    • Rob and Michelle – 2nd Consolante Morganton Doubles
  • Allen served as Umpire in 2 FPUSA tournaments; will umpire at Amelia Island Open
  • Al passed his umpire exam becoming CCPC’s 2nd FPUSA Certified Umpire
  • CCPC has the only two club umpires in the state of Georgia
  • CCPC will be represented in Amelia with 6 teams + 2 additional club members teamed up with players from other clubs

Friday Night Boules  – informal and fun “pop-ups” held from April 23-October 29