David Kaner – The New Addition To The Broadwas Coaching Team

David Kaner is pictured at work during his coaching course at York over the weekend. (Picture courtesy of John Harris)

Congratulations go out to David Kaner, who over the weekend successfully completed Northern Croquet Academy’s Club-Level coaching course.

Once he has given five more coaching sessions at Broadwas, David will be a full Croquet England Club-Level Coach, creating an enviable trio of Broadwas club coaches together with Jeff Faulkner and Club Captain John Guy.

The coaching course, held at York, was run by James Hawkins, author of Complete Croquet and covered coaching in both Golf and Association Croquet.

David is pictured with some of the members of the Broadwas GC High Handicap squad, during his coaching sessions with the team, last week

Many will know that although relatively new to the club, David has been an active and versatile player for Broadwas, participating in multiple teams and competitions across both AC and GC.

David has been a key member of Broadwas’s AC team in the West Midlands Association Croquet League, securing wins over Mervyn Harvey and Nigel Pigdon against Kenilworth early in the 2023 season, when Broadwas won 5-2 and won both of his games in the club’s “whitewash” victory in the last match of the season against Swindon in August 2024.

Also in August last year, David achieved a significant milestone by completing a 12-hoop break during a match at Church Stretton – a notable accomplishment for any AC player.

David also played for the Broadwas GC High Handicap team. In an away match against Moreton-in-Marsh ‘B’, David was paired with Jean Faulkner to win their doubles match 7–3 and he also secured a singles victory over Wendy Coleman 6–4.

Partnering with Pauline Watson, David also reached the final of the John Barber Trophy (GC doubles) in 2024, finishing as runners-up after a competitive match against Gerry Stevens and John Guy.

David was ably assisted by John Guy, who gave demonstrations of faults to avoid during GC matches, to the club’s High Handicap squad

Beyond his on-court activities, David serves as the Secretary of Broadwas Croquet Club, responsible for preparing agendas and minutes for committee and AGM meetings.

David has recently delivered highly enjoyable and informative coaching sessions to members of the Broadwas GC High Handicap squad, captained by Malcolm Armstrong, and will complete the team’s pre-season preparation with a coaching session after roll-up this coming Friday afternoon.

Paul Felton