Torrisholme BC

Follows the text from a document circulated at the end of the last Monday club night before matches start next week. Not sure how many read it, as the team selections may have held more interest. I’ll put up a page with the team selections soon, and then will keep it as current as possible.

Once again, the selection process has been extremely tricky - new faces and an additional team to select have only compounded the usual problem with selection at this time of year, namely the farcically limited time available to observe players and to select teams before matches start. With holidays and other commitments, some players have only been seen once by the selectors prior to this evening, which, as you know is the final club night before the competitive season starts next week (W/C 25th September).

Aside from observation at club nights though, the selectors have, without exaggeration, spent several hours ‘off-court’ deliberating and agonising over the opening selections, so please remember that these were not simply dashed off in the pub in a few minutes, or rashly chosen during the heat of a club night. Nevertheless, we don’t expect to get it absolutely right first time, or expect that the teams will not change throughout the rest of the season. In fact, quite the opposite, the selection process will be ongoing, and we are required by the club to make constant assessment of our choices. Remember, also, that it is our job to select teams, not players, and to select the best teams possible to ensure that the club is as successful in the league and cup competitions as it can be.

Finally, as always, if you have any concerns or queries, or if the selections have puzzled or annoyed you in some way, come and speak to us about it. That goes for the team placings and also for the pairings we’ve made. We’ve spent a long time on this and all of our selections are made with good reason – if our reasoning turns out to be faulty or groundless, we need to know about it.

James Illingworth
Pam Clemmet.
18/09/2006

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Here are our initial picks for the 2006/2007 season:
‘A’ Team

• Gentlemen
1. James Illingworth.
2. Graham Hewitt.
3. Dave Carney.
• Ladies
1. Janette Sowerbutts.
2. Lorraine Cross.
3. Maureen Forrest.

‘B’ Team

• Gentlemen
1. Matthew Derham.
2. Paul Gardener.
3. Dave Sowerbutts.
• Ladies
1. Pam Clemmet.
2. Tanya Hughes.
3. Daine Williams.

‘C’ Team

• Gentlemen
1. Stewart Clark.
2. Gordon Rutter.
3. John Skelcher.
• Ladies
1. Anne Parker.
2. Lorna Stewart.
3. Diane Williams.

‘D’ Team

• Gentlemen
1. Kevin Thompson.
2. Stuart Allan.
3. Brian Forrest.
• Ladies
1. Cynthia Dickinson.
2. Helen Alexander.
3. Jo Hinde.

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