Girls only events in 2013-14

[David G Congalton]

Duly noted Andy, as far as clashing dates and congress participation is concerned. The input is most helpful in hammering out a sensible and considered plan.

Gary, it may well be putting the cart before the horse but I do feel that something has to be done. There are plenty of girls out there who play at a young age.

I have no idea how you go about encouraging clubs to recruit females nor do I know how to persuade females to form a female only club. Although, the system/scheme I'm planning to set up would be akin to a national girls club.

I'm looking to start with the top ranked players and hopefully the set-up will be an incentive to those outside the top ranked to keep playing. Once the set-up is running smoothly, there's no reason why it couldn't be tweaked a little and run for the next group of girls on the ranking list. Although it then becomes a matter of resources.

I think it's worth setting up a pilot project to see how it goes.