Please see below an update from ESCA on an outline timescale for league matches this season - all subject to guidance and approvals. Look out for comms from the club re arrangements for nets and practice matches.
"Update @ 31st March 2021 – ESCA Season 2021 Planning Update
Following on from our update on 12th March, further discussions have been undertaken by the ESCA committee around the 2021 season. We are happy to say, very much subject to ongoing CS/SS/SG guidance, we are going to begin to shape competitive league fixtures based on:
- A 15 week competitive season
- A tentative start date of Saturday 22nd May, completing 28th August.
Not only is this subject to the relevant governing bodies’ guidance, but also ground availability and team confirmation. An email has gone to club secretaries asking them to confirm whether anything has changed in terms of team numbers of ground availability since we last requested it earlier this year. Information on this needs to be back to ESCA by 7th April.
We will be engaging with CS and other regional associations as necessary to review alignment, guidance and any limitations over the course of the next few weeks, with the aim of being able to provide a provisional fixture list by Friday 30th April. A pre-season meeting will follow, tentatively penciled in for Wednesday 5th May.
We cannot stress enough how much the above is subject to all guidance being received and being practicable for a more normal season than 2020, particularly with the tiering and travel restrictions having large question marks around them. There is still a huge amount of work to be done ahead of the season, irrespective of the ongoing Covid complications, so please bear with us as the situation evolves."