Croquet
Croquet is played on a level surface (court) with 2 or 4 players. The ball must pass through each of a set of hoops laid out in a specific pattern. The balls must pass through once in each direction. At higher levels of play the croquet ball only clears the hoop by a few millimetres.
The sport is thought to have originated in France and made its way to England in the early 17th century. It was originally know as ball and mallet. In some early variations it was played in a golf like manner and a billiards manner.
Croquet may be though of by many as an “older persons” game but it is great for children as it is non-contact, non-confrontational and develops great hand eyes coordination.
There are a number of variations of mallet sports that include
- Gateball, originating in Japan, is a speedy mallet sport, played between two teams of five players. The court is less than half the size required for croquet games, and is set with three gates (hoops) and a goal pole (centre peg). A game has a time limit of thirty minutes, unless one team earlier scores the maximum of 25 points (extracted from Croquet QLD 1)
- Golf Croquet is another international sport. Each turn consists of one stroke only. Once a hoop has been scored for one side, all players contest the next hoop. (extracted from Croquet QLD 2)
- Association Croquet is played in many countries world-wide. It is played between two sides on a grassed court measuring 35 yards by 28 yards, dressed with 6 hoops and a centre peg. One side plays the blue and black balls – the other, the red and yellow. If a second game is played on the same court (double banking), the green and brown balls play against the pink and white. Singles or Doubles can be played, and Handicap games are popular. The first side to achieve the maximum score of 26 points is the winner, though shorter courses of 18 or 14 points may also be played. Time-limited games encourage more competitive play. (extracted from Croquet QLD 3)
- Aussie Croquet is a modified game of Association Croquet adapted for schools. It is played (singles or doubles) for a maximum of 14 points, or half an hour, whichever comes first. Aussie Croquet is an ideal introduction to Association Croquet. (extracted from Croquet QLD 3)
- G BALL provides practice in hitting balls through a hoop in sequence – mainly for children aged 6 years and upward. (extracted from Croquet QLD 4)
The correct choice of synthetic grass and court design will allow croquet to be played year round with virtually no maintenance. Why not put a court in your backyard and be unique.
The croquet court is 32m by 25.6m
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