2024-5 Winter Coaching Programme
The Croquet Academy 2024 Course Programme
GC pre-season workshop (REF: WIN1)
Date:
Tuesday 18th March 2025
Manager:
Richard Carline
Secretary:
Chrissie Merrington courses@thecroquetacademy.com
Maximum Entries:
12
Entry Dates:
Entries accepted in receipt order.
Entry Fee:
£40 (£30 for SCCC members)
Description
This course seeks to help you understand and improve your technique through analysis via a set of individual videos.
The importance of stance, grip and swing are explained and the day is structured to meet the needs of course participants.
Build your confidence and consistency with a series of practice routines, many used by the world’s best players. Look at tactical situations and how to make them work. Understand your playing strengths and how to use them to your advantage.
Sessions on jumping, ball placement, blocking, nestling, effective clearances, promoting and hoop running will be included.
The importance of stance, grip and swing are explained and the day is structured to meet the needs of course participants.
Build your confidence and consistency with a series of practice routines, many used by the world’s best players. Look at tactical situations and how to make them work. Understand your playing strengths and how to use them to your advantage.
Sessions on jumping, ball placement, blocking, nestling, effective clearances, promoting and hoop running will be included.
AC 4-part Modular Short Croquet Beginners Course (REF: WIN2)
Date:
Module 1: Saturday 12th October 2024
Module 2: 16th October 2025
The 3rd and 4th modules will run in March 2025 on dates agreed with the participants.
Module 2: 16th October 2025
The 3rd and 4th modules will run in March 2025 on dates agreed with the participants.
Manager:
Frances Low
Secretary:
Chrissie Merrington courses@thecroquetacademy.com
Maximum:
None
Entry Dates:
Entries accepted in receipt order.
Entry Fee:
£60 for the 4 modules (£48 for SCCC members)
Description
This modular course is ideal for GC players as their skills give them a head start in AC; but also anyone interested in learning the basic skills of AC on short courts.
The game can be quickly learned and is more accessible in ‘bite’ sized chunks.
The sessions cover the outline of the game, basic croquet shots and the concept of building and sustaining a ‘break’. It will enable you to play a basic game of AC and to grasp its distinctive aspects. Hopefully, you will then want more! Our follow up day will do that.
The game can be quickly learned and is more accessible in ‘bite’ sized chunks.
The sessions cover the outline of the game, basic croquet shots and the concept of building and sustaining a ‘break’. It will enable you to play a basic game of AC and to grasp its distinctive aspects. Hopefully, you will then want more! Our follow up day will do that.
Introduction and development of Association Croquet on full sized courts A 3 part Modular Course (REF: WIN3)
Date:
1st Module Wednesday 23rd October 2024 with 2 further modules run during March 2025 with dates agreed with participating players
Manager:
Jonathan Isaacs
Secretary:
Chrissie Merrington courses@thecroquetacademy.com
Entry Dates:
Entries accepted in receipt order.
Entry Fee:
£45.00 for the 3 modules (£36.00 for SCCC members)
Description
This course is split over 3 x 1 day modules and will be run-on full-sized courts. It will suit existing players handicap range 18 or more and short croquet players wishing to progress onto full sized courts.
The course will include warm up and improvement routines, developing a successful 4 ball break, controlled hoop running, improving your rushes, openings, 3 ball break, picking up the 4th ball & leaves.
The course will include warm up and improvement routines, developing a successful 4 ball break, controlled hoop running, improving your rushes, openings, 3 ball break, picking up the 4th ball & leaves.
GC pre-season workshop (REF: WIN4)
Date:
Tuesday 8th April 2025
Manager:
Richard Carline
Secretary:
Chrissie Merrington courses@thecroquetacademy.com
Maximum Entries:
12
Entry Dates:
Entries accepted in receipt order.
Entry Fee:
£40 (£30 for SCCC members)
Description
This course seeks to help you understand and improve your technique through analysis via a set of individual videos.
The importance of stance, grip and swing are explained and the day is structured to meet the needs of course participants.
Build your confidence and consistency with a series of practice routines, many used by the world’s best players. Look at tactical situations and how to make them work. Understand your playing strengths and how to use them to your advantage.
Sessions on jumping, ball placement, blocking, nestling, effective clearances, promoting and hoop running will be included.
The importance of stance, grip and swing are explained and the day is structured to meet the needs of course participants.
Build your confidence and consistency with a series of practice routines, many used by the world’s best players. Look at tactical situations and how to make them work. Understand your playing strengths and how to use them to your advantage.
Sessions on jumping, ball placement, blocking, nestling, effective clearances, promoting and hoop running will be included.