Association Croquet is a game of considerable depth & subtlety. These Internet Web resources are especially valuable.
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Worlds-2005 Movie | World Association Croquet Championship 2005 Movie. A 6 minute TV coverage. Nicely done. Includes interviews with 2 finalists (Reg Bamford & Robert Fulford) - Bamford won +17tp +26sxp +17sxp. Possible use in promotion. The movie is in MPEG format & is 65MBytes (will take 15 to 30 mins to download with broadband). Warning: large file. To download, right-click link & choose 'Save Target'. Save the file (to your desktop, etc) and then play. |
| John Riches Booklets | Booklets on many aspects of the game. Of much value for beginners, experienced players and coaches. |
| Quick Reference Guide | This Guide is in draft form & yet to be audited - it may contain errors. The Quick Reference Guide (PDF) summarizes the Errors & Interferences of the Laws of Association Croquet (6th ed). It is designed to be printed (landscape) on both sides of a single A4 sheet (light cardboard), then folded in 3 & used as a very cheap & near-disposable guide. Please report any issues or suggestions to the author. To download, right-click link & choose 'Save Target'. This Guide is only informative - the authoritative & normative version of the Laws & Rules is located at the Croquet Association web-site. |
| Laws & Rules | A private edition (PDF) of the Laws of Association Croquet (6th ed) which incorporates (in context), the Rulings, Amendments, Draft Amendments & Commentaries (also, an MS WORD version is available here). To download, right-click link & choose 'Save Target'. This edition is for private use and is only informative - the authoritative & normative version of the Laws & Rules is located at the Croquet Association web-site. |
| Angles of a Croquet | A graph showing the relationship of the angle of stroke (strike)
against the resultant angle of split (between ball paths)
for a croquet-shot. Typically the graph requires some consideration to become meaningful.
This graph has been prepared by Ian Brown and directly reflects the
mathematical model given in the paper 'The Mechanics of the Game of Croquet'
by Calladine & Heyman (click
here to
view the original paper at Oxford Croquet website).
The following extract from this paper discusses the strokes depicted: "For the purposes of analysis three specially simple idealised croquet shots may be distinguished. In the idealised stop shot the mallet is arrested immediately the impact is made: such arrest is, of course, impossible, but the idealisation will indicate a limit to the behaviour of the balls after impact. For the ordinary croquet ['drive'] it will be assumed that the mallet is unrestrained by the striker, and swings as a free pendulum, while [for] the idealised push croquet it will be assumed that the mallet is maintained in motion with a constant velocity [speed]". |
| www.oxfordcroquet.com | The Oxford Croquet web-site contains extensive material of great value to those interested in Croquet, and contains a framework, introductory & advanced material. The primary source. The "How To Play" section is good starting point. |
| www.croquet-nsw.com | Croquet New South Wales (CNSW) - eastern Australia. |
| www.croquet-australia.com.au | The Australian Croquet Association (ACA). |
| www.croquet.org.uk | The Croquet Association (CA): the traditional authority for Association Croquet. |
| www.wcfcroquet.org | The World Croquet Federation (WCF): the international body for Croquet in its four recognised versions of the game. |
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