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The American-rules version of croquet is the dominant version of the game in the United States and is also widely played in Canada. It is governed by the United States Croquet Association. Its genesis is mostly in association croquet, but it differs in a number of important ways that reflect the home-grown traditions of American "backyard" croquet.
The United States Croquet Association (USCA) fosters croquet in all its forms, from the familiar nine-wicket croquet game to the modern sport of six-wicket croquet. There are USCA-affiliated clubs and tournaments across the United States and Canada. The official rules of American Croquet are maintained by the USCA.
Ground and table billiards were played contemporaneously, [1]: 36 and the outdoor version remained known until at least the beginning of the 19th century; [3]: 4 derived lawn games like croquet continue to the present day. [3] The game's relationships to bowling, golf, hockey, and bat-and-ball games are not entirely certain.
A Triple Peel (TP) is a standard manoeuvre in top-level games of association croquet. [1] To peel a ball in croquet is to send a ball, other than the striker's ball, through its next hoop, thereby scoring a point for that ball. The ball in question is known as the "peelee".
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Ben has been described as a "croquet nomad" due to his extensive travelling, and competitive croquet lifestyle. [3] Currently Rothman spends his winters in Rancho Mirage, California , at the Mission Hills Country Club where he is the resident croquet professional for the Mission Hills Croquet Club.
The World Croquet Federation (WCF) is the world governing body for croquet. Its primary objective is to make the various codes of the game "well-known, well-understood, well-respected and well-supported sports in countries throughout the world". [ 1 ]
In modern Association Croquet, pushing the ball would generally constitute a fault under rule 28.a.4, which makes it a fault if the striker "moves the striker's ball other than by striking it with the mallet audibly and distinctly", or under rule 28.a.7.C, if "the mallet [remains] in contact with the striker's ball for an observable period." [2]