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Croquet (UK: / ˈ k r oʊ k eɪ,-k i / or US: / k r oʊ ˈ k eɪ /) is a sport [1] [2] which involves hitting wooden, plastic, or composite balls with a mallet through hoops (often called "wickets" in the United States) embedded in a grass playing court.
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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.
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".
Croquet in the United States dates back to at least 1853, with the first match played at the Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii, while the first known croquet court in the nation opened in Nahant, Massachusetts, in 1859. [1] Although croquet remained popular in the Commonwealth countries, in the United States the sport devolved mostly into a ...
[1] Fulford also coaches croquet, particularly in Australia and the Chattooga Club in North Carolina. Robert has made croquet videos with Australian croquet expert Kevin Brereton in which Robert teaches both basic and advanced break tactics. He has won the Association Croquet World Championship 6 times: [2] 1990 at The Hurlingham Club, England
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 ]
Roque (/ r oʊ k / ROHK) is an American variant of croquet played on a hard, smooth surface. Popular in the first quarter of the 20th century and billed "the Game of the Century" by its enthusiasts, [1] it was an Olympic sport in the 1904 Summer Games, replacing croquet from the previous games.