Surbiton Croquet Club Beginners' Coaching, Lesson 2 Introduction to Association Croquet Aim: to introduce Association Croquet through the game of 1-ball and to finish with players being
able to play a supervised game of 1-Ball croquet.
Session 1 (10 mins): Hoop order, objectives of 1-ball Association Croquet, baulks and yard line,
breaks and the principles of extra shots from hoop running, roquet, croquet and continuation;
bisques as extra shots, 7 (14), 13 (26) point and time limited games
Explain all above using board
Session 2 (40 mins): Roquet, croquet sequence Introduce & Demonstrate roquet from beyond hoop, croquet using take-off to in
front of hoop, run the hoop and roquet the waiting ball.
Roquet Explain aiming at point on target ball and normal hitting sequence.
Apply with pupils 6 yds apart with 3 balls; 1 ft roquet to partner - increase
distance to max. 1yd.
Croquet Explain and check pupil understanding of aligning contact line, the importance of
contact, aiming into contact ball, ball must move, the weight of shot and gaining
extra shots.
Apply after demonstrating with one pupil: pupils 6 yds apart with 2 balls to do
accurate take-offs with the contact ball moving no more than 2 ft.
Roquet, croquet, hoop run sequence Repeat with each pupil following roquet, take-off, hoop run routing.
Mid Session break (10 mins)
Session 3 (30 mins) Supervised alternate stroke 1-Ball games
Divide class into teams suitable for alternative shot game
Each team to have 6 bisques
Coach use bisques and take opportunities to explain thicker take-offs and splits
Play to time limit
Session 4 (30 mins) Supervised 1 -Ball games
Select pairs of similar ability
Each pupil to have 6 bisques
Coach use bisques and take opportunities to explain thicker take-offs and splits
Play to time limit.
Introduce next lesson: it will build upon this one by introducing the full range of croquet