Surbiton Croquet Club Beginners' Coaching, Lesson 5 Further Association Croquet Aim: to reinforce the pupils’ knowledge association croquet using short croquet
and to establish the importance of break building of the use of bisques.
Session 1 (60 mins): Break building using bisques Introduce, using magnetic board, use of bisques to set up, repair and maintain a
break.
Demonstrate by coach using magnetic board to
set up break using 2 bisques: 1 to recover from missed long shot at boundary,
second by establishing pilot and pivot
use further bisques to repair poor hoop approach correctly.
Explain by coach using magnetic board to play six hoop break using bisques to set
up, repair and maintain the break.
Apply by asking pupils in sequence on the magnetic board to choose next shots
when playing the same six hoop break.
Repetition through each player playing 7 point breaks on the lawn and counting
how many bisques they use in total.
Mid Session break (10 mins) Session 2 (30 mins): Short Croquet Supervised Play
Ideally, pair each pupil with an experienced player to play short croquet with each
pupil having unlimited bisques.
Emphasis good break play and don't allow Aunt Emma.
Keep count of bisques used.
Introduce next lesson: Course revision and handicap 14-point tournament.