Continuing Education and Skill Advancement
The Grand Haven Croquet Club offers a continuous program of clinics that are designed to enhance new and existing members’ skills and knowledge of the game. Our clinics, led by qualified instructors, focus on a prescribed curriculum that is designed to help members play more effectively and lower their USCA handicaps.
Check under Facilities for location and times of the clinics.
Monday 6-Wicket Basic Clinic
Instructors: Bill Todd and Joe Zilligen.
Instructors: Bill Todd and Joe Zilligen.
After completing the initial six beginner classes, graduates transition to the Monday Afternoon High Handicap Shot Making Clinic to perfect their skills under the supervision of instructors in small groups. This clinic is followed by a coached game to put their skills into play. Out of the game for a while? Monday's Shot Making Clinic is a good clinic to refresh your shot making skills and get back in the game.
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Bill Todd
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Joe Zilligen
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Wednesday 6-Wicket Clinic ... Instructors: Carol Burns, and Marsha Cargill.
The Wednesday Morning Clinic is open to players with handicaps of 16 and under. These are hands-on sessions that focus on perfecting the basic shots as well as when and how to use them under game conditions. A series of drills and exercises are designed to sharpen placement and wicket shots. Basic strategies are stressed through real games that are coached by the instructors.
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Carol Burns
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Marsha Cargill
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Thursday Golf Croquet Clinic (Temporarily Suspended)
Instructors: TBD
Instructors: TBD
While anyone may attend this Clinic, active participation is highly encouraged. This short 30 minute Thursday morning clinic is designed to review the rules of Golf Croquet, different strategies associated with this game such as blocking and wiring along with effective usage. The clinic is followed by a coached game or open play, whichever the participants request.
Friday Clinic ... Instructor: Robert Brightman
While anyone may monitor the Clinic, active participation is limited to handicaps of 14 and under. The Friday Morning Clinic is designed to teach the more advanced strategies of Six Wicket Croquet and fine tune shot making so that these strategies can be successful. The strategies include learning and using the rules, running three and four ball breaks, game openings, deadness, Rover strategies, and tournament play. The Clinic is followed by a coached game for Clinic participants.
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Robert Brightman
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Croquet Articles and Reference Materials ...
From time to time articles are posted on our web site that may be of some interest for those members who want to explore outside information about croquet. These articles may not reflect our teaching methods and may not emphasize our curriculum or standards and procedures. We do not necessarily endorse this information, but will make it available for your perusal and continued education.
From time to time articles are posted on our web site that may be of some interest for those members who want to explore outside information about croquet. These articles may not reflect our teaching methods and may not emphasize our curriculum or standards and procedures. We do not necessarily endorse this information, but will make it available for your perusal and continued education.
| Croquet: Finer Points by John Riches.pdf |
| Croquet Technique by John Riches.pdf |
| Croquet: The Mental Approach by John Riches.pdf |
| Croquet Coaching: Error Correction by John Riches.pdf |
| The Art of Board Keeping, Grand Haven Croquet Club (2011).pdf |
| The Making of a Croquet Instructor by Bob Kroeger & Cassandra Gaisor.pdf |
| Universal Rules for Aussie Croquet by Bob Alman |
American Rules 6 Wicket Croquet Referee Video Links (many of the shot faults also apply to Golf Croquet and Association Croquet)
Bob Kroeger and Ted Prentis created a USCA 6 Wicket American Rules Croquet Referee On Court Video Series designed to help aspiring referees prepare for the on court test. This series should also help current referees of all levels. Additionally, USCA members who do not want to become referees may value from watching this series to better understand what a referee is looking for when called out to make a ruling. While not mandatory, we suggest you watch segments 1 - 13 in order in your first viewing. After that, it's totally up to you what you watch. Please do read/listen to the Intro first which gives context to the whole project. In it we say that some of our comments are our opinion and some viewers may disagree. We're fine with that and encourage an exchange of ideas as to what it takes to make a highly skilled and competent referee.
1) Introduction To the Video Series - Please Watch This First
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFRB3KNypyo
2) Understanding How To Use YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhtwpsgmutc
3) How To Use An iPhone For Slow Motion Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TUHGOwGGH4
4) Marking Balls And Referee Positions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuJi_UKLFpU
5) Replacing Balls After A Fault And Obvious Bad Shots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx5Y8WxUpQc
6) Mallet Faults
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1w70qOASDs
7) Contact Distance In Single Ball Shots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2LHHdYuTo8
8) Double Tap, Crush, Beveled Edge Fault Intro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENECGMRkzBo
9) Eight Wicket Shots In Real Time Only
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A8sVBNdmkU
10) The Same Eight Wicket Shots (Plus 3 Others) In Real Time And Slow Motion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8q2PFTv-a4
11) Hampered Shots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVUpnHX6n0A
12) Hammer Shots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O42xiLwsCvk
13) Sweep Shots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zjl7AkPsjUU
14) Blocking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-SAOs2H5Ys
15) Wiring
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrmH6MROfu8
16) Measuring Balls In Bounds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtIkfAJ5Eqc
17) Scoring A Wicket And Hitting Another Ball
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtHlYmF1s30
18) Shooting At A Ball In A Wicket
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV54v4RAsII
19) Irish Peels And Watching For A Pegout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQglL-piBZY
20) Detecting Faults In Croquet Shots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3gJKE6Mz7Q
21) Ball In Bounds And Ball Out Of Bounds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVkkSbfhwzU
Bob Kroeger and Ted Prentis created a USCA 6 Wicket American Rules Croquet Referee On Court Video Series designed to help aspiring referees prepare for the on court test. This series should also help current referees of all levels. Additionally, USCA members who do not want to become referees may value from watching this series to better understand what a referee is looking for when called out to make a ruling. While not mandatory, we suggest you watch segments 1 - 13 in order in your first viewing. After that, it's totally up to you what you watch. Please do read/listen to the Intro first which gives context to the whole project. In it we say that some of our comments are our opinion and some viewers may disagree. We're fine with that and encourage an exchange of ideas as to what it takes to make a highly skilled and competent referee.
1) Introduction To the Video Series - Please Watch This First
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFRB3KNypyo
2) Understanding How To Use YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhtwpsgmutc
3) How To Use An iPhone For Slow Motion Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TUHGOwGGH4
4) Marking Balls And Referee Positions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuJi_UKLFpU
5) Replacing Balls After A Fault And Obvious Bad Shots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx5Y8WxUpQc
6) Mallet Faults
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1w70qOASDs
7) Contact Distance In Single Ball Shots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2LHHdYuTo8
8) Double Tap, Crush, Beveled Edge Fault Intro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENECGMRkzBo
9) Eight Wicket Shots In Real Time Only
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A8sVBNdmkU
10) The Same Eight Wicket Shots (Plus 3 Others) In Real Time And Slow Motion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8q2PFTv-a4
11) Hampered Shots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVUpnHX6n0A
12) Hammer Shots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O42xiLwsCvk
13) Sweep Shots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zjl7AkPsjUU
14) Blocking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-SAOs2H5Ys
15) Wiring
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrmH6MROfu8
16) Measuring Balls In Bounds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtIkfAJ5Eqc
17) Scoring A Wicket And Hitting Another Ball
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtHlYmF1s30
18) Shooting At A Ball In A Wicket
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV54v4RAsII
19) Irish Peels And Watching For A Pegout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQglL-piBZY
20) Detecting Faults In Croquet Shots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3gJKE6Mz7Q
21) Ball In Bounds And Ball Out Of Bounds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVkkSbfhwzU
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