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Association Croquet
Association croquet is the classic tactical croquet discipline played on a lawn with six hoops, a centre peg and four balls. Blue/Black play against Red/Yellow; the goal is to take both balls through 12 hoops in order and then hit the peg.
LevelMain sport
FamilyPrecision Sport
CategoryPrecision sport
Classification
Category
Precision sport
Family
Precision Sport
Level
Main sport
Weitere Angaben
Tags
individual, team, einzeln, association-croquet, precision-sport, prazisionssport, praezisionssport
Rules and format
Die Grundlagen
Ziel
Take both balls of your side through all 12 hoops in order and peg them out.
Teilnehmer
Singles or doubles, two sides with two balls each.
Teamgröße
Singles or doubles.
Spielfeld
Lawn with six hoops, peg, baulk lines and four coloured balls.
Dauer
Match duration varies strongly by handicap, advanced play and event format.
Wertung
A hoop scores when the ball passes it correctly from the proper side; roquets and croquet strokes earn extra strokes.
Gewinnbedingung
First side to take both balls through 12 hoops and peg out wins.
Ausrüstung
- mallet
- four balls
- six hoops
- peg
- clips
- lawn
Wichtige Regelpunkte
- wrong ball
- wrong hoop
- fault in stroke
- ball off lawn
- wiring/lift situations
Regelquellen
Federations and sources
- How to Play Association Croquet World Croquet Federation · official-how-to-play · high
- Laws of Association Croquet World Croquet Federation · official-laws · high
- How to Play Croquet Wood Mallets · secondary-how-to-guide · medium