{"id":8589,"date":"2021-02-24T11:50:03","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T11:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southeastcroquetfederation.org.uk\/?page_id=8589"},"modified":"2022-11-29T12:49:35","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T12:49:35","slug":"croquet-academy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/southeastcroquetfederation.org.uk\/1674644977408\/?page_id=8589","title":{"rendered":"Croquet Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thecroquetacademy.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/thecroquetacademy.com\/img\/headbanner2a.png\" width=\"614\" height=\"123\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/thecroquetacademy.com\/photo\/2021\/swingtrainer-sml.png\" width=\"400\" height=\"348\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Swing Trainer in action<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The South East Croquet Federation created the <a href=\"http:\/\/thecroquetacademy.com\">Croquet Academy<\/a>\u00a0at the Sussex County Croquet Club in Southwick in 2007 to provide a range of courses by qualified coaches for all levels of skill.<\/p>\n<p>The Croquet Academy is in full action. We\u2019ve planned a range of courses to suit players of all abilities, all aimed at helping to make you a better player.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/thecroquetacademy.com\/articles.php?lng=en&amp;pg=1078&amp;tconfig=0\">2023 Programme launched<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Highlights of the 2023 programme are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A new Modular Short Croquet course run over 4 sessions in the autumn and spring of 23\/24 following the success of the 2022 series.<\/li>\n<li>A comprehensive series of AC courses covering players of all abilities including Cliff Jones\u2019 Triple Peel course.<\/li>\n<li>A comprehensive set of GC courses covering players of all abilities with a choice of three venues: Southwick, Guildford &amp; Tunbridge Wells<\/li>\n<li>A special one day course and seminar \u201cGolf Croquet Mistakes (and how to avoid them), presented by Stephen Custance-Baker.<\/li>\n<li>Following our first trial of an on demand modular course, we are delighted that Rich Waterman, the CA\u2019s Director of Coaching, is offering an enhanced series of on-demand modules as well as 3 live Zoom sessions during the year.<\/li>\n<li>Croquet needs more coaches and referees. In 2023 we are offering a subsidised Coaches Qualification Course as well as a GC Referees Qualification Course.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/southeastcroquetfederation.org.uk\/1674644977408\/croquet-academy-autumn-and-winter-coaching-programme-announced\/\">2022\/23 Autumn\/Winter Programme announced<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Golf Croquet Workshops (one at Tunbridge Wells)<\/li>\n<li>Introduction to Association Croquet and<\/li>\n<li>Coach Training\/Qualification<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2022 Programme: New innovations include:<\/h2>\n<h3>An introduction to AC using Short Croquet<\/h3>\n<p>Short croquet is an ideal way to start playing Association Croquet (AC). It is played on half sized lawns which makes it far easier to pick up and practice the techniques involved in this fascinating game.<\/p>\n<h3>Croquet Mindset Mastery on-demand \u2013 Via on line modules<\/h3>\n<p>Attitude of mind is a vital component in improving your performance. This course, created by a leading mindset practitioner, enables you to study the course at a speed to suit yourself. The on line course will be supported by live on line Q &amp; A sessions.<\/p>\n<h3>Hub club coaching<\/h3>\n<p>The Academy have planned to set up two new hubs at Guildford and Tunbridge Wells where Academy Coaches will come to the hub to lead the courses. The purpose is to reduce participants travel by offering some of the more popular courses. These Federation courses will be in addition to the comprehensive programme at Southwick.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>April 2021: The Croquet Academy launches its 2021 Programme<\/h2>\n<p>The Croquet Academy has launched its programme of 19 courses aimed at AC and GC players, from complete beginners to advanced.<\/p>\n<p>New for 2021, we offer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cliff\u2019s zoom webinars on the new AC Laws update, with a return<br \/>\nvisit later in the season for his very popular two day course for AC<br \/>\nImprovers, which is accompanied by his excellent course manuals.<\/li>\n<li>A GC Workshop\u2019 including a Swing Trainer and Video Analysis to learn where to improve.<\/li>\n<li>\u2018It\u2019s not about the mallet\u2019 with former World Champion Stephen<br \/>\nMulliner, whether GC or AC, learn how to get that winning mentality.<\/li>\n<li>Tim King will run a \u2018GC Master Class\u2019 for aspiring A and B-Level tournament players.<\/li>\n<li>Short Croquet \u2013 AC for beginners \u2013 it\u2019s one of the easiest way to learn the game.<\/li>\n<li>An opportunity to attend a course by Stephen Custance-Baker, author of \u2018Every Shot Is Tactical\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>Everything from complete beginners to advanced in both GC and AC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For further information on all courses, please contact The Croquet Academy Secretary, Chrissie Merrington &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:courses@thecroquetacademy.com\">courses@thecroquetacademy.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"..\/files\/people\/carline_r.jpg\" height=\"90px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Richard Carline<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Croquet Academy Director<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The South East Croquet Federation created the Croquet Academy\u00a0at the Sussex County Croquet Club in Southwick in 2007 to provide a range of courses by qualified coaches for all levels [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8589","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southeastcroquetfederation.org.uk\/1674644977408\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southeastcroquetfederation.org.uk\/1674644977408\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southeastcroquetfederation.org.uk\/1674644977408\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southeastcroquetfederation.org.uk\/1674644977408\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southeastcroquetfederation.org.uk\/1674644977408\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8589"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/southeastcroquetfederation.org.uk\/1674644977408\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11489,"href":"https:\/\/southeastcroquetfederation.org.uk\/1674644977408\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8589\/revisions\/11489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southeastcroquetfederation.org.uk\/1674644977408\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}