The Coaches Corner is inspired by the writings of many, especially Ross Robinson, whose regular contributions to the sport and to the Mallet, Croquet Canada's regular members bulletin, are much appreciated.

• Shooting Hoops the Rhythm Method
        The most important shot in croquet is the one where a round ball proceeds through a very narrow rectangular hoop.
• Rules, Bits and Pieces
        The purpose of posing questions in The Mallet regarding the rules of croquet is to encourage thought and conversation.
• "Rushes Hurry Up And Practice!"
        Croquet's greatest players rarely stuff hoops. ...
• Beginner Level: The Golden Rule of Croquet
        "learn the rules, so that others may not do unto you."
• Intermediate Level: Deadness Rotation
        The understanding of deadness rotation can easily make the game of croquet more fun, and keep your opponent on the defensive.

This area contain articles and writings of many, often from the two Croquet Lists available on the internet. We thank the posters for their most valuable information.

• Aunt Emma is my Pal by Garth Eliassen
      Aunt Emma is usually the two-word fiend referred to as being unadventuresome in Association croque
• Windows-based Croquet Game by Peter Olsen
      An absolutely brilliant Windows-based croquet game available for download
• Body Movement by John Riches
      It seems to me that there are two different aspects to be considered with respect to the usefulness or otherwise of "body movement" ...
• Teaching Children Croquet by Kevin Carter
      My three sons all played croquet in our garden from the age of about seven. ...
• Shuffling Stubbies Practice Routines by Keith Aiton
      Place two balls a yard apart on the West boundary roughly level with hoop 1....
• Junior Croquet: Ricochet by John Riches
      I have taught croquet to many groups of school children from 12 years of age upward...

In this section of the learning centre, we have a number of image animations which require a javascript capable browser (Netscape 3 + or Explorer 4 + ). Each of the following links loads a number of images and allows you to pace through the pictures or display them in a loop - you vary the speed. A little fun on our site :-) Please wait for photos to load !

• The Full Roll (62k total of 6 images)
  
• The Full Roll 2 (84k total of 6 images)
  
• Various Grips (153k total of 8 images)
  
• Various Shots (59k total of 4 images)
  
• The Stop Shot (65k total of 6 images)