About Croquet England

It is planned that Croquet England will take over from the Croquet Association as the National Governing Body of Croquet in England. The National Governing Body is responsible for promoting, regulating and co-ordinating all forms of the game in this area. There are separate Governing Bodies for Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Croquet England is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation funded through club and tournament levies, individual subscriptions, and donations. The vast majority of its activities are conducted by volunteers.

The role of the National Governing body remains the same with the transition to Croquet England..

It works with its Member Clubs and the nine regional Federations to support Croquet at all levels. This support covers games played in gardens and local play at clubs, through regional and national tournaments to international tournaments and matches. Typically the Federations organise Club Leagues, Tournaments (mostly club team ones) and Coaching. Several Federations have their own dedicated Academies to organise coaching, others run courses on a more ad-hoc basis.

We have more than 6,000 members and you can become one, either directly as an individual or automatically by joining a Member Club.

Establishing Croquet England

What We Do

We govern the sport in England by

Developing the Laws of Croquet in collaboration with the World Croquet Federation
Training and approving referees
Setting training standards and appointing Training Academies
Recognising contribution and achievement at both club and member level

We support Member Clubs by

Providing grants, loans and other practical assistance for new, developing and established clubs
Providing Public Liability and Professional Indemnity Insurance for all member clubs
Publishing information to assist coaches, managers, groundsmen, and all aspects of club management
Promoting media coverage for the game

We support players by

Publishing the Croquet Gazette, our bi-monthly magazine
Developing and maintaining our website
Training and approving a national network of coaches for all playing abilities
Publishing equipment, training and tactical information
Developing and supporting aspiring international players
Running award schemes to encourage enterprising play and recognise the most improved players

We promote competition by

Co-ordinating and publishing the national tournament calendar
Organising championship events and national inter-club competitions
Working with the World Croquet Federation in scheduling International events and supporting their organisation by our clubs
Selecting and supporting national teams and assisting players representing us at home and abroad
Supervising the handicapping and player ranking systems

As a sport run almost entirely by volunteers, Croquet England is always looking for people to help at the club, federation and national level. If you can help out in any way please contact your local club or us directly.

10 Things You Might Not Know About Croquet England

1

Awarding club development grants

In the last 10 years we have awarded grants totalling nearly £200,000 to 80 member clubs and interest-free loans of more than £28,000 to 15 clubs. This support is often crucial for clubs to obtain funding from other sources.

2

Supporting Croquet Clubs

In the last eight years, 48 new clubs have benefited from our financial and practical help.

3

Maintaining a development programme

In the last 10 years the income from well over £1 million of our Shop sales to the public and £40,000 from sponsors has been used by us to expand our development programme.