Behind all this, the club’s AC organisa7on has inclusive AC mix‐in sessions so newer players can develop once they know how to play a'er they have been through the ini7al programme. Addi7onally there are events for less experienced players in the internal AC compe77on programme, so there is a pathway for newer players to develop. Our experience has been • The propor7on of poten7al new players that become regular players can be 50 per cent or less – people won’t know if they like the game un7l they have tried it. We obviously don’t expect anyone to take up the AC game if they don’t get a buzz from it • Those that do become regular players however tend to be hooked on it. Recent results 2023‐2024 – 2 new players playing regularly out of 2 courses of 4 2024‐2025 – 3 new players playing Here is an example of one of our players making good progress on working on the half‐roll croquet shot. We have found that if well planned, this programme can be run quite efficiently and is a good way of ge9ng players going. So far so good! Paul Franklin is the AC manager at PCCC He is a CqE club level coach and is also an experienced rowing coach. BUILDING UP AC CONTINUED
CROQUET LEICESTER SHARES THE FUN Virginia Hart, Croquet Leicester
Croquet Leicester played its annual 'Hedgehogs & Flamingos' doubles tournament on a scorching day in June. Six teams donned fancy dress to enjoy a day of golf croquet with the 'clowns' claiming victory ‐ and the 'hippies' voted 'best dressed'.
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