Morning Coffee: MacRobertson Website, Midwest Regional VP, Clothing Line

March 15, 2010

Get ready for the August MacRobertson Shield competition by checking out the official MacRobertson Shield website. The website contains the full schedule for the event, information on the venues and teams. It also has a commentary section that suggests it will provide updates on the event. Thirteen additional countries are expected to participate in Tiers 2, 3 and 4 of the expanded event.

Kansas City's Matt Griffith won the election for VP of the USCA's midwest region over John Dill from Dallas, Texas.

Robert V. Salinas has introduced a line of croquet clothing. It looks to be nice quality, but I'm not sure about the golf style stance in the main logo. Probably a notch better than the "croquet" shirts offered by Duncan Quinn.

Croquet Video: Narooma Croquet Club Part I

March 12, 2010

Compelling audio interviews set to photos paints a good picture of this Narooma, NSW, Australia croquet club.

Croquet Search Trends (February 2010)

March 10, 2010

Here is the February list for hottest trending croquet keywords that hit CroquetNetwork.com last month:

01. Wii Croquet
02. Mar-A-Lago Croquet Tournament

Morning Coffee: WCF in Motion, Mohammad and Friends, Sandy Bob

March 8, 2010

The WCF has a few innovative proposals under consideration. The first is an over-50 golf croquet championship to be held in Cairo this coming October. The second is a brief mention of a women's association championship.

Croquet Video: Rothman Doubles Run

March 5, 2010

Video of Ben Rothman running a break during the 2009 USCA doubles final.

March Croquet Poll: What Should Golf Croquet Be Called?

March 3, 2010

You can may a good case that "golf croquet" isn't really the right name for that variation. Here's your chance to sound off on what it should be called. Poll is located on the sidebar of the website.

Morning Coffee: MCA Schedule, Polo Photos, Ballenger in the Press

March 1, 2010

The Missouri Croquet Association announced their official 2010 schedule last month. The MCA has eight events on tap with a final date still to be determined for the Midwest Open in July. There is also discussion about adding a Fourth of July golf croquet tournament at Kactus Creek Croquet Club in Parkville, Missouri. Schedule follows:

May 15 -- Lee's Summit Croquet Tournament (Cutthroat 9 Wicket)
May 29,30,31 -- Kactus Creek Croquet Tournament (6 Wicket-US Championship, 1st flight singles)
June 26 -- Pelican Ridge Croquet Tournament (Cutthroat 9 Wicket-Singles/Doubles)
July -- Midwest Open Croquet Tournament (Cutthroat 9 Wicket-Singles/Doubles)

Upcoming Tournaments / March-April 2010

February 28, 2010

MARCH 2010

Mar 02-06 / Mission Hills Invitational / Rancho Mirage, CA
Ben Rothman / croquetpro@gmail.com

Mar 04–07 / Charles P. Steuber Invitational / West Palm Beach, FL
Archie Peck / 561-818-6039 / archiepeck@aol.com

Mar 12–14 / Boca Grande Invitational / Boca Grande, FL
Blaine Davis / 941-964-1092 / blainedavis@att.net

Croquet Video: Golf Croquet Highlights

February 26, 2010

This video by Sherif Abdelwahab is probably the best croquet highlight video out there.

February Croquet Links: MCA, Welsh Croquet Association & Waimarie

February 25, 2010

Missouri Croquet Association -- This is actually an old link, but the site has been redesigned and in the spirit of full disclosure, I did the redesign. I wanted to highlight it because I believe this is the model for all club sites. And that is not necessarily from a aesthetic standpoint, but more from the functionality. The news module is featured right on the front page, so if the club is diligent about posting announcements and results (which is super easy by the way) the site always looks active.