Interesting news out of the gate. It appears the USCA now has
Read MoreCroquet On Facebook (March 2011)
Most popular croquet groups on Facebook for March 2011:
Rank / Group / Likes / Last Month
01. I'm not posh, just jolly good at croquet - 58,247 (1)
02. Croquet (Wikipedia) - 7,751 (2)
Mallethead: 10 Ways Croquet is Just Like March Madness
To celebrate the month of madness for college basketball, here's your list of ways that croquet and hoops are pretty much the same.
1. Both games are played on courts.
2. In both sports, it's all about scoring hoops.
Morning Coffee: Martin French Interview and USCA Planning
Visit the StoreCroquet World Online has an in-depth interview with WCF Secretary General Martin French that is required reading for croquet fans --
http://croquetworld.com/News/french.asp
And CWO's Bob Alman has the best rundown of the USCA Planning Meeting posted in his American Forum. Look under The Meetings and the Gossip. An excerpt --
The headline from the Annual Meeting on Friday is: THE USCA MEMBERSHIP GREW
Update After USCA Meetings
I've just returned from four days in West Palm Beach, Florida where I participated in the Annual USCA Planning Meetings at the National Croquet Center. It kicked off on Friday night, with the 2010 awards ceremony, where I am thrilled to announce that Croquet Network was given the USCA's Media Coverage award.
Read MoreCroquet Website Rankings (February 2011)
U.S. web traffic for the main croquet websites slowed quite a bit for February according to compete.com. This comes as no surprise as for most of the country February represents the peak of the offseason. Already Croquet Network is seeing a boost for March as the weather starts to warm up and malletheads across the nation dream of green grass and the clicking of mallets.
Read MoreMorning Coffee: WCF News Machine, ACA Championships and NZ Results
Visit StoreStill adjusting to the time change, so we shifted the MC one day. Enjoy the news ...
From 38 entries, eight wildcards have been chosen for the 2011 WCF World GC Championship to be held in London, England in July. The wildcards are --
Howard Cheyne, ENG
Marcus Evans, ENG
Ian Lines, ENG
New Product: Official Croquet License Plates
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For the Sport
Croquet Network is pleased to announce that the store is now selling aluminum croquet-themed license plates through the Cafepress vendor.
You can browse the full line of Croquet Network products here.
The new license plates are available for the following popular Croquet Network artwork:
Croquet Search Trends (February 2011)
Here are the hottest trending keywords to hit croquetnetwork.com in February:
01. croquet network
02. jane beharriel
03. palm beach golf croquet invitational, february
04. wii croquet
05. 2011 int'l polo club invitational, croquet
Morning Coffee: USCA Grand Prix, NZ Earthquake Donation and MCA News
CQNet StoreThe Croquet New Zealand website has a page available for people that would like to donate to the Canterbury Croquet Clubs for repairs needed from the February 22 earthquake that hit Christchurch, New Zealand. The page has several photos that show the damage to the courts and clubs --
http://www.croquet.org.nz/?id=293&entityType=HTML
The 2011 USCA Grand Prix is underway and Johnny Mitchell has an early lead. Top 10 listed below or