We've waited quite some time, but the results of the 2015 USCA Grand Prix have not been made public. So, this poll which ran in January last year has been delayed. The USCA traditionally announces their Player of the Year based on the winner of the Grand Prix. This Croquet Network poll is intended to provide a people's US player of the year choice. The nominees are based on the following:
Read MoreMorning Coffee: 9W Nationals to Denver
It was a big week in US croquet as David Maloof repeated as USCA AC National Champion and the USCA announced the site and dates for the 2016 USCA 9 Wicket National Championship. The event will be held in Denver, Colorado, June 16-19, 2016. Links for additional info on the AC Nationals results and 9W Nationals are provided below.
Read MoreUS AC Nationals Final Four
RANCHO MIRAGE, CA -- The USCA National Association Rules Championship has narrowed down to Stuart Lawrence, Doug Grimsley, Brian Cumming and David Maloof. The quarterfinal action had Stuart Lawrence over Mike Todorovich 26tp-0, 26-18. Doug Grimsley took out Jim Hanks 26-0, 26tp-10. Brian Cumming worked past Paul Bennett 26tp-9, 0-26tp, 26-23, while David Maloof beat Sherif Abdelwahab 26tp-0, 26-18.
Read MoreMorgan Takes Grand Prix Lead
An updated look at the 2016 USCA Grand Prix shows that Stephen Morgan has jumped to the front of the pack:
Video: USCA Croquet School
A closer look at the USCA Croquet School program offered at the National Croquet Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Read MoreMorning Coffee: US AC Nationals Rolls Out
The USCA Association Rules National Championships is underway at Mission Hills Croquet Club in Rancho Mirage, California. The event started yesterday and runs through Saturday, March 5, 2016. The participating player list is to the right and you can follow the tournament at croquetscores.com/2016/ac/usca-national-championship.
Read More2016 Croquet Mallet Directory
Congratulations to RPM Mallets for repeating as our top vote getter in the Annual Croquet Mallet Poll. As a follow-up to the poll, here is a the full listing of manufacturers receiving votes along with additional details as available. For manufacturers out there missing details, please contact Croquet Network and details will be updated.
Read MoreMorning Coffee: USCA's March Madness
Checking in on the big stories for the week ...
2016 AC WORLDS: The website for the 2016 WCF AC World Championship is available at:
http://2016wcfworldchampionship.com/
USCA AGM IN MARCH: The 2016 USCA Annual General Meeting, which will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday March 19, 2016 at the National Croquet Center. A summery of the minutes of last year’s meeting is also included.
2016 Most Popular Croquet YouTube Channels
Since posting this ranking for 2015, there have been some changes in the landscape. First off, YouTube is allowing channels to hide their total view count and several channels from last year's list have obscured that count. I'm not sure why, but the remedy for 2016 is to rank the channels by subscribers.
Read MoreMorning Coffee: 2016 US Solomon Team
The 2016 Solomon Trophy, pitting the United States against Great Britain in Association Croquet, will be held on June 29-July 1, 2016, at the Bowdon Croquet Club in Manchester, England, United Kingdom. The US team is as follows:
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