The Croquet Association

The Croquet Association (CA) is the national governing body for the sport of Croquet (including both Association Croquet and Golf Croquet) in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, and is responsible for promoting and regulating the game in those areas.

The CA is a non-profit-making organisation, funded through club levies, individual subscriptions, and donations; most of its accomplishments are through voluntary effort. It works in aspects of the game that need national co-ordination, in particular it:

Leads the development of a playing infrastructure
- Provides grants, loans and other practical assistance for new and developing clubs
- Arranges Group Public Liability Insurance for all its Member Clubs
- Publishes booklets and other material to assist players, coaches, managers, groundsmen, etc., with croquet-related activities
Publicises the game in its various formats
- Promotes press coverage for the game
- Publishes the Croquet Gazette and the CA website
Maintains the laws of the game
- Maintains and develops the laws of the game; liaises with the international laws body
- Trains and examines referees
Operates a national handicap and ranking system
- Supervises the handicap and ranking systems
Develops and controls a national coaching system
Organises national tournaments and championships and co-ordinates events run by member clubs
- Publishes the national tournament calendar
- Organises championship events and national inter-club competitions
Selects and supports national representative teams
- Selects and assists players representing the CA at home and abroad

More details

The buttons to the left link to pages that describe more fully the aims, structure and operation of the CA.

Click here if you are interested in joining the CA.

Click here for contact information.

Click here for information on lawn and equipment hire fees.

If you cannot find the information you want about the sport of croquet on this web site, our Secretary has many free leaflets and publications, which he will be pleased to send you, so please get in touch.