Find a Coaching Course
If you are new to croquet, a nearby club will offer beginners' coaching.
The following Coaching Centres offer a wide range of coaching courses for players of all abilities and in all codes:
- The Croquet Academy at Southwick, West Sussex
- The Northern Croquet Academy at York
- The Chiltern Academy at High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
You can find details of their courses on their websites (linked above) and from the Fixtures Calendar (see below). There are separate lists below for Golf Croquet and Association Croquet (including Short Croquet) courses. The Fixtures Calendar display shows only courses remaining this season: for a fuller picture click on 'Display options: Choose Year' and select one to show the full list of courses at the three Academies for that year.
The Budleigh Croquet College at Budleigh Salterton, Devon offers a range of courses for players within the SW Federation. Some other Federations and clubs also offer some coaching courses open to others in the area: check with your Federation Coaching Officer to see whether there is anything in your locality.
Association Croquet Coaching Courses in the Fixtures
Calendar
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Listing start date: 24 Apr.
Only future fixtures are shown. Use Choose Year to see a year's calendar.
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| Date | Organisers/Venue | S |
Fixture | Type |
Alloc. | Close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2TBA | The Academy | 050 |
 On-Demand Coaching Sessions (Ref:OTH2) |
CO | ||
| 3TBA | Chiltern Academy @ Eynsham | 020 |
Become a Grade 1 Coach Course |
CQC 2ev | ||
| 4 | ||||||
| 525 Apr | Chiltern Academy @ High Wycombe | 050 |
Master the Foundations of AC |
CA | 2026-04-1818 Apr | |
| 625-26 Apr | Northern Academy | 050 |
Become a Croquet England Club-Level Coach |
CTC | 2026-04-0404 Apr | |
| 7 | ||||||
| 828 Apr | Northern Academy | 050 |
More Winning Ways in AC (1) |
CA H:8–16 1wd | 2026-04-1414 Apr | |
| 929 Apr | Northern Academy | 050 |
More Winning Ways in AC (2) |
CA H:8–16 1wd | 2026-04-1515 Apr | |
| 1029 Apr | Chiltern Academy @ Surbiton | 050 |
A Clinic with the Swing Doctor! |
CO 6ev 1wd | 2026-04-2222 Apr | |
| 1130 Apr | Northern Academy | 050 |
One-to-One Coaching with Dave Kibble |
CO 1wd | 2026-04-1616 Apr | |
| 123 May | TBA | 050 |
National Croquet Day |
CO | ||
| 13 | ||||||
| 145 May | Northern Academy | 050 |
Getting Going in AC |
CA 1wd | 2026-04-2828 Apr | |
| 15 | ||||||
| 1613 May | Northern Academy | 050 |
Breaks and Bisques |
CA H:24- 1wd | 2026-04-2929 Apr | |
| 1716 May | Chiltern Academy @ High Wycombe | 050 |
AC - Build Better Breaks Course |
CA H:11–18 | 2026-05-0909 May | |
| 18 | ||||||
| 1919 May | Chiltern Academy @ High Wycombe | 050 |
A Clinic with the Swing Doctor! |
CO 6ev 1wd | 2026-05-1212 May | |
| 2020 May | Northern Academy | 050 |
Croquet for Fun! |
CO 1wd | 2026-05-0606 May | |
| 21 | ||||||
| 223-4 Aug | Cheltenham | 050 |
High-Bisquers' (AC) Tournament |
CA H:14+ 2wd | 2026-06-0807 Jun | 2026-07-2727 Jul |
| 236 Aug | The Academy | 050 |
AC Supervised High-Bisque Tournament (Ref:AC5) |
CA H:14+ 1wd | ||
Golf Croquet Coaching Courses in the Fixtures Calendar
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Help: Listing start date: 24 Apr.
Only future fixtures are shown. Use Choose Year to see a year's calendar.
View Map.
| Date | Organisers/Venue | S |
Fixture | Type |
Alloc. | Close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2TBA | The Academy | 050 |
On-Demand Coaching Sessions (Ref:OTH2) |
CO | ||
| 3TBA | Chiltern Academy @ Eynsham | 020 |
Become a Grade 1 Coach Course |
CQC 2ev | ||
| 4 | ||||||
| 525-26 Apr | Northern Academy | 050 |
Become a Croquet England Club-Level Coach |
CTC | 2026-04-0404 Apr | |
| 6 | ||||||
| 729 Apr | Chiltern Academy @ Surbiton | 050 |
A Clinic with the Swing Doctor! |
CO 6ev 1wd | 2026-04-2222 Apr | |
| 830 Apr | The Academy | 050 |
GC C-Level Module 2 - Coached Games. Make Better Tactical Decisions (Ref:GC6) |
CG G:7–10 1wd | ||
| 930 Apr | Northern Academy | 050 |
One-to-One Coaching with Dave Kibble |
CO 1wd | 2026-04-1616 Apr | |
| 103 May | Chiltern Academy @ Eynsham | 050 |
GC - How to Improve From D to C-Level |
CG G:10+ | 2026-04-2525 Apr | |
| 113 May | TBA | 050 |
National Croquet Day |
CO | ||
| 12 | ||||||
| 135 May | The Academy | 050 |
GC Workshop 2 (Ref:GCWK2) |
CG G:3–10 1wd | ||
| 147 May | The Academy | 050 |
GC Master Class with Stephen Mulliner (Ref:GC7) |
CG G:5- 1wd | ||
| 15 | ||||||
| 1613 May | Chiltern Academy @ Eynsham | 050 |
GC - Become a Referee Blended Learning 1-Day Course |
CRG 3ev 1wd | 2026-04-0101 Apr | |
| 1716 May | Northern Academy | 050 |
Classic Golf Croquet Skills and Tactics |
CG G:10+ | 2026-05-0202 May | |
| 1817 May | Northern Academy | 050 |
Golf Croquet Skills and Tactics in Practice |
CG G:10+ | 2026-05-0303 May | |
| 19 | ||||||
| 2019 May | Chiltern Academy @ High Wycombe | 050 |
A Clinic with the Swing Doctor! |
CO 6ev 1wd | 2026-05-1212 May | |
| 2120 May | Northern Academy | 050 |
Croquet for Fun! |
CO 1wd | 2026-05-0606 May | |
| 22 | ||||||
| 233 Jun | Northern Academy | 050 |
Become a Croquet England GC Referee |
CRG 1wd | 2026-04-2222 Apr | |
| 245 Jun | Chiltern Academy @ Eynsham | 050 |
GC - Improve Your Game - A Workshop for B-Level Players |
CG G:4–8 1wd | 2026-05-3030 May | |
| 25 | ||||||
| 2618 Jul | Chiltern Academy @ Watford | 050 |
GC - Improver Workshop |
CG G:7–10 | 2026-07-1111 Jul | |
| 27 | ||||||
| 285-6 Sep | Northampton | 050 |
IPDG GC Elite and Development Squad Mentored Match Weekend |
CG | ||
For more information contact the office or your local club or Federation.
