Croquet

Croquet or Crocket or croquet is a precision sport in which the goal is to push as colored balls with hammer-shaped bats ( " Mallets " ) in a predetermined sequence through gates in the form of U- shaped bent wire hanger.

Association Croquet is the oldest international played discipline. The goal is to convey his two balls before your opponent to the goal peg ( " Peg "). Who happens to score, gets a shock result and can thus scan all of the other three balls back in the game. With the meeting of a ball ( " Roque " ) gets you two follow shots. First, it is applied to the ball and made ​​plays for the eponymous croquet stroke the cue ball ( " ball in the Hand "). After the episode breakdown occurs. The ball is usually played croquetierte in the direction of the next door, so you have a later starting point ( "Pioneer"). The winner is who first run through the rail.

In golf, croquet balls are alternately pushed. You play to the point of a particular gate. If the door happens all play on the next goal. The first player has a certain number of points is the winner.

From Grass Crocket the note played on the hard court Roque is to be distinguished. Both games have evolved from the popular in the 16th and 17th centuries Paille Maille, in which the wooden balls with a wooden hammer ( mallet ) were defeated. Croquet was very popular especially in the 19th century and was one of the typical pastime of the French middle class.

Crocket is played in different versions:

• On the one hand there are the organized sports association with festgefügtem, international rules, different disciplines, official championships and leagues, as well as precise information on space size and condition of the playing surface. This sport was already an Olympic sport in 1900, and the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Wimbledon also has the word " croquet " in its official name.
• On the other hand, there is the Wild Style or Extreme - Crocket. Here different courses are plugged in, the need to be overcome.

A related sport is the bicycle croquet, at which the specified course is to play through riding on the bike. Also, who also developed in France Swingolf is derived from Crocket. One played with teams variant of Croquets is the Japanese gate ball. At Cricket, however, there is no relationship.

Croquet in Germany

In 1998, the German Croquet Federation was founded, which so far (as of December 2012) have joined 10 clubs. There are 9 croquet courts in six states, which correspond to the international rules.

Since 1998 German Championships will be held in the Association and Golf Croquet annually.