Croquet is a gentle sport that combines strategy and physical skill. We exist to promote it at all levels in the university - whether you want a quiet afternoon game in the company of friends and a jug of Pimm's or the challenge of competition play.
Nevertheless be under no illusions at the higher reaches of the sport it can be mentally exhausting and psychologically brutal. Our favoured competitive game is Association Croquet played under Advanced Rules. This is the format for the Annual Varsity Match played at the Hurlingham Club.
We can accommodate all abilities from Absolute Beginner to Experienced Player and we're happy to provide basic training - strength, sex, age and, to some extent, skill don't matter in this game - so come along and give it a go!
In case you wonder about our name, Croquet comes in two flavours: Association and Golf. It is the former code that is played in the Varsity Match and which is the technically more complex. Golf Croquet has grown greatly in popularity and is encouraged at Cambridge but we want keen players to try their hand at Association play. Use of the initials 'CUACC' also avoids any confusion with those venerable institutions the Cambridge University Cycling Club and the Cambridge University Cricket Club, not to mention Cambridge University Canoeing, Caving, Curling ... etc.
Nevertheless be under no illusions at the higher reaches of the sport it can be mentally exhausting and psychologically brutal. Our favoured competitive game is Association Croquet played under Advanced Rules. This is the format for the Annual Varsity Match played at the Hurlingham Club.
We can accommodate all abilities from Absolute Beginner to Experienced Player and we're happy to provide basic training - strength, sex, age and, to some extent, skill don't matter in this game - so come along and give it a go!
In case you wonder about our name, Croquet comes in two flavours: Association and Golf. It is the former code that is played in the Varsity Match and which is the technically more complex. Golf Croquet has grown greatly in popularity and is encouraged at Cambridge but we want keen players to try their hand at Association play. Use of the initials 'CUACC' also avoids any confusion with those venerable institutions the Cambridge University Cycling Club and the Cambridge University Cricket Club, not to mention Cambridge University Canoeing, Caving, Curling ... etc.
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