Now available: three USCA 6 Wicket Croquet Strategy Books by Bob Kroeger and Ted Prentis. These books on CD-ROM or HARDCOPY are for Beginners (handicaps 10 and above), Intermediates (6-9) and Advanced (5 and below), delivered to the consumer as PDF documents. The end user downloads Adobe Acrobat Reader from the Internet (available for both PC and Mac), opens the PDF document and is then is able to read the books on the computer. (OR, FAR PREFERABLY, PRINT THEM YOURSELF ON A COLOR INKJET PRINTER.) If you don't want to worry about all this computer stuff you can PURCHASE THE BOOKS HARDCOPY (pricing for hardcopy available by contacting the USCA office). The CDs feature several pages of text and court diagrams with THE BALLS IN COLOR rather than the normal black/shaded balls with initials. This makes viewing and understanding the diagrams easy. Each CD-ROM costs $29.95 (one has BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE and the other has ADVANCED). You can also purchase one CD-ROM that has all three books for $39.95. There is a shipping and handling charge, and Florida residents must add 6 1/2% sales tax.

Please contact Diane Weir at the USCA office for details:
561-478-0760 by phone or usca@msn.com.

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Everything the beginning croquet player needs to get started in a 2 1/2 hour double tape set. America's most popular and experienced croquet coaches (Ted Prentis and Bob Kroeger) combine forces to take you right from the beginning steps - direction of play and use of the deadness board - step-by-step through each of the croquet shots. The tape ends with a brief introduction to strategy. This tape is a MUST for players new to USCA croquet.

This double tape set includes 3 1/2 hours of croquet strategy explained by the best American coaches in the game. If you need to know the where, when and how of croquet strategy, this video is for you. These MOST WANTED videos are designed to follow the EXCELLENT set.

This one hour forty minute video focuses in depth on the common problems aspiring players face - especially those dealing with "deadness", its consequences, and how to avoid it; problems at the first and second wickets; when and how to attack; three-and four-ball break play; deadness rotation issues; and end game tactics.

This newest hour-long video, designed for all levels, poses thought-provoking croquet situations, then goes to freeze frame for a few seconds to allow the viewer to make a determination about the best solution. When action resumes, Bob and Ted explain and demonstrate their own professional opinion.

A former national champion, Dr. Mabee knows everything there is to know about croquet greens, from every angle, from court construction of various types through long-term maintenance. This is the definitive manual and reference book on croquet courts.

This is the best available presentation of the sport of croquet as played at USCA clubs, covering everything the beginning player needs to know, including the sport's history, customs, and etiquette. Sections on tactics, strategy and shot-making are clearly and well illustrated.

Volume I

Getting Started

Volume II

Organizing for Success

Volume III

Producing Programs and Events that Work

Organized for easy reading and reference, these volumes constitute a comprehensive guide to all the information local club organizers need in order to start and maintain a croquet club or facility.

The book details the International (or "Association") rules for 6-wicket croquet which govern the sport as most often played in countries other than the U.S. and Canada.

Croquet players share their tried-and-true recipes for courtside lunching and munching. You're unlikely to find this novel and practical coobook for al fresco dining anywhere else but here.

Published six times a year, the Calendar has a small subscription base limited mostly to USCA tournament players. Billing itself as "The Croquet Player's Journal," it features the most complete listing available of upcoming tournaments and tournament results, as well as lively and often controversial articles on the USCA and current issues and personalities in the sport. Subscription is $35/year domestic. Contact editor Garth Eliassen at The National Croquet Calendar, P.O. Box 208, Monmouth, OR 97361, telephone 503-838-5697.

The USCA's basic text on the full variety of croquet strokes, including stance, grips, swngle-ball strokes, rushes, take-offs, full- and half-rolls, and more, with practice drills and exercises, illustrated. This manual is intended for use with the heavier, professional level of mallets and balls used at USCA clubs and sports facilities.

The 2001 edition deals mostly with the USCA 6-Wicket American Rules game, but also includes new Advanced Tournament Rules for 9-Wicket Croquet as well as basic and advanced rules for Golf Croquet.

Published four times a year, this official newsletter of the USCA is mailed to all members, included in the annual cost of membership. Also included in your membership are the OFFICIAL USCA RULES, the USCA CROQUET DIRECTORY, and other communications on tournaments and membership affairs. "At large" membership is available directly through the USCA for $50 for individuals or $75 for couples. (The USCA membership, when taken through a USCA club, is available for a somewhat lower cost, and is often included in club membership dues.)