	{"id":17763,"date":"2018-11-07T13:59:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T02:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=17763"},"modified":"2018-11-08T06:46:11","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T19:46:11","slug":"croquet-association-turns-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/sport\/croquet-association-turns-100\/","title":{"rendered":"Croquet association turns 100"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CROQUET, a mallet sport, played throughout the Ballarat District Croquet Association\u2019s five clubs over the past 100 years is being celebrated this month.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1918 to the present day the game of croquet, who plays and how, where the clubs are located and the benefits it provides to the community has changed.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cartful\u201d game of croquet continues and clubs encourage proponents of active and healthy lifestyles to participate.<\/p>\n<p>Croquet, now played in the original Association format requires strategic thinking, precise ball manoeuvres and practiced mallet skills, and golf croquet, a gentler and relatively recent game variant remain popular.<\/p>\n<p>Men and women throughout their lifespan enjoy the sport both socially and competitively.<\/p>\n<p>The B&amp;DCA is proud to have two of the top players in the world, both in their 20s as club members.<\/p>\n<p>Better facilities, modern equipment, balls are used worldwide and improved rules to guide players enhance the quality of the game today.<\/p>\n<p>Ararat Alexandra, Ballarat Alexandra, Ballarat Western, and Beaufort Croquet Clubs have welcomed new members throughout their history to learn the game and continue playing competitions and socially regularly.<\/p>\n<p>With the new season underway, it is time to celebrate 100 years of the croquet, progress to more structured formats, dedicated lawns, modern equipment, a wide range of clubs to choose from and many locations visit to enjoy games of croquet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CROQUET, a mallet sport, played throughout the Ballarat District Croquet Association\u2019s five clubs over the past 100 years is being celebrated this month. 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