Coaching for beginners, improvers and beyond is always available. Please contact our lead coach, Adam Moliver, to arrange.
AC - Tuesday mornings, Sarah Hayes 9:30 (10:00 Oct-Mar) for AC IMPROVERS who have completed introductory lessons; 11:00 for more advanced AC players. Check with Sarah first.
GC - Andrew Cowing will arrange open sessions (pods) for lower handicaps.
Sessions for higher handicaps will be arranged according to demand.
NOT COACHING but...
- AC social/roll-ups are on Tuesday afternoons and Saturday mornings.
- GC social/roll-ups are on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings.
Weather permitting, sessions are all year-round. No need to book, just turn up. Play is usually doubles and “off card”. Come along, it’s only a game!
COACHES
AC Grade 3 Gold - Triples
- Sarah Hayes
AC Grade 2 Silver
- Klim Seabright
AC Grade 1 Bronze - Improvers/3 and 4 ball breaks
- Ivor Brand (not currently available)
- Peter Francis
- Adam Moliver (lead coach)
- Andy Smith
- Darryl Whitehead
GC Grade 2 Silver
- Andrew Cowing
- Klim Seabright
GC Grade 1
- Edwin Bone
- Darryl Whitehead
- Naomi Whitehead
Club coach
- Peter Petrie
- Nick Saxton (not currently available)
- Peter Stone
- Gerald Wynn
Good online resources include:
https://www.croquetengland.org.uk/
http://oxfordcroquet.com (AC)
https://croquetdev.com/intro.html
https://clarkecroquet.com/
https://www.croquet.org.uk/?p=games/coaching/resources/gcTacticsDecisions (GC)
http://www.croquetwest.org.au/?p=7319 (GC)
Handicappers
AC
National Handicappers: Sarah Hayes, Adam Moliver, Klim Seabright
Club Handicappers: Alwen Bowker, Sarah Hayes, Adam Moliver, Peter Petrie, Nick Saxton, Klim Seabright, Darryl Whitehead
GC
National Handicappers: Andrew Cowing, Klim Seabright
Club Handicappers: Alwen Bowker, Andrew Cowing, Adam Moliver, Peter Petrie, Klim Seabright, Darryl Whitehead, Naomi Whitehead

In preparation for writing a piece about a new experience, University of Gloucestershire journalism students visited Cheltenham Croquet Club to get their first taste of the game from our highly experienced and knowledgeable coaching team.