Croquet

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striker

Sports; Croquet

The player who is taking their turn. Turns in croquet are decided on by the color of the balls: blue, black, red and yellow.

stroke

Sports; Croquet

The motion of the mallet starting with the backstroke and ending with the follow-through. A stroke is counted if the ball is hit or not.

aiming point

Sports; Croquet

When a player wants to send two balls in two different directions, they will aim the ball they are playing at a point that will determine the direction of the balls they are hitting.

all-around break

Sports; Croquet

When a player is able to go through all of the wickets in one turn.

angle of divergence

Sports; Croquet

The angle that balls will move away from each other when they collide with each other.

ball in hand

Sports; Croquet

Refers to a ball that must be picked up and moved. This might occur before taking a croquet stroke or if the ball has gone out of bounds.

On each end of a croquet court are two unmarked lines about 1 yard in from the boundary line. These lines are about 12 yards in length and are where the game starts. A Croquet court is 28 yards wide ...