EVERY MONDAY NIGHT at 6PM from mid May to mid September we have "introductory clinics" with a championship level instructor at our courts in Central Park. Interested participants have permission to attend 2 of these clinics to get to understand the sport ...or brush up on your skills if you have played before ...with no obligation to join. Wear sneakers or other flat soled shoes to protect the greens. Novices are not required to wear our tradtional white clothing. No reservations are required - simply show up any Monday evening and introduce yourself to the instructors. They will take you from there. If you become interested in proceeding into membership you are required to attend 2 of these clinics so we can get to know you (and you can get to know US !). At the conclusion of your second night simply ask an instructor for a membership application to consider. If two visits leave you uncertain, we have a special fee-based non-membership category that will allow you to join us for an unlimited number of these Monday night training sessions without obligation. Following your membership approval you will be given access keys and information so you can use the facilities and equipment at your pleasure any day of the week ...except for special closing times for maintenance. Throughout the season we offer a wide variety of organized activities and competitions. But perhaps the most interesting aspect of membership is that you will have personal access to your own "backyard" in Central Park for leisurely fun, pick-up games with other members that drop by, practice and relaxed good times in one of the most extraordinary venues for croquet in America. The modern sport of competitive croquet had its beginnings at the New York Croquet Club in Central Park and we remain the largest and perhaps the most acclaimed club in the nation with many top players. Competitive croquet is an emerging sport with 3000 people nationwide, many more around the world, and our own American professional organization headquartered in West Palm Beach, FL - The United States Croquet Association. We enjoy meeting new people ...come give it a try!
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