More than one hundred primary and secondary students are getting the opportunity to try a new game at Warrnambool City Croquet Club this week.
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The club has developed a shorter version of croquet to attract newcomers to the sport.
Fast five games are designed to take just 20 minutes which is much less than traditional association croquet which consists of 26 hoops and takes two hours and 15 minutes.
Players can hit through a hoop from either direction rather from just one in a twist to traditional rules.
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Fast five coordinator John Pattison is welcoming anyone to try the format.
The goal is to get new schools and community groups involved.
"We want to be inclusive in this game, it's not a well-known sport in town but this new version of it could be quite good for Christmas parties, social get-togethers and families," he said.
Pattison explained fast five had received support from Warrnambool City Council.
"They've put in $4,700 to help with the publicity and getting the word out into the community, it's been very helpful," he said.
Pattison said the council also helped get the ball rolling on the short-form idea.
"The council was the initiator of it because they said 'if you can find a game that is a derivative of an existing game, we'll look at it'," Pattison said.
"So we put in a submission (in August) and they were gracious enough to give us the money to promote it."
While it was the first time school students got to try fast five, it's not unusual for schools to head to the Cramer Street facility.
"A lot of schools use it for their social development program, they come in and use it as part of their curriculum," Pattison said.
WCCC had its fast five opening day on Sunday and had some new faces to the session.
"We had some international students come along which was great," Pattison said.
He added the club was also looking to draw in holiday-makers this summer.
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