Croquet and is the game most recreational players in those countries call simply "croquet". In this version of croquet there are nine wickets, two stakes, and up to six balls. The course is arranged in a double-diamond pattern, with one stake at each end of the course. Players start at one stake, navigate one side of the double diamond, hit the turning stake, then navigate the opposite side of the double diamond and hit the starting stake to end. If playing individually ("Cutthroat"), the first player to stake out is the winner. In partnership play, all members of a team must
Hoops (band) Hoops (band) Hoops are an American indie pop band from Bloomington, Indiana. Hoops began as a solo project for musician Drew Auscherman. In December 2011, this first version of Hoops debuted with the song "Commercial", followed by a dual-song release called "Avian Way" later in the month. Auscherman recruited the rest of the band members in 2011 while they were all juniors in high school, however, they had all been friends since sixth grade. After Auscherman's solo Hoops releases of "Rosie's Garden" (2012) and the full-length "Little Pleasures" (2014), the full-band Hoops released their first tape titled "Tape #1" in