Posted by steve (indirectly) Polo School and Arena re-open April 20th. Thanks to Sandy, both USD and UCSD will be offering a recreational polo class at the San Diego arena. San Diego will again host their traditional open arena tournaments Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day Eldorado Polo Club - Alex Jacoy, General Manager Open House at the Eldorado Polo Club all-FREE. Stabling - Need to bring your hay, water buckets and hoses Jackson Hold Horse Emporium and Eldorado Polo Club always host the year-end tournament and we are inviting everyone to come and play polo April 20 and 21. Again, no charge. The games will be set up according to expertise. Bring your own team or we'll put you on a team. We want you to see our club and have fun. Proposed Rule Change for Rule 8 - from Russ Sheldon to Tom Goodspeed, USPA Arena Committee Chairman RULE 8--STARTING OF GAME AND PERIODS Los Banditos Polo Club - Needs to submit a completed application and 3 current paid members. Oakfield Farm Polo Club - Needs 1 more current paid player. Pacific Coast Polo Club - Needs 1 more current paid player. Greyhawk Polo Club - owes 2000 dues - $300 Silicon Valley Polo Club - owes $100 club dues from 2001. * * END * *
on 4/3/2002, 8:51 am
Poway Polo is going strong in San Diego/Southern California.
We presently have twenty-one (21) active members of which Ten (13) are USPA members and will be submitting four (4) student applications within the next two weeks.
Poway Polo has a PTF sanctioned Youth Program, that is encouraging new young players to take up the sport of Polo, resulting in three new members in 2001 and two in 2002.
We have held two clinics for new first time players, three more are scheduled for this summer & fall.
Poway schedules new player teaching lessons on Thursday, 6:30 to 7:30 and club chukkas at 7:30 with guest players welcome.
Polo weekends are spent either hosting Arena Tournaments or traveling and playing in other club tournaments.
Poway is proud of our Interscholastic 2001 National and 2002 Western Regional Championship Team
Poway is considering hosting a USPA Arena Tournament either National or Circuit but not decided yet what level to host.
Poway Polo Players participate in both Grass and Arena Tournaments at Eldorado, San Diego, Santa Barbara, California, Playa Grande and Lakeside Polo Clubs
Poway Players Grass ratings range from B to 2 goals and Arena ratings range from B to 6 goals
Poway USPA members plan on attending the USPA Sponsored Umpire Clinic this spring and hope to have several Arena Certified Umpires by the end of the year.
Poway Players have donated two horses to USPA California Poly Polo Club, San Luis Obispo
Poway Polo invites each club to send an Arena Team to the Poway Tournaments on 4/6, 5/12, 6/16, 7/14, 10/13, 11/2-3, we look forward to seeing you in Poway.
San Diego Polo Club - Tom Goodspeed, Delegate
Polo School 12 year reunion/Blanca retirement party in the planning stages for later this Spring.
June 9th is Open Day for summer polo. The Club is offering 0-4 goal and 6-8 goal for June-August
I have negotiated to have polo at the Del mar Fairgrounds on June 27th, a Thursday. I am again inviting all of Southern California's arena programs to come play and promote their schools. I have the arena for the entire day. I will follow my usual format. Juniors, Women, Club Matches, and a pro exhibition.
July will showcase the National USPA Rossmore Cup 6-8 goal.
August will again host "Thoroughbred Thursdays" Polo & Party following the races. This is a joint venture between the Del Mar Racetrack and the San Diego Polo Club. Last year saw famous racing announcer Trevor Denmen as the commentator for jockey polo. Good fun!
The Rancho Valencia Cup and Spreckels Cup has been moved to September. Both of these two-week tournaments will host 4-6 goal and 12-14 goal. This month of 14 goal follows the Pacific Coast Open in Santa Barbara, so we are anticipating a lot of great action in September.
All of this is complimented by our coaching chukkers, 0-2 goal training tournaments, spring clinic, and club chukkers. So a summer of Polo and Party. We invite you to come play for a tournament, a month, or the summer.
Barbeque Saturday night -No host bar
If you're just one player and one horse - we'll make it work for you. The Polo Office 760-342-2223 will need to know if you are coming by Wednesday noon - April 17th and how many horses from your club or just you. If you want to come in on Friday night be sure to let us know. Should be a great weekend. Hope to see you!!!
This is a proposed rule change for 2003, it has to be acted on by the USPA Arena Committee, USPA Rules Committee and then approved by the Board before it goes into the 2003 Rules. There will be a couple more pending after the USPA Arena Meeting
Proposed Rule Change
I wish to submit a proposed rule change to Rule 8, the proposed changes are inserted in CAPITAL LETTERS.
a. The Umpire shall toss up a coin before the game, in the presence of the Captains of the opposing teams, first designating which Captain shall call. The winner of the toss shall have the choice of which goal to defend IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE GAME, THE LOSER OF THE TOSS SHALL HAVE THE CHOICE OF WHICH GOAL TO DEFEND IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE GAME. Goals shall be changed after each period of play. In the event of an extra period, THERE SHALL BE ANOTHER COIN TOSS WITH THE WINNER OF THE TOSS HAVING THE CHOICE OF WHICH GOAL TO DEFEND, the CHOICE OF goals TO DEFEND shall ALTERNATE BETWEEN TEAMS after each period. (See Rule 5.c)
b. The Umpire shall start play in any period by bowling the ball underhand, on the ground, between the teams which shall be lined up in parallel lines at the center of the arena, each team on the side of the center line nearer the goal it is defending, behind the cross of the "T" and at least 3 yards from the Umpire.
c. The timer shall start the clock at the moment the ball leaves the Umpire's hand
With the increased interest and arena play in outdoor arena's, there are conditions that sometime exist where the choice of direction may have a bearing on the outcome of a game. By allowing the Coin Toss Losing Team the choice of direction in the second half of the match, this allows each team to choose direction of play equally.
I am not in favor of switching directions after each goal as in Outdoor/Grass Rules of Play, in that for the referee/umpires/clubs utilizing the Revised Penalty #4 (hit from the spot) it is easier to determine if the penalty occurred in the defending half of the arena or not. Likewise it is easier for spectators to follow the game with the direction of play changing at the end of each chucker.
Russ Sheldon, USPA Delegate - Poway Valley Riders Association
Incomplete Club Applications (from USPA Membership Office)
(For information only/No action to be taken.)
Compiled and Submitted by Sandy Herron
USPA Pacific Coast Circuit Administrator
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