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Winner
I4I/TTR- Andres Vial, Duilio Diaz, Laura Farrell, Omid Rajaei, Isy Giuliani, Luciano Diaz, Justo Mourino, David Greenhill. ©Foxlease Polo Club
Best Playing Pony
Rayuela. Owned by Justo Mourino.
Winner
Landhope/Glen Farm- Michael Bucklin, Samuel Clemens, Martin Eddy, Alan Martinez. ©Brandywine Polo Club
Best Playing Pony
Phoenix. Owned by Alan Martinez.
National Youth Tournament Series Championship®
National Youth Tournament Series Championship®
National Youth Tournament Series Championship®
National Youth Tournament Series Championship®
National Youth Tournament Series Championship®
National Youth Tournament Series Championship®
National Youth Tournament Series Championship®
National Youth Tournament Series Championship®
Friday, September 09, 2022 - Sunday, September 11, 2022
Saturday, September 10, 2022 - Sunday, September 18, 2022
Sunday, September 11, 2022 - Sunday, September 25, 2022
Sunday, September 11, 2022 - Saturday, September 17, 2022
Sunday, September 11, 2022 - Saturday, September 17, 2022
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 - Sunday, October 02, 2022
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 - Sunday, September 25, 2022
Thursday, September 15, 2022 - Sunday, September 25, 2022
Thursday, September 22, 2022 - Sunday, September 25, 2022
Friday, September 23, 2022 - Sunday, October 09, 2022
Friday, September 30, 2022 - Sunday, October 02, 2022
Friday, August 12, 2022 - Thursday, September 01, 2022
Foxlease Polo Club LLC
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Upperville,
VA
Tuesday, August 16, 2022 - Sunday, September 11, 2022
Monday, August 22, 2022 - Saturday, September 10, 2022
Friday, August 26, 2022 - Sunday, September 04, 2022
Brandywine Polo Club
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Toughkenamon,
PA
Sunday, August 28, 2022 - Sunday, September 04, 2022
Monday, August 29, 2022 - Saturday, September 03, 2022
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 - Sunday, September 18, 2022
Westchester Polo Club
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Portsmouth,
RI
Friday, September 02, 2022 - Sunday, September 11, 2022
Brandywine Polo Club
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Toughkenamon,
PA
Friday, September 02, 2022 - Sunday, September 04, 2022
Friday, September 02, 2022 - Sunday, September 04, 2022
Black Diamond Polo Club
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Millarville,
AB
Friday, September 02, 2022 - Sunday, September 04, 2022
Black Diamond Polo Club
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Millarville,
AB
Sunday, September 04, 2022 - Monday, September 05, 2022
Saturday, September 03, 2022 - Sunday, September 04, 2022
Saturday, September 03, 2022 - Sunday, September 04, 2022
Triangle Area Polo Club
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Hurdle Mills,
NC
Saturday, September 03, 2022 - Sunday, September 04, 2022
Wine Country Polo Club
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Santa Rosa,
CA
Saturday, September 03, 2022 - Sunday, September 04, 2022
Sunday, September 04, 2022 - Monday, September 05, 2022
Monday, September 05, 2022 - Saturday, September 24, 2022
Thursday, September 08, 2022 - Sunday, September 18, 2022
Thursday, September 08, 2022 - Thursday, September 15, 2022
Friday, September 09, 2022 - Friday, September 30, 2022
Friday, September 09, 2022 - Sunday, September 18, 2022
Friday, September 09, 2022 - Sunday, September 11, 2022
Friday, September 09, 2022 - Sunday, September 11, 2022
Saturday, September 10, 2022 - Monday, September 12, 2022
Mountain View Polo Club
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Charles Town,
WV
Sunday, September 11, 2022 - Sunday, September 25, 2022
Brookshire Polo Club
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Brookshire,
TX
Sunday, September 11, 2022 - Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Willow Bend Polo Club
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Little Elm,
TX
Thursday, September 15, 2022 - Monday, September 19, 2022
Foxlease Polo Club LLC
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Upperville,
VA
Saturday, September 17, 2022 - Monday, September 26, 2022
Friday, September 16, 2022 - Sunday, September 25, 2022
Brandywine Polo Club
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Toughkenamon,
PA
Friday, September 16, 2022 - Saturday, September 24, 2022
Friday, September 16, 2022 - Monday, September 19, 2022
Congressional Polo Club
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Poolesville,
MD
Friday, September 16, 2022 - Monday, September 19, 2022
Friday, September 16, 2022 - Sunday, September 18, 2022
Foxlease Polo Club LLC
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Upperville,
VA
Saturday, September 17, 2022 - Sunday, September 18, 2022
Saturday, September 17, 2022 - Sunday, September 18, 2022
Thursday, September 22, 2022 - Sunday, September 25, 2022
Thursday, September 22, 2022 - Sunday, September 25, 2022
Friday, September 23, 2022 - Sunday, September 25, 2022
Sunday, September 25, 2022 - Monday, September 26, 2022
Rancho Naranjo Polo Club
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Santa Teresa,
NM
Wednesday, September 28, 2022 - Sunday, October 09, 2022
Thursday, September 29, 2022 - Monday, October 10, 2022
Friday, September 30, 2022 - Monday, October 03, 2022
Virginia Polo Inc.
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Charlottesville,
VA
Friday, September 30, 2022 - Monday, October 03, 2022
Virginia Polo Inc.
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Charlottesville,
VA
Friday, September 30, 2022 - Sunday, October 02, 2022
Friday, September 30, 2022 - Saturday, October 01, 2022
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Effective Date: Saturday, May 16, 2020
The suspension of USPA Tournaments and Events will be lifted for USPA Member Clubs in locales where hosting polo matches and tournaments is permitted under applicable state and local laws, executive orders and similar decrees. The USPA Member Clubs in these locales are encouraged to follow all such requirements of their state and local authorities with respect to polo operations. In addition, we also encourage all USPA Member Clubs to take the precautions recommended by the CDC . We are preparing a detailed list of best practices for USPA Member Clubs as they return to hosting USPA Tournaments and Events and plan to circulate these guidelines within the next week. We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation closely and will notify you if we determine a different course of action is necessary.
A sport unlike any other, polo showcases the powerful bond between a player and his or her equine partner.
National Youth Tournament Series Championship®
National Youth Tournament Series Championship®
National Youth Tournament Series Championship®
National Youth Tournament Series Championship®
National Youth Tournament Series Championship®
National Youth Tournament Series Championship®
National Youth Tournament Series Championship®
National Youth Tournament Series Championship®
As one of the oldest team sports, polo is an exhilarating combination of horsepower, athleticism and control. Competing on a 300 by 160-yard grass field (outdoor polo) or a 300 by 150-foot dirt arena (indoor polo), players score by driving the ball between the opposing team’s goal posts using a bamboo mallet while riding at speeds of up to 35 mph. The team with the highest score after 4 to 6 chukkers (periods) of play win the game. If both teams are tied at the end of the final chukker, play will go into overtime. The game follows some established rules that keep the horses and riders safe.
Plays are based on the “Line of the Ball,” or LOB , an imaginary line created by the ball as it travels down the field. It represents a “Right of Way” for the last player striking the ball, and is the basis for most fouls in the game. Players may try to hook or “ride-off” their opponents in an effort to gain control of the ball.
At the start of the game, team members line up in numerical order, opposite the opposing team. An umpire rolls the ball between the teams and the match begins. Play is continuous throughout the chukker, unless the umpire blows the whistle for a foul or there is any injury to a player or horse. If a penalty is called, the team fouled will have an opportunity to execute a penalty shot.
The "Right of Way" (ROW) exists between any two or more players in the proximity of the ball and extends ahead of the players entitled to it and in the direction those players are riding. Not to be confused with LOB, the ROW is not dependent on who last hit the ball. Enforced to keep all players safe and avoid collisions on the field, players may only enter or cross the ROW if they can do so safely and with enough distance.
A team consists of four mounted players in outdoor polo and three mounted players in indoor polo , and can be a mix of both men, women, professionals and amateurs. Players are handicapped on a scale of -1 (C) to 10 , as determined by a player’s horsemanship, hitting ability, quality of horses, team play and game sense.
There are four possible handicapping scales and players can have more than one rating: Outdoor (grass play with both genders represented), Arena (arena/indoor play with both genders), Women’s Outdoor (grass play with women only represented), and Women’s Arena (arena/indoor play with women only). The team handicap is the sum of its players’ total handicaps. Each tournament maintains a handicap range; the total handicap of all teams must fall between this range (Outdoor Rule 3 exception) .
The mallet of an opponent cannot be hooked unless he/she is in the act of hitting the ball or attempting to hook or strike the player’s own mallet. The entire mallet head must be below the opponent’s shoulder for safety reasons.
During games, two mounted umpires officiate on the field while a referee assists from the sidelines. The rules of polo are designed to allow both the players and their equine partners the opportunity to maximize their athletic skills in a safe and fair environment. Dangerous riding, which involves ride-offs that are in any manner dangerous to either the horse or rider, is not permitted and is up to the discretion of the umpire.
If both teams are tied at the end of the final chukker, options for both outdoor and arena play include sudden death or a shoot out . During sudden death the first team to score a goal wins the game. During an outdoor “shoot out,” each player in turn, and alternating teams, will attempt a free hit from the 40-yard line (25-yard line in arena) at an undefended goal. The team with the most goals scored wins the game.
Often when an umpire blows the whistle during a chukker a foul has occurred and the play stops. Other reasons play may stop can include but are not limited to a horse or rider injury or a tack time out. Announcer commentary on the USPA Polo Network livestream can be helpful for understanding infractions.
A penalty may be called for any number of reasons, but Right of Way (ROW) and ride-off violations are most common.
Player commits dangerous or deliberate foul in vicinity of goal in order to save a goal. The team fouled is awarded an automatic goal. The game will resume with a penalty hit from the center of the field (Penalty 5.b) awarded to the fouled team and a change in direction.
A penalty hit by the team fouled from the center of the 30-yard line nearest the fouling team’s goal or from the spot where the foul occurred.
Penalty hit by the team fouled from the center of the 40-yard line nearest the fouling team’s goal.
Free hit at the ball by the team fouled from the center of the 60-yard line nearest the fouling team’s goal.
There are two designations for a Penalty 5; 5.a or 5.b. (a) hit from the spot where the ball was when foul occurred, but four yards from boards or sidelines (b) penalty hit from the center of the field
Occurs when a player hits the ball over their own end line. A penalty will be hit from a spot 60 yards from the end line opposite where the ball crossed the end line, but no more than 40 yards from the center of the 60-yard line.
*This guide is meant as a general overview of the rules in most cases. For a full explanation and any exceptions, please reference the official rulebook.
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Effective Date: Saturday, May 16, 2020
The suspension of USPA Tournaments and Events will be lifted for USPA Member Clubs in locales where hosting polo matches and tournaments is permitted under applicable state and local laws, executive orders and similar decrees. The USPA Member Clubs in these locales are encouraged to follow all such requirements of their state and local authorities with respect to polo operations. In addition, we also encourage all USPA Member Clubs to take the precautions recommended by the CDC . We are preparing a detailed list of best practices for USPA Member Clubs as they return to hosting USPA Tournaments and Events and plan to circulate these guidelines within the next week. We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation closely and will notify you if we determine a different course of action is necessary.
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Amy Duong — November 8, 2019 — Fashion
Polo Ralph Lauren's Polo Sport Outdoor collection takes the label's impressive archival designs and reinterprets it in a different angle. The 90s designs were originally crafted for the purpose of winter outdoor sports and the new designs do not stray too far, remaining seasonally appropriate but more catered towards casualwear.
The warm apparel includes multi-paneling knitwear, hunter's vest, hiking boots, tactical nylon pants, and a billowy poncho. The most notable design language that all of the pieces share is the bold color palette -- some of the designs directly reference the brand's old campaigns including the vintage print that is drawn from its 1998 Polo Sportsman campaign adorning a zippered fleece-lined jacket.
Image Credit: Polo Ralph Lauren
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