POLO IS THE OLDEST TEAM SPORT IN THE WORLD. When Alexander the Great’s men played Polo it was already centuries old.
We are at the time of year when BALLADEER’S BLOG covers Polo’s U.S. Open.
For Polo newcomers here is a brief look at how the sport works:
A QUICK POLO PRIMER:
Instead of “Innings” or “Quarters” or “Periods” a Polo Match is made up of “Chukkers”.
There are six Chukkers to a Match. After three Chukkers comes Halftime.
Each Chukker lasts 7 minutes plus up to a maximum of 30 additional seconds to complete a play in progress when the Chukker ends.
There are four riders on each Polo team, wearing numbers 1-4 depending on the position they play.
The field in a Polo Match is 300 yards long by 160 yards wide.
The object of the game is for the Polo players to score goals by moving the ball around the field by hitting it with their long mallets while remaining mounted at all times.
A goal is scored by hitting the ball so that it passes between the two 10 feet tall uprights in the opposing team’s End Line (End Zone).
As with field goals and extra points in football the uprights theoretically extend far above their actual height. The ball may pass high above the uprights but still counts as a goal as long as the official in the End Line judges it to have passed within the uprights.
For some penalties a free shot is awarded to the opposing team. Depending on the severity the shots can be taken from the 60, 40, 0r 30 yard lines. The player rides up to the ball to strike it but their horse cannot pass whichever yard line applies to that particular penalty shot.
A mounted Referee tosses the ball onto the T at the center of the Polo turf to begin play, similar to “dropping the puck” in Hockey. After each goal is scored both teams return to the center of the field for another “Toss In” or “Throw In”. Continue reading
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