thu210pm08, Nove02beSun, 10 Feb 2008 19:23:33 +0000 11, 2007...08:46p02

Intercollegiate Polo

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Is anyone looking out for intercollegiate polo? We seem to have enough people delegated to take an interest yet there doesn’t seem to be any clearly defined blueprint that will help to insure the health of individual programs across the country.
If you go to the USPA website you will find a number of listing of college programs that no longer exist.
We have two I/I field directors and the I/I Committee that ought to have some idea of the status or health of each and every program in the country, yet we see program after program flounder. Maybe a little coordinated effort could be made to strengthen these ranks.
There are a number of very strong programs in the country that are supported locally by alumni, families and the communities themselves, but the wealth of experience they have used to solidify their programs need to be shared with each and every other program in the country.
How many people do we have to delegate to see that this porgram is properly supervised and supported?

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  • Capt Tim
    thu213pm08, Nove02beWed, 13 Feb 2008 19:58:05 +0000 11, 2007 at 08:46p02

    You ought to see what is going on in England, there is Inter University, Inter High School and even Inter Primary/Junior School competitions both on grass and arena. The recent La Martina Nationa University Arena Championships had 200 players from 25 Universities competing over 4 days.

    That’s the way to do it!

  • backhander
    thu214am08, Nove02beThu, 14 Feb 2008 04:55:24 +0000 11, 2007 at 08:46p02

    Capt. Tim,
    Well done for the efforts of SUPA in England. I would love to see some numbers of the schools that has had polo introduced to and the number of young people you have brought into the game. I know they will be impressive.
    I would also like to applaud the organization of the competition which allows, as I understand it, three levels of competition.
    In the U. S. there is no national competition for other than the varsity teams. Your approach allows for every level of player to compete at the school and allows for multiple entries from each school as well.
    Continued success.

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