Water polo is a team sport where seven players attempt to throw a ball into the opposing team's net. It combines elements of soccer and rugby and requires exceptional endurance. more »
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Water polo is a team sport where seven players attempt to throw a ball into the opposing team's net. It combines elements of soccer and rugby and requires exceptional endurance. more »
Polo boots have to serve a variety of functions for the rider. They not only help keep the leg in position, but keep the foot from slipping dangerously all the way through the stirrups. They also need to protect the lower legs and feet from collisions and yet remain tough enough to last through all kinds of weather. more »
Polo is rooted in historical military training and descends from Asia. The different concepts of the game, as well as the name itself, developed over time and were adapted by a variety of cultures into the game known today. During the 19th and 20th centuries, it became highly popular within the British Empire and ultimately came to... more »
The key to swimming with a water polo ball is to swim head-high freestyle and carry the ball on the wake of water in front of you. more »
Polo ("hockey on horseback") is played with four pony and rider combinations on each side. The polo grounds are at least 200 yards wide, although some games can be wider. The game is divided into eight periods (called chukkas) of seven minutes each. Usually, a different polo pony is used for each chukka, although some prefer to have... more »
Water polo takes great strength and ability to play but maybe one of the purest teams sports out...
Polo is a majestic sport, fun to watch and filled with amazing skill. If you know how to keep score, you will get much more from watching the... more »
Polo is a sport that is played outdoors on a field as big as 10 football fields. The reason for this is that polo players play the game while... more »
Canoe polo is a a twist on polo, played from kayaks instead of horseback, within an area of still water. Like a polo field, the boundaries of the... more »
Water polo is a combination of soccer, basketball, hockey and rugby played in a deep pool. Because it is played in water, a player must be a very... more »
Compete against six other players in a water polo match and win. Water polo is a simple game that requires intense physical strength, strategic... more »
Polo is a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team. Players score by driving a small white plastic or wooden ball into the opposing teams goal using a long-handled mallet. The traditional sport of polo is played at speed on a large grass field up to 300 yards in length, and each polo team consists of four riders and their mounts.
Polo variants on horseback
A modern variant is called arena polo which is played indoors or more commonly outdoors on an enclosed all-weather surface (the field of play is much smaller, rarely exceeding 100 yards in length). In arena polo there are only three players on each team and a small inflatable leather ball is used instead. Arena polo matches usually consist of four 6 minute periods (called chukkas or chukkers), as opposed to field polo matches which consist of between four and eight 7 minute chukkas (depending on the level being played). A form of arena polo seen almost exclusively in the western United States is cowboy polo.
A recent variant is beach polo, a close variant of arena polo, played on sand in Dubai and Miami and most recently in the UK.
Another modern variant is snow polo, which is played on compacted snow on flat ground or a frozen lake. The format of snow polo varies depending on the space available. Each team generally consists of three players and a bright colored light plastic ball is preferred.
A popular combination of the sports of polo and lacrosse is the game of polocrosse, which was developed in Australia in the late 1930s.
These sports are considered as separate sports because of the differences in the composition of teams, equipment, rules, game facilities etc.
Other polo variants
Polo is not played exclusively on horseback. Such polo variants are mostly played for recreational or touristic purposes; they include canoe polo, cycle polo, camel polo, elephant polo, golfcart polo, Segway polo, bik read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polo
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