Some people play in parking lots or tennis courts, some play in grass - We play on both, depending on whos plans it that week. In general, there are no out of bounds. All trees, rocks, sidewalks, and sewer caps are in play. Goal width is about 2 mallet lengths
You need a bike. We have community mallets and balls - we just roll like that - plus we can't rely on anyone else for shit.
How we play:
We start out with with the ball in the middle teams on opposing ends, count down, and pretty much charge for the ball. this method seems to work and seems fair. If you score - good for you. Take the ball back to your end, and bring it back in to play kinda like half-court basketball. We play until one team has three glorious points and then start a new match by the whole "charging towards one another" thing i just mentioned
Some general rules:
* You can’t score from behind the net but if youre behind it, you can pass back through it.
* Any way the ball goes in the goal counts - dont score on yourself. You can hit the ball with your bike or mallet but not your feet.
* No T-boning or T-bagging, that costs extra
* Your mallet can only touch the ball or another mallet - not another player or their bike. Stick on stick, stick on ball, or body on body. Hooking is allowed and encouraged...mostly by me
* No Foot Downs! If your foot touches the ground, don't touch the ball. Once you touch, stay out of the way until someone else touches the ball. Then you can resume playing. It takes a trained chimp about 5 minutes of playing to get the hang of the game. it shouldnt take you any longer. The rules make more sense after you get out and try it - i swear.
Who I'd like to meet: anyone with a bike is cool with us. www.twofivefix.blogspot.com
make it down to pensacola, florida next month! come on down to the redneck rivera for some polo on the beach, the beachcat two, goldsrints on the beach and more on the beach! feb 8-15th with the main events taking place the 12-15th! www. pensacolaalley. blogspot. com www. pcolabikepolo. blogspot. com
make plans to come down to florida next month! come on down to the redneck rivera for some polo on the beach, the beachcat two, goldsrints on the beach and more on the beach! feb 8-15th with the main events taking place the 12-15th! www. pensacolaalley. blogspot. com www. pcolabikepolo. blogspot. com
Big polo tournament with teams from Seattle, Milwaukee, Ottawa, Boston, NYC, DC, RVA, Athens, Atlanta, New Orleans and hopefully HUNTSVILLE?
POLO TOURNAMENT! 1PM-6PM. Sunday August 10th DOUBLE ELIMINATION style (maybe) with possible loser braket games on tennis courts right next to the main court (all depending on time allowance) $5 per TEAM entry. CASH, TSHIRTS & TROPHIES TO THE WINNERS!!
come down for the full weekend! get intouch with us!
come down next month and play us and others on our sweet beach court after some other junk! come for the weekend!
tampa will be hosting a SESPI (southeast side polo invitational) in feb 2009. and we will be having a friendlies tournament in that time frame! hope yall are interested in traveling!
Check out the new website, it's up with some pictures and quick video clips! Also Fast Friday the movie is headlining the Bicycle Film Festival this year! First stop NYC May 28-June 1. For tickets and more info: www. bicyclefilmfestival. com. See you there!
