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Polo is a dynamic and exciting team game that is played on horseback.
One of the oldest known sports in the🤑 world, it is thought to have originated in Persia over 2000 years ago.
The game as we know it today originates🤑 in India in the 1800s, where British soldiers who were stationed there saw the game being played locally and adapted🤑 it for their own uses, often using it as training for cavalry riders.
Brought to Britain soon after, rules were established🤑 and from then on the game spread, and is now played across the world where as well as the UK,🤑 it is particularly popular in Argentina and the USA.
The sport is overseen by the Federation of International Polo.
Object of the🤑 Game
The object of Polo is for a team to score more points than its opposition, thus winning the game.
Each team🤑 attempts to move the ball into the opposition's half of the pitch with the aim of eventually hitting it through🤑 the goal to score.
Each team of four is made up of attackers and defenders, but realistically all members of a🤑 polo team are expected to be flexible and make any play whether offensive or defensive and change position as necessary🤑 to benefit the team.
Players & Equipment
Each team is made up of four players, each one assigned a position which is🤑 displayed by the number worn on their kit.
Position 1 is known as an attacking offensive player, similar to a striker🤑 in soccer or forward in hockey.
Hard and accurate hitters of the ball, their prime aim is to score but when🤑 defending, they also have the responsibility of looking after the opposition's position 3 player.
Position 2 is an offensive player primarily,🤑 backing up the position 1 player in attack.
However, they also have defensive responsibilities, often interchanging with the position 3 player🤑 when they attack.
Position 3 is very similar to the quarterback position and is usually a position that is filled by🤑 the best player in the team.
It is an attacking position and players in this position must be able to hit🤑 the ball accurately upfield to the position 1 and 2 players.
Position 4 is a defensive position, tasked with defending the🤑 team's goal.
However, they do have offensive responsibilities and when successfully defending the goal, they are expected to move the ball🤑 forward accurately to the team's offensive players.
In terms of equipment, the most obvious piece of equipment is a horse specifically🤑 bred for the game of Polo, known as Polo pony.
Each player will need at least two to switch out between🤑 chukkas and these may be the player's own or they may be provided by their club.
These horses will need a🤑 special saddle which will enable the player to be seated securely, control the horse and swing the mallet.
Other essential pieces🤑 of equipment are a helmet, a polo stick, knee guards and a ball.
Scoring
Scoring is simple in Polo, and a point🤑 (known as a goal) is scored when the ball is hit into the goal.
Unlike many other games that change halves🤑 at set periods such as halftime, in Polo, teams change field direction every time a goal is scored.
It's not known🤑 exactly why this is the case but it is thought that it stems from the past where pitches were traditionally🤑 on an East/West axis and teams would not want to spend extended periods of time with the sun or wind🤑 in their face.
Winning the Game
The team who have scored the most amount of goals and thus end up with the🤑 highest amount of points at the end of the game are deemed the winners.
If the game is drawn, another chukka🤑 is played and the first to score wins.
If nobody scores in this, another chukka is played in which the goalposts🤑 are widened and the first to score wins.
Rules of Polo
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