The Pony Club polocrosse committee in the UK have announced some important rule changes, regarding the height of playing horses and stock saddles, for the 2016 season. In making these changes, the Pony Club committee is trying to reflect the current trends of polocrosse players within the UK, while also ensuring that it continues to uphold the Read more…
Filed under 2016, Pony Club, Sports Development, UKPA
The Arden Polocrosse Club Winter League came to an end on Sunday the 13th of December, the third of three days of play held in the Super Arena at Dallas Burston Polo Club across October, November and December. For each of the three dates, players entered as individuals and were put in four categories by the Read more…
Filed under 2015, Sports Development, UKPA
The United Kingdom Polocrosse Association’s AGM took place on Saturday the 15th of November and the biggest development of the day was the passing of a resolution to allow the UKPA executive committee to change the constitution of the association and make the Chief Executive Officer’s role a paid role going forwards. This resolution follows Read more…
Filed under 2015, Sports Development, UKPA, UKPA AGM, UKPA Ball
The UKPA held its annual Club Council meeting on the 22nd of March to hear the views of its clubs and to update them on developments and plans for the forthcoming season. At the start of the meeting the UKPA held a minute’s silence in memory of their former chairman Tony Shearing, who passed away Read more…
Filed under 2015, Sports Development, UKPA, World Cup
Polocrosse recently conquered a new country! It has started to be played in Finland, specifically in the capital Helsinki. This might also mean that polocrosse has a new most northerly point, as Helsinki is fractionally further north that Oslo in Norway. So what has inspired polocrosse in Finland and how are the Finns taking to Read more…
Filed under 2013, European, Sports Development
The UKPA did indeed see a fairly lively club council meeting as the clubs turned out in force to express their views around the agenda points that the UKPA had put forward. The meeting was marathon effort, lasting four hours and it was clear that by the end people were tiring. However, overall the meeting Read more…
Filed under 2013, Sports Development, UKPA
Polocrosse seems to be continuing to grow around the world, with the start of polocrosse in Finland (where we hope to have a full report from soon!) and also some excellent newspaper coverage for the sport in Scotland (read it here, part 1 and part 2). Polocrosse in Finland has been started by Cecilia Forsman, Read more…
Filed under 2013, European, Sports Development
The UK polocrosse season has got off to an early start, thanks to the increasing popularity, and opportunity, of playing arena polocrosse. Rugby Polocrosse Club, based at Onley Grounds (the site which hosted the 2011 World Cup) has been training in the arenas at the site on Thursdays and Sundays for the last couple of Read more…
Filed under 2013, Sports Development, Tournaments
Another new polocrosse club arrived on the UK polocrosse scene this week with the announcement of the formation of the Dorset Giants. The Giants are being started to incorporate Pony Club members already playing in the area, their families and other people from around the area who are keen to start playing the sport. The Read more…
Filed under 2011, Sports Development
The UKPA off-season promotional drive seems to marching ever onwards as the UKPA follow up their demos at Blenheim Horse Trials and recent Sky Sports appearances with a range of new promotional documents, a subsidised starter kit offer and demos at Your Horse Live, one of the largest horse shows in the UK. The UKPA Read more…
Filed under 2009, Sports Development, UKPA