New polo league for Britain
Eight leading polo clubs are to shape the novel Polo Premier League inwards Britain, which volition last launched inwards fourth dimension for the 2013 season.
The league volition last played over 4 months betwixt May too August, amongst a concluding play-off betwixt the reach 2 clubs to determine the overall winner.
The groundbreaking league has been developed inwards partnership amongst the governing trunk for the sport inwards the UK, the Hurlingham Polo Association (HPA) too the UK’s leading high finish players; both volition last equity stakeholders inwards the league too volition last closely involved inwards its day-to-day management.
The vii clubs confirmed to appointment are Guards, Beaufort, Cowdray Park, Royal County of Berkshire, Ham, Cirencester too Kirtlington. The 8th social club volition last announced shortly.
The league volition last played betwixt teams of 12-14 finish handicap, amongst the UK’s highest handicapped players each existence allocated to a club. The iii remaining places on each squad volition include a ‘Development Player’ who is selected from the HPA Grass Roots Development Programme, a Hall of Fame histrion too a Special Player. Full social club squads volition last announced inwards due course.
The league volition initially last financed past times seed working capital missive of the alphabet from the founders, too is currently inwards discussions to essay 1 overall title sponsor, too several official partners too suppliers.
“The Polo Premier League is a nifty footstep forwards for the sport inwards the U.K. too past times including a HPA Development Player inwards each team,” said David Woodd, Chief Executive of the HPA. “We volition last giving the adjacent generation of English linguistic communication players the chance to withdraw keep business office inwards or thence highly competitive games throughout the season.”
He said HPA too its fellow member clubs were fully supportive of the novel league too would piece of occupation closely amongst the organisers to ensure its smoothen introduction into the 2013 calendar.
Professional histrion representative Henry Brett said: “Like whatever other sport, polo needs to continually grow too develop, too an inter-club league is an fantabulous trend of taking the game to novel audiences too developing the adjacent generation of players. The senior England squad are fully behind the launch of the Polo Premier League too volition play an instrumental operate inwards its launch too ongoing management.”
Each social club volition nominate a squad of 8 players, supported past times a squad director too coach. These teams volition last dissever into 2 leagues of four, creating 24 league games. Games volition last 4 chukkas inwards the preliminary rounds. Each social club volition play each other twice inwards their league, 1 time at abode too 1 time away; where possible the top dog the world for each social club volition last used.
The league volition follow HPA rules, amongst or thence agreed changes, non unlike to other sports exactly novel to plain polo, to lift the spectator value of the game. The league volition non interrupt whatever existing polo programme currently played inwards the UK.
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