Do the Math!

As we are gearing up to “save” the development of polo players in America, has anyone done the math on that prospect? Do you realize that if the number of American players rated at 5-goals or above represent only 11% of the high goal ranks. More importantly, if you removed all of the foreign players (yes, [...]

Canadians are foreigners!

That’s the bottom line.  Forget the fact that they operate no legitimate national association of their own (only a creation that would allow them to compete in the FIP) or that they rely upon the USPA for handicaps and rules.  Forget that a number of Canadians have served, and continue to serve on many of [...]

The National Polo League? What a joke!

Go to www.nationalpololeague.com and you will be startled by the opening four notes of Monday Night Football. You will be told that the National Polo League is identical to the structure of the NFL (National Football League), but you won’t be told that there are no stadiums to house each of the seven “franchises” listed.  You [...]

No player left behind

This post has been offered by a reader of ths blog: Clubs must keep established players. But too many players not only drop out, they drop out with a bad taste in their mouths. Established players are polo‛s history. Their presence creates a richness and atmosphere that would otherwise be lacking. On a more tangible level, [...]

Kris Bowman, Because the USPA Staff Isn’t Big Enough

Most of us received a letter from the PTF pleading for contributions so that it wouldn’t have to trim its (bloated) staff, but apparently not enough of you felt the compulsion to support a PTF staff that has grown tenfold over the same time period that our membership had been decreasing in size. Well, the USPA [...]