Polo

Polo

Polo is a sport played on horseback with the objective of using a wooden mallet to hit a small wooden or plastic ball into the opposing team's goal. The game was a one point an Olympic sport.

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free hit

Sports; Polo

For certain rules violations a player will be allowed a free and uncontested hit at the ball.

goal

Sports; Polo

A goal has been scored when the ball crosses between the two goal posts. It does not matter whether a mallet or a horse knocks the ball through the goal.

Polo players have ratings that indicate their skill levels. A high handicap is for the better players and a lower handicap for the less skilled. Handicap numbers go from minus 2 to plus 10. A team's ...

high goal polo

Sports; Polo

In a tournament the handicap for each team is 17 or higher.

hit-in

Sports; Polo

When the ball is hit over the back line by the attacking team the defending team hits the ball back in play from where it went out. But this should not happen within 4 yards of the goal posts, the ...

officials

Sports; Polo

Two mounted officials who control the game from the field. They are each responsible for one half of the field. If a foul is committed either or both of the umpires can blow a whistle and this will ...