What's going on in the Poloverse

seems weird that goldmember were given instant qualification into the 'higher tier' qualifier tournament; looks like they may get DFL.

also the italian championships

also the italian championships

Final of Tigers v Malaforca. Yawn, almost as predictable as UK tournaments

Italy is getting 5 spots and an additional 2 spots for the wildcard. What a joke!

(no offence italy, but even you must see how ridiculous this is)

CMD destroy cocorico 5-0, taking first
hooks second
ma couille third
cocorico fourth
shaft punks fifth

and
chacals
chevals
hells prospect
make up the qualifiers for the euros

FRANCE (->EUROS)
#1 Call me daddy
#2 Hooks
#3 Ma couille
#4 Cocorico
#5 Shaft punk
#6 Chacals
#7 Chevals

#8 Helll's prospect

#9 Goal diggers
#10 Mum lovers
#11 Smoked meat
#12 Gold member
#13 Peinture french
#14 Utopists

seems weird that goldmember were given instant qualification into the 'higher tier' qualifier tournament; looks like they may get DFL.

In fact they had the "host spot" as they are from rouen. They had a mini tourney there to decide between them and broken legs. Goldmember are a pretty good team in fact, bad luck (and tough tourney) this weekend...

and they played with a sub

Host spot you say.... are Hooks not from Rouen?!

Ok, makes sense if they had a sub, thanks Woods.

Hooks had a spot because of the tourney we won before. But goldmember had a hot spot because Rouen was organizing the tourney and so had a spot for free.

Gotcha, we couldn't spot the spot that France didn't opt to spot themselves, but now it seems the spots have all been spotted.

So hooks gave their spare spot to goldmember, since they already had a spot from a different tournament and goldmember didn't have a spot.. sounds like illegal sub-letting to me.

Gotcha, we couldn't spot the spot that France didn't opt to spot themselves, but now it seems the spots have all been spotted.

Great detective work Jono.

New Milk capped head design:

Are LHBPA stocking these?

is it a stronger cap to stop it from concaving?

So hooks gave their spare spot to goldmember, since they already had a spot from a different tournament and goldmember didn't have a spot.. sounds like illegal sub-letting to me.

Either way it is weak. France gets to give out two "host spots" because they can't get their shit together enough to host the Euros in a single city? #lame

Are LHBPA stocking these?

If anyone wants one. I'm about to order, so let me know asap. I'm going to order 5 in total, 3 for me, and 2 spare for the LHBPA.

Don't think it's been said, but many compliments to those of you involved with the CBBC video.

I'm doing science shows to kids for work, doing one to do with sport (the olympics and paralympics) and bike polo just KEEPS coming up, ALL the kids have seen it.

Will be nice if it can turn into an influx of polo kids playing.

Josh (new LHBPA Chair) is on it, he's trying to get bike polo into London schools (and is succeeding), exciting times.

If anyone wants one. I'm about to order, so let me know asap. I'm going to order 5 in total, 3 for me, and 2 spare for the LHBPA.

I would get one if the 3pmh capped ones don't materialise.

Either way it is weak. France gets to give out two "host spots" because they can't get their shit together enough to host the Euros in a single city? #lame

well in the end goldmember didn't make the cut, so the only host spot will be for a team from Paris, undecided yet....

Will be nice if it can turn into an influx of polo kids playing.

Josh (new LHBPA Chair) is on it, he's trying to get bike polo into London schools (and is succeeding), exciting times.

Saw a job advert the other week for training secondary school kids in Oxford on bike mechanics. Specifically mentioned teaching bike polo too...

Re: Kids

As part of the year plan mandated here in Manchester, we're making progress with our stated intention of delivering some form of bike polo educational package to local schools (in return for access to NS standard tournament facilities). I have a meeting with council officials at Sportcity next Friday to take it further.

What particularly excites me is marrying the design and technology aspect ie. the in classroom element (think: bike and mallet design and making/gearing/safety) to the sport side (health/inclusion/tactical etc) - I think it is a compelling educational and social welfare package that shouldn't cost the earth, that can make use of a range of staff and of course the existing school facilities.

The fact that kids know about something before teachers is also a plus in my book! ;-)

Going forward and to avoid replication, it would be awesome if we collectively could develop the definitive bike polo educational resource pack with curriculum links, materials list etc. maybe along with video, with appropriately qualified educational people and ourselves. From this collateral, delegates from each regional polo scene could be an ambassador/facilitator to take the activity plan to their local authorities to deliver, along with the open ended integration into the developed polo scenes. Jono/Josh - perhaps this is something an appropriate sponsor might be interested in funding the development of, as opposed to directly funding adult tournaments?

Colin - I know you're up in Manchester for a spell this month, can we get some time off court to make some progress on this?