South London Bike Polo (Tues/Thurs/Sun) - Newington gardens SE1 / Agnes Riley gardens SW12

What about league games at HH joe can we of cour paying the fee

I don't wanna pay £2.50 to watch a league game at Herne Hill, I wanna play throw-ins!?!?!?

But seriously... It's unfair to ask people to give up precious court time (only three hours per week atm) so that six of you can play a league game for an hour, know what I mean?

Agreed. Victor posted Westway's next league game in the league thread for next Tuesday, without even bothering to ask on the beginners thread if it was alright. Not cool.

There are four other nights of the week that league games can be played at Newington. And obviously all day during the weekend.
Hackney Downs costs a tenner for an hour of lights = £1.66 each for your league game.

I'm sorry guys but last Tuesday the second court was empty, and there were not throw ins because there were not enough people.

In fact, they played that one game, BECAUSE we were there and that made it happen that there were enough people to play ;)

Plus there are two courts in New and I didn't say that we had preference to the Throw ins.

So next Tuesday if it happens that there are enough people to do throw ins there will be throw ins and we will use the second court.

Inform better before criticize ....

Not wanting to turn this into polopopcorn but...

Speaking from personal experience, I won't show up to throw-ins if there's a league game scheduled for that night... It fucks the whole night up...

It's done now anyway, but I think people should be more respectful from now on...

Inform better before criticize ....

It doesnt hurt to ask on the thread beforehand.

+1 to what Joe says.

And - beginners are less likely to tell established league players to piss off and get another night.

Yes it doesn't make any harm.

I totally agree with what you say, but being two courts in New allow to have both things happening at the same time. Doesn't it?

And as I said: we will use the second court when it gets free

I was speaking to a beginner last night who turned up on Tuesday and only got one throw-in because of the league game that was happening...

If you wanna play at Newt, do it on a non throw-in night...

Hey Joe,
Last Tuesday there was a totally empty court while the league game was on. (i tried to encourage beginners to go on that and play as there were no kids no one else on it.) The court remained empty all evening until the lights were out)....

(i think another thing to consider is bikes - the 2 beginners who turned up had no bikes, the other 2 new people were my friends who came to laugh at me)

Of all seven nights at Newington, I think that Tuesdays are the one that should be most off-limits for organising league games.

When the games are on Mondays and Wednesdays, its common that at least some of the south regulars are involved. But if beginners sessions are interfered with, then they'll die off.

Victor, if you organise a game, two or three people who might otherwise play on a Tuesday are there to help ref / goal ref. So then there isnt enough people for a proper beginners session.

I don't wanna pay £2.50 to watch a league game at Herne Hill, I wanna play throw-ins!?!?!?

But seriously... It's unfair to ask people to give up precious court time (only three hours per week atm) so that six of you can play a league game for an hour, know what I mean?

i was thinking in another time not sunday any other time the HH can rent the court for league games ?

That's a fair point.

The issue we have right now is that in our next game, every player plays in Newington. That date is the only date that we all can make it.

So do you suggest that we all should go to North to play when we can use the second court and perhaps there is not even enough people to play throw ins?

I understand the reasons to try to avoid Tuesdays, but I fear this time is going to be impossible for this game ...

Will talk to the guys to see if there is other date before the 8th when we all can make it...

Hey Joe,
Last Tuesday there was a totally empty court while the league game was on. (i tried to encourage beginners to go on that and play as there were no kids no one else on it.) The court remained empty all evening until the lights were out)....

(i think another thing to consider is bikes - the 2 beginners who turned up had no bikes, the other 2 new people were my friends who came to laugh at me)

hahahah so they not even have a bike that's funny ..so lets give to court for people who is not taking serius the sport cool

Wow, this escalated quickly. Tony, quite a few London players started as beginners with no bikes. You should really spend more time understanding LPC.

Benjamin, now now.

be nice.

Benjamin, now now.

be nice.

• 1 focus on your new job ben
  

Play some polo Tony? ;)

hahahah so they not even have a bike that's funny ..so lets give to court for people who is not taking serius the sport cool

this is not at all what i meant. On the contrary turning up on a cold evening shows that those guys are taking it seriously.... (and to be honest i was not even considering who is serious about polo or not) What i wanted to put across is that if the league game was not on last Tuesday there would have been 2 available courts with only 2 people turning up and with no equipment. The fact that last tuesday there was a game it actually worked positively on the Beginners' session. This does not mean it will always work positively - i am just talking specifically about last tuesday.

solo pollo

solo pollo

solo polo with no bike and no mallet and no ball makes it just solo ;-p or "running"

Pollo... I like ;)

Pollo... I like ;)

as long as it comes with roasted vegetables and gravy yum.... im out of here, catch you later

Like this? :D

Mmm, nothing like some southern fried popcorn...

My point still stands and I also agree with Kev's point... Like I've already said, this Tuesday is already set in stone but let's not do it again...
#kthxbai

Slain do you even league :) cono

I agree with the sentiments on not fucking with beginner nights. The sport needs new players and these are not people involved in the league, or as has been said, are not likely to voice concerns to more established community players.

However I think it entirely reasonable and even expected, given the shortage of courts, that league games should be allowed to happen on Mondays and Wednesdays. A lot of the players in these games will be throw-in regulars anyway, in years past (in deep winter, we've had a generally warm run this year up until the past week) throwins wouldn't happen WITHOUT a league game and moreover is why the league was set up (to motivate people to continue playing despite harsh conditions).

Just bear in mind a lot of why league games happen on throwin nights is because people have already allotted that time to polo in their personal lives. For instance: I am on late shifts every night except Monday and Wednesday, meaning it's pretty impossible for me to organise a league game that isn't on these evenings, or a weekend.

I do think it's reasonable, however, to ask the community to do as much as possible to avoid two league games on one throwin night. Even with two courts that would prove highly disruptive.