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Anyone know anywhere else to get ski poles besides gaybay? it's getting raped at the moment by all of the pretty folk with their ski holidays booked.

it' all about the london fields lido.

what no playoffs, no cup of champions?

nice one...i'll PM in good time and see if we can hook it up at the court one afternoon.
cheers, b.

just curious...anyone out there have drilling capacity? i will be with ski poles and mallet heads in a short span of time with no gear to fix em together....

is there going to be a summer league after this one wraps up?

dude don't drown.

cheers brother.

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Tea + Metal = sweet love.

yo. new here....ordered a set of ski poles off the Bay, waiting to assemble. Anyone gonna be Downham way this Saturday? if so, It'd be a huge favor to be loaned a mallet for the day.
*snooch.

right, anyone interested in a newbie polo night? maybe do it once a month? mostly for newbies only, maybe a few veteran players can show up to give tips?

i'm in. we'll need mallets though....willing to trade beers for mallet use.
snooch.

converge.
that's all there needs to be.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=F-kpI_CIugU&NR=1

real sheeps heads, 70 liters of blood, people on the cross.....didn't go down to well with the feds in poland.

Hey Corny, I usually let the "use the fucking search" message sink in a bit before being helpful. Nyer!

Altura make long lasting, cheap jackets. I bought a £50ish one 2-3 years ago and it's still going strong.

This one, in fact. I'd get a red one now though since this one blends too well with the road.

£63 at Evans but you should be able to find cheaper.. if you SEARCH! :P
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/altura/night-vision-jacket-ec010411?style=21562

They have these for half price a cycle surgery at the moment...

rules, rules, rules....are these followed round London, or just for the tourneys?

Shoreditch Bike Polo Invitational
Rules For Play

Timing
First round games will last twelve minutes, or until one team has 5 points, whichever comes first. If tied at twelve minutes, goes to sudden death. From the semi-finals onwards, games go to 5 points regardless of time. We reserve the right to time all rounds however, if needed for time.

Time outs

• may be called in order to tend to physical injury only after a goal is scored.
  
• are limited to one per game per team
  
• Refs can call injury and mechanical failure time outs over and above these rules, but is under no obligation.
  
• If time outs are called in the first round, timing of the game does not stop.
  Bike
  You can ride any bike you like, but handlebars must be plugged and you must have at least one brake. A fixed drive train counts of course.
  
  

Mallets
Mallets can’t be stupid. If the refs think your mallet is inappropriate, you can’t use it. As a general rule, mallet heads longer than 7 inches are out.

Helmets
Not wearing a helmet tends to be more dangerous than wearing one. As per the liability waiver you will need to sign, it is up to you to weigh these risks. Your safety is your responsibility.

Scoring
A goal must be made from what started as a hit. A “Hit” is made from the end of a player’s mallet. A “Shuffle” is hitting the ball with the side of the mallet. A shuffle does not count as a goal; if the ball is shuffled through the goal, play continues uninterrupted.
No height limit for goals, there is an invisible line going up from the center of cones.
After a goal is scored, the team who scored must ‘tap out’ at their own goal. The team who was scored against takes possession of the ball.
It is legal to travel with the ball using the 'ball joint/angelo' style of carrying the ball but you cannot score with it.

Ball through goals
When the ball is passed “backward” through the goal (from behind the goal line to in front of it, through the goal) a goal CANNOT be scored by the first player to play the ball. Any subsequent player to play the ball may score.
If a ball is shot from in front of the goal line and does not go through the goal but bounces off the back wall and comes out through the goal, the ball is in play and can be scored. A ball that crosses a goal line backwards must be “hit” before it can be a goal.

Foot down
Players must not touch the ground with their feet or “foot-down”. Each time a player does foot-down, that player is out of play and may not play the ball until s/he touches the sideline at center court. Then s/he may return to play.

Contact rules
“Like” contact is allowed. However, contact is only permitted when playing the ball.
-Player to player (body to body), except grabbing or pushing with hands. You are probably sucky if you like elbowing other people.
-Mallet to mallet
-Bike to bike.
-Everything else is NOT allowed: Mallet to player, player to bike, mallet to bike, etc.
-Trash-talking is allowed

• If your bum is in your saddle and your feet are on your pedals, any part of your body can block the ball. Please don't add momentum to it though. Adding momentum to the ball with body contact will be treated as a footdown.
  
• Mallet-throwing is not allowed.
  Referees
  Two refs will be appointed per game from a team not represented on the court or from non-competing polo players present. They’ll be assigned ahead of time. If you would like to ref or if you are bringing a friend who you can recommend let us know ASAP.
  Refs will:
  
• determine if the ball went between the cones and is a goal.
  
• fix cones when they get knocked down.
  
• keep track of score. Score must be called out after every goal.
  
• keep track of time.
  
• call injury time outs for major injuries.
  
• provide an extra ball when ball gets knocked out of play.
  
• Ref’s have the last word.
  
  

Players have the responsibility to keep legal play on the court. If they are unable the ref can demand the offending party to, depending on the seriousness of the wrongful act:

• tap out at either the sidelines or either goal line.
  
• do a lap around the court before re-entering play
  
• In extreme cases any form of public humiliation will be considered proper punishment for offenders (no nudity please)
  

stoked to start playing soon as the gods let me. shit...anyone know where to get any piping for a mallet head? know of any "sites" that might have some lying about?