In 2007 Zambia became a full member of the International Polocrosse Council, and 2011 will be their first World Cup. They are coached by Doug Evans.
Men
Anthony Barker (C)
Henry Beckett
Murray Evans
James Rae
Women
Jo Cocker
Kirsten Michelson
Victoria Sharp
Lauren Watson
In 2011 the United Kingdom will attempt to go one better than they did in 2007 and lift the Cup, which will be played on their home soil for the first time.
Men
Jason Webb (C)
Danny Duhig
Jason Burbidge
James Davidson
Women
Sarah Simkin (C)
Charlotte Pykett
Debbie Harris
Lizzie Shearing
The UKPA is the governing body of polocrosse within the UK and is dedicated to ensuring that polocrosse within the UK runs smoothly, that the UK is successful in international polocrosse competitions and to increasing awareness and participation in the sport.
There are currently 20 clubs in the UK, split into 5 regions.
Would you be interested in putting your money into something which will benefit the sport of polocrosse within the UK
and could also deliver you a good return on your money? If so read on!
The Polocrosse World Cup Horse Fund is specifically set up to help deliver top quality horses for the 2011 Polocrosse World Cup and also deliver a return to its investors, so not only will you be potentially gaining money you will also be helping the sport of polocrosse and the UK Polocrosse Association.
You can invest as much as they like in the fund.
The fund is used to purchase suitable horses for the world cup (the purchasing will be done by Jason and Penny Webb of Australian Horse Training, who are in charge of horse coordination for the world cup event). Each horse purchased will be placed with a suitable and experienced player who will insure it, care for it, work on improving it and play it up until the World Cup in July 2011
The horses will all play in the World Cup from the 4th to the 18th of July At the end of the World Cup all the horses purchased by the fund will be sold off, either by auction at the end of the event or privately. All proceeds from the sales will then be distributed amongst the original investors in proportion to their original investment, for example:
You invest £2000
The total value of investment of the fund is £20,000
After the World Cup all the horses purchased by the fund sell for £22,000
In this example you would then receive back £2200 (2,000/20,000 X 22,000)
As an added bonus, if investors want to purchase any horses out of the fund at the end of World Cup they will automatically receive a deduction on the purchase price equivalent to 10% of their original investment, for example if you invested a £1,000 and then purchased a horse at the end of the World Cup you would get £100 taken off whatever you had bid for the horse.
As the World cup is just 6 months away you could see a good return on your investment in a very short space of time and
also you will have the knowledge that you helped make the Polocrosse World Cup be the very best that it could be!
If you are interested in investing in the Fund please contact Iain Heaton, UKPA CEO on
ceo@ukpolocrosse.co.uk or on 07799 360439
Disclaimer: Please remember that the fund’s value could go down as well as up, no
investment is guaranteed and you could lose money on your investment.
Posted by: “Erin Smoyer” epmurphy@hotmail.com
Fri Nov 19, 2010 10:35 am (PST)
A Historic Moment for Polocrosse at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games
October 3-6, 2010 marked a historical moment for Polocrosse. Fourteen Polocrosse players (the youngest being 9 years old) and their horses from across the U.S. and 17 other Polocrosse ambassadors successfully showcased the sport of Polocrosse at the 2010 World Equestrian Games in Lexington, KY. Continue reading »
by Gerard Walsh
PLANS to win a third Polocrosse World Cup in the United Kingdom in July are a work in progress for Australian coach Ross Shepherd.
After being appointed as national coach before the 2003 World Cup, Shepherd goes into his third World Cup with a coaching record of 18 victories and no losses.
Last month, Warwick player and Australian team member Cameron Shepherd was part of the Australian (mixed) team of eight which played in the Western Australian club championships.
“They all played well to be runners-up to South Midlands (men’s team),” Ross said. Continue reading »
POLOCROSSECompetition Dates: * Saturday 6 – Sunday 7 November 2010
Competition Times:
* Saturday 6 November; 8.00am – 4.00pm
* Sunday 7 November; 8.00am – 3.00pm
* Note – if heat conditions are high, competition will commence at 7am daily Continue reading »