August 20, 2011, Dallas, TX — When the final American Polocrosse Association USA team roster was announced in November, 2010, there was nothing short of serious dedication by the four men and four women as they prepared for the 2011 World Cup, which took place in July in Rugby, UK. Coach Jane Cooper, a two-time member of the Australian World Cup Champion team, expected nothing less and was an excellent motivator for team USA. The team members were expected to use their racquets on a daily basis, work on their physical fitness levels, ride as much as possible, and attend numerous tournaments. There were also many required team training camps along the way. Jane also stressed how important it was not only for the team members to be positive and united, but believe in themselves that they can win the World Cup. As the days grew closer to the commencement of the World Cup, the team’s main focus was to hit the ground running, by beating the 2007 World Cup Reserve Champions, the UK team, in the first game of the World Cup, and that they did! In the pouring down rain, the USA team pulled a huge upset for the home team with a final score of 17-12. After the game, many compliments from the polocrosse community were made to coach Cooper about the team’s ability to play smart polocrosse. Continue reading »
25 March 2011
All countries to participate in the 2011 World Cup
As per previous communication I paid a visit to the UK this week to have a look at the new venue, and meet the new organisers. I can positively report back as follow.
The venue itself is situated in a much more visitor friendly environment as to Bishop Burton and is located 80 miles from Heathrow Airport London and 30 miles from Birmingham Airport by road and forty minutes by train from London Continue reading »
- Seth Alcott
- Kersti Allen
- Rahul Desai
- Rachael Gayler
- Dori Johnson
- Tanner Kneese
- Jessica Lovelace
- Ryan Murphy
- Sam Pohl
- Heather Shuttles
- Rob Shuttles
- Renee Sissons
- Erin Smoyer
- Ryan Strider
- Kyle Young
Jane Cooper – Coach
TBD – Assistant Coach
TBD – Manager
TBD – Horse Manager
TBD – Umpire
Further information regarding teams will posted on this page as soon as it is available.
Polocrosse at the 2010 World Equestrian Games
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 »
Four great opportunities to watch world-class polocrosse at a local venue are fast approaching! Bucks County Polocrosse Club will host an international junior polocrosse exchange and series of exhibition matches this August in Pipersville Pa. In the first week of the exchange 8 top junior polocrosse players from New South Wales, Australia, will join with 8 top junior polocrosse players from across the US in an exciting training camp and exhibition match. The first pair of exhibition matches will be held Friday, August 13, at 6pm and Saturday, August 14, at 9am at Come Along Farm, in Pipersville Pa. Spectators are invited to both matches, with tailgating particularly encouraged at the opening math on Friday. Gates open at 5:30pm, with the match starting at 6. Continue reading »
Let us introduce you to the Polocrosse World Cup Squad.
World Cup Team Calendars- June 2010- through July 2011- this calendar takes you through all the months until World Cup with great action photos. To order your calendar and support the team please email us to order! Continue reading »
World Equestrain Games
Check out this video for an update on the World Equestrian Games. Polocrosse is mentioned 2 times during Kenny Rice’s interview with John Nicholson (Executive Director of the Kentucky Horse Park). Here is the link: http://www.horsetv.com/StateOfTheGames.htm
2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games web site http://www.alltechfeigames.com/
US Pony Club will be demoing Polocrosse United States Pony Club Sunday, October 3-Wednesday October, 6
Charlie Horse Spring Classic Polocrosse Tournament
Saturday March 13th-Sunday March 14th
11008 South Highway 475
Ocala, Florida, 34480
Closing Date: Friday, February 26th, 2010
($15.00 Late Fee Applies to entries after closing date) Continue reading »
On Tuesday the 2nd of June 2009 we welcomed the first ever American u23 side to our shores at the Durban international airport, with the 3 boys (Sam Pohl, Quinton Jameson and Kyle Young ) and 3 girls (Renne Hicks, Caroline Gardiner and Sarah Cifelli) and their coach and manager John Jameson and Allen Hicks the group arrived late Tuesday night from their long flight. On the Wednesday we had them in our shop until eventually we managed to drag them out and up to Estcourt the venue for the first tests. Continue reading »
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6/7                         USA Junior tour U23 Matamo
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