Batavia Polo Club

About BPC & Polo - Rules

An Explanation of the game of polo

GROUND : The ground is 300 yards long, 160 yards wide if boarded, 200 yards wide if unboarded. The goal posts are 8 yards apart.
DURATION OF PLAY : The full game is 8 chukkas, but under Hurlingham Polo Association Rules 6 chukkas are played. Each chukka is timed to last 7 minutes, then a bell is rung, but the game goes on until the ball goes out of play, or for another 30 seconds when the bell is rung again, the chukka ends wherever the ball may be.
In the case of a tie, the game goes on with additional chukkas until a deciding goal is scored, in some matches, to ensure a quick result because of shortage of ponies, the goals are widened to double their width.
There are intervals of 3 minutes between chukkas and 5 minutes at half time. Ends are changed each time a goal is scored - this has been found fairest when there is a wind.
HANDICAPS : Each player is handicapped (on a 6 chukka basis) from minus 2 up to 10 goals (the best players). The aggregate handicap of the four players in a team is the team handicap. In handicap tournaments the number of goals start is obtained by multiplying the difference between the two teams' handicaps by the number of chukkas and dividing by 6, any fraction counting half a goal.
FOULS :
  1. A player following the ball on its exact line has the right of way over all other players. Any other player who crosses the player on the right of way close enough to be dangerous commits a foul. Penalties vary according to the degree of danger and closeness of the cross.
  2. No player may hook an opponent's stick unless he is on the same side of the opponents pony as the ball
  3. Dangerous riding or rough handling is not allowed - a player may ride an opponent off, but must not charge in at an angle
PENALTIES : The following penalties may be given:
  1. A goal is given if the cross is dangerous or deliberated in the vicinity of the goals. The ball is thrown in 10 yards in front of the goal without ends being changed.
  2. Free hit from 30 yards opposite the centre of the goal - defenders to be behind the back line and outside the goal posts which they must not ride through when the ball is hit.
  3. Free hit from 40 yards, same conditions as (b)
  4. Free hit from 60 yards. Defenders to be 30 yards form the ball.
  5. Free hit from the centre of the ground, none of the defending side to be nearer than 30 yards when the ball is hit.
  6. Free hit from the spot where the foul took place, no defender to be nearer than 30 yards.
Captains of teams are the only players who can discuss questions arising during a game. No player shall appeal in any manner to the Umpire or Umpires for fouls. The Captain has the sole right to ask for a clarification on a decision.
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