U S PA B U L L E T I N
Fall Meeting Due to the pandemic, the USPA Fall Board of Governors and Annual Member Meeting will be held via video conference from Monday, Oct. 5 through Saturday, Oct. 10. Please visit uspolo.org for more information and the most up-to-date schedule. National Arena Amateur Cup Rankings An initiative launched in 2019 by the Tournament and Arena Committees, the new format of the National Arena Amateur Cup has continued to be a success. This format has created an opportunity to showcase the accessibility of amateur polo and to incentivize amateur players to participate longer and more frequently in USPA tournaments at their home clubs, in their home circuits and nationally. All amateur players rated -1 through 3 goals will be eligible. In accordance with National Arena Amateur Cup rules, no player may have a handicap higher than the upper limit of the event. If there is a question regarding whether a player falls into the amateur category, that decision will be made by the NAAC Tournament Committee, in consultation with the player’s home club manager as well as the club’s circuit governor. Eligibility to play in the National Arena Amateur Cup will be based on a point system. Those who have competed in the Pacific Coast Arena League, Texas Arena League, horse shows, or other sports—like NASCAR, cycling or triathlons—should be familiar with the concept of a points system based on win-loss or ranking. Points will be given to individuals playing in all
DAVID MURRELL
The National Arena Amateur Cup will be held at Legend’s Polo Club in Kaufman, Texas. Right: Mark Osburn hits the ball in the air.
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USPA arena events—circuit, sanctioned and national. Points will be based on the number of teams and team standing in each tournament. All points will be awarded to each team member, not the team as a whole. Points will be based on team members playing the entire tournament and all chukkers within each game. Players with the highest points will be eligible to play in the National Arena Amateur Cup, which will be held at Legend’s Polo Club in Kaufman, Texas in November. In addition to NAAC points, circuit and national arena events are eligible for: • Trophies and/or trophy reimbursement from USPA • Arena Incentive Program reimbursement funds • Pump 8 Umpire (maximum 8-goal tournament with four team minimum) • Exposure through USPA weekly e-blast “This Week In Polo” and Polo Players’ Edition magazine with submission of write-ups and photos
