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Fall Polo at New Bridge New Bridge Polo & Country Club, located in Aiken, South Carolina, will host a 12-Goal Trifecta this fall. Three national USPA tournaments will be held from September through November at the 12goal level. All interested teams are encouraged to sign up for this one-of-a-kind opportunity. All tournaments are USPA sanctioned. For more information, please email polo manager, Haley Bryan at hbryan2485@aol.com or general manager, Raza Kazmi at razanewbridge@gmail.com. 12 Goal Northrup Knox Cup: Sept. 10-27 National Copper Cup: Sept. 30-Oct. 18 (Closing Date: Sept. 15) Bronze Trophy: Oct. 21-Nov. 1 (Closing Date: Oct. 5) 8 Goal National President’s Cup: Sept. 16-Oct. 3 (Closing Date: Sept. 1) Association Cup: Oct. 7-25 (Closing Date: Sept. 21) Southeastern Circuit Masters Cup: Oct. 28-Nov. 1 (Closing Date: Oct. 14)
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The National Arena Amateur Cup rankings are listed on uspolo.org. Below: Stephanie Massey comes in to challenge Wendy Stover.
Video Rulebook The United States Polo Association has launched a new “Ask A Question” section to the bottom of each Umpire Video Rules Library page on uspolo.org. This allows both USPA members and fans to submit questions and comments and get responses directly from USPA umpires. These questions will be visible to all site visitors. Navigate to the umpires’ page on uspolo.org to browse through the Umpire Video Rulebook organized by outdoor and arena rules. Scroll to the
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bottom of any rule’s page and click “Ask Question.” Umpires will be notified of questions asked and will respond shortly, providing a more efficient way of communication. 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 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. 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 To view 2020 rankings, visit the National Arena Amateur Cup page on uspolo.org. For more information, contact tournament coordinator, Kaila Dowd at kdowd@uspolo.org.
