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In truth, this fast-paced, team oriented sport is not widely seen outside the equestrian community except in South America where it is ranked among the most popular equestrian activities.

	Tickle and the Ivories - The Elephant Polo Team - Official Entrant in the World Elephant Polo Championships in Nepal. Includes members and sponsorship information. Rate this
	Australian Polo - Listing associations, rules and basics, the history of polo, world cup information and results, news and schedules. Rate this
	Indianpolo.com - Portal for polo in India. Includes polo players, clubs and associations, quizzes, rules, scores, results, world cup information, calendar, polo art, links and news. Rate this
	Polo - History of the game from the origin in Persia to the present image supplied by Indian site with links and further information about polo and visiting the country. Rate this
	Polo Education Foundation - Promoting polo through education and funding events that allow access to those who might otherwise not be able to afford to try the sport. Contains By-laws and information about fund raising events. United States. Rate this
	Polo Tips - Justo del Carril - Justo del Carril is a 6 goal polo player from Argentina. He is available for lessons and clinics around the world, and is the author of 'Polo - Essential Tips', a book for both beginners and intermediate learners of polo. Rate this
	PoloTV.com - News, live polo, events, forum, links, and a store. Rate this

Articles in this category:

• Polo Darling - You may think that polo is only for the elite, well you are wrong. Anyone can have a go at the sport of princes, even those that cannot ride (65% of those taught polo have never ridden before). I was...
• Overview Of Water Polo - The game is divided into four periods, of which the length depends on the level of play:
  
  Olympics: 7 minutes
  
  High School:
  
  Varsity:
  7 minutes
  
  Junior Varsity:
  6 minutes
  
  Fresh/Soph:
  5 minutes
  
  The game clock
• Water Polo Positions - There are six field player positions, however unlike most common team sports there is no positional play, players often will play several positions throughout the game as situations demand.
  
  There are standard offensive and defensive positions that
• History of Water Polo - Invented in the late nineteenth century in Great Britain and played in many countries around the world, notably including Hungary, the game involves teams of seven players (plus up to six substitutes), with a ball similar in size to a soccer ball but cons
• Water Polo Offensive Strategy - When the offense takes possession of the ball, the strategy is to advance the ball down the field of play and to score a goal. The key to the offence is to accurately pass the ball into the “Hole Set.” The Hole Set (better known as \'Center Forward\')
• Defensive Strategy in Water Polo - On defense, the players work to make sure the ball does not go into the goal. In order to pressure the offensive players, the defensive players work to knock the ball away from the offense, block any shots at the goal, and foul defensive players positione