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15-17 March 2013 Australasian Championships - Timaru NZ
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23-24 March 2013 North vs. South - Manchester UK
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21-22 April 2013 Bristol Open - Bristol UK
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25-26 May 2013 UK Championships - Cambridge UK
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16-18 August 2013 North American Championships - Minneapolis USA
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24-26 August 2013 London Open - London UK
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October 2013 World Championships - Fort Lauderdale USALinks
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Dan(‘s) Marino
A few months ago, I was thinking about my bikes and my riding, and I thought to myself: I don’t even use my road bike that much, or competitively… I’ll let it go and put the money into a better … Continue reading
London Open 2011: Scouting for Goals games report
It’s been said in many places by many people but this was an awesome tournament. I was particularly impressed with the format which allowed lots of games for even the worst teams. Anyway – our games as far as I … Continue reading
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Passing and Shooting
One of the consequences of trying to play more team games is an increased focus on tactics and individual positions or roles. I got myself thinking about what I see are my strengths and weaknesses, and the kind of game I … Continue reading
Cambridge Training Day report
Courtesy of Matt and Neil, here is a report of their experiences at the recent Cambridge one-day tournament: Slaves Of Olay 2 – 0 Lunch Club After an hour of waiting for our group games to start, and having a knock … Continue reading
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Three New Teams
After Birmingham’s embarrassing performance at the Cambridge Open tournament, we embarked upon some protracted soul-searching and forum-debating to see what we could do better. A common theme was that we didn’t play in teams enough; didn’t practice together; played as individuals … Continue reading
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Return to clipless polo
When I started playing (coming up for two years ago) I used clipless, because that’s what was on my dual-purpose commuter/polo bike. Due to being shit, I used to crash a lot, mainly because the bike kept ‘jacking’ on me … Continue reading
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Cambridge Tourney June 5th 2011
All teams are welcome. Will it see the debut of Ill Pigs, Drill Collins or my as-yet-unnamed team? The date just changed so now it’s a Sunday, so I’ll be there, in some kind of team. That much I can … Continue reading
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2 v 2 Tournament review
A seriously lovely day was had by all on Sunday, at Birmingham’s first 2 v 2 tournament. Most of the participants arrived in a timely manner and set about marking out goals and tap-out points, fabricating barriers and organising the … Continue reading
2 v 2 Tournament
Starting at 10am (prompt!), we’re expecting 6-7 teams to battle it out over a round-robin format. The idea is to put a bit more emphasis on playing to win, building partnerships between players and letting us experiment with the nuts … Continue reading
