tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65406670970869864452024-02-19T22:24:54.478-08:00Nashville Bike PoloAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648327144065052802noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540667097086986445.post-63233537578744384682011-03-31T22:30:00.000-07:002011-03-31T22:53:40.199-07:00The Greatest Bike Polo Player That Ever Lived<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v4187/132/53/509418736/n509418736_1974019_8357311.jpg?dl=1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-bottom:1em;"><img border="0" width="700" src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v4187/132/53/509418736/n509418736_1974019_8357311.jpg?dl=1" /></a></div><br />
Some of us are lucky enough, at some point in our lives, to be in the presence of greatness. Greatness can come in all forms, usually from places where you'd least expect it. Out of the blue you are standing there looking at it directly in the face, and it leaves you standing in awe. The way old timers talk about having seen a baseball great in his prime, or when anyone who saw Jordan on the court tells you they saw the greatest. The majestic pride in knowing that you felt something that will never be duplicated and will never be taken away. Attempting to share that feeling in words is what I will now attempt to do for you.<br />
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A group of Nashville riders had traveled down to Memphis for the Bicycle Film Festival. After a night of excessive debauchery at the roller races we were in charge of hosting, way to much alcohol, and drunken bike riding, we awoke to a wonderful day of infinite possibilities. My girlfriend (now fiance) and I made our way to the theater where the films were being shown. After a few brief viewings we went back outside to enjoy the day. Outside were a plethora of riders. While lounging in the grass, we were approached by one of the most interesting characters of the previous night. A short, pudgy, jewfro of a boy-child with a plate full of chocolate cupcakes covered in florescent icing. His name was A.B. Chomps. Shirtless and sweaty, he approached us with a peace offering of love baked goodness. Brown cupcake lodged in metal dental gear catapulted from his jaw with every syllable spoken. Cupcake covered his fingers, sporadically took flight from his mouth, smeared across the top of his sweat drenched belly in the humid heat, and seemed forever captured by the metal additions in his mouth. I found it hard to listen to him. I am not really sure what all he said at all. I just remember the impression he left on me was the most comical of encounters yet in our adventure to Memphis. He floated away in the waves of shops and stands, and soon was no where to be found. I forgot about him, and we continued to explore the scene. <br />
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We chatted around and met some locals as well as some fellow vacationers. All with different interests, crews, and styles. In our conversations, we came across a local shop owner. We had been itching to stretch our legs and the mention of a bike polo game a couple of miles away gave us an excuse to hit the road. Under local escort, we weaved through the Memphis streets enjoying the sunlight. We made our way to the venue. A busted up parking lot, unfit for any type of bicycle awaited only the bravest of players. The asphalt was rigid at best: broken in some spots and nonexistent in others. Weeds, dirt, and years of weathering had left this small lot in its present condition. A poor excuse for a parking lot, much less a hardcourt for polo, but the chosen spot of battle nonetheless. As we arrived, the game was already underway, and a familiar face from earlier was engaged in a back-handed goal from the opposite side of the court. The ball flew between the wheels of the goalie, past the empty twelve-pack boxes being used as goal markers, and into the brush beyond the designated area of play before finally scurrying out of sight. The fantastic shot deemed lucky by the opposing team drew my attention to the shooter; the same cupcake eating gremlin we had encountered earlier was now mounted upon his rusty steed. With the sun shining hot as ever, I found my attention fixed on only one thing, the young man who I had heard called A.B. Like a snake, he snatched the ball from the court. He moved with an ever present grace across the entire lot of players. He shuffled around, crossed up, and faked out defenders with angelic ease and agility. Nothing stood in his path to glory on the court in Memphis that day. No goalkeeper could stop his aggression, no defender could contain him, and no one lucky enough to hold the ball could shake his pursuit. The only errors came from the other five contenders. The chaos of broken plays and missed shots were devoured by his systematic fluidity of movement. The DIY spoke cover on his front wheel with the markings of an eyeball seemed to stare into my soul as I watched utter perfection take form in the shape of man on a polo court. Soon it seemed as if there was no one else on the court but him. He became one with the bike, the mallet, and the ball. Everyone at the court became the audience in an award winning one man performance of glory. The games continued, but the result remained the same. A.B. had conquered every opponent that was thrown at him and remained victorious. <br />
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The day drew to a close. Some continued with the debauchery, and some took it easy. Bicycle crews from multiple cities continued through the night that ended some time in the early morning when the Memphis Police showed up to find a giant oak tree filled with bicycles and drunken shirtless man-children, and fallen soldiers in the form of sleeping cyclists and empty bottles of beer and liquor. For those involved it was a memorable night, but my highlight will always remain my encounter with A.B. Chomps. I later learned that those weren't even his initials. It was a nickname given to him the first night referring to his "adult braces". It became quite obvious that Chomps wasn't his last name either. Time passed, the pictures of the insane weekend surfaced, and comments were made. For those who missed it or were there and just thought it was just some polo match, there is no way to explain it. To them he was just some goofy kid, but I know the truth. He was the greatest bicycle polo player to ever live.<br />
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<i>photos courtesy Art Arcinas & Keith Gallagher</i>Ronald Raygunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17127716414385667509noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540667097086986445.post-40033392094962509522011-03-29T09:58:00.000-07:002011-03-29T09:58:14.461-07:00East Nasty Rules!<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/20829338" width="700" height="400" frameborder="0"></iframe><br />
Played an awesome set of matches last night. I have never seen so much mallet throwing in all of my life. We need to do it again, ASAP. Highlights of the night include Devan's diving goal and Fred calling my thirty year old ass a "Vandy Kid". Devan and I ended up going to the Monday Night 5spot and shutting the bar down. There is talk of a Tennessee tournament in the works. If so, it will be played with East Nasty rules. The only main variation I've noticed so far is that you can shuffle a goal outside of the designated goal area. I am trying to get some of my old Westside polo homies to get back in the saddle. In the meantime, here is a video of some Danes playing polo I stole from <a href="http://www.lockedcog.com/videos/asphalt-cph-bike-polo/">Lockedcog</a>.Ronald Raygunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17127716414385667509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540667097086986445.post-20273467065768007862011-03-29T01:56:00.000-07:002011-03-29T01:56:06.801-07:00<img border="0" src="http://designyoutrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/st1a.jpg" />Let's get it on.Ronald Raygunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17127716414385667509noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540667097086986445.post-41384439696901345722011-03-28T18:26:00.000-07:002011-03-28T18:26:34.513-07:00Yehuda Moon - Comics about bike poloSome comics about bike polo. Yehuda Moon & The Kickstand Cyclery is a comic that revolves around a few characters from the bike shop. The comics below revolve around bike polo. If you aren't familiar with Yehuda Moon and you've got time, start from the beginning.<br />
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Yehuda Moon discovers bike polo: <br />
<a href="http://www.yehudamoon.com/index.php?date=2010-06-07">http://www.yehudamoon.com/index.php?date=2010-06-07</a><br />
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Gotta love your first game:<br />
<a href="http://www.yehudamoon.com/index.php?date=2010-06-08">http://www.yehudamoon.com/index.php?date=2010-06-08</a><br />
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Bring on the pain!<br />
<a href="http://www.yehudamoon.com/index.php?date=2010-06-09">http://www.yehudamoon.com/index.php?date=2010-06-09</a><br />
<a href="http://www.yehudamoon.com/index.php?date=2010-06-10">http://www.yehudamoon.com/index.php?date=2010-06-10</a><br />
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Sister Sprocket<br />
<a href="http://www.yehudamoon.com/index.php?date=2010-06-11">http://www.yehudamoon.com/index.php?date=2010-06-11</a><br />
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Bike Polo AKA Fight Club<br />
<a href="http://www.yehudamoon.com/index.php?date=2010-06-12">http://www.yehudamoon.com/index.php?date=2010-06-12</a><br />
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Polo<br />
<a href="http://www.yehudamoon.com/index.php?date=2011-03-28">http://www.yehudamoon.com/index.php?date=2011-03-28</a><br />
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Enjoy!Andy Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08286665225634248101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540667097086986445.post-55938794489872743652011-03-28T06:35:00.000-07:002011-03-28T06:35:28.398-07:00Savannah, GA<img border="0" width="700" src="http://www.nahardcourt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/SERposter.png" /><br />
Date yet to be determined.Ronald Raygunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17127716414385667509noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540667097086986445.post-49832670622461092492011-03-27T21:20:00.000-07:002011-03-27T21:20:25.030-07:002010 Austrailian Bike Polo Final<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/21290857" width="700" height="400" frameborder="0"></iframe><br />
<b>Melbourne v. Sydney</b><br />
I saw this video earlier this week (via <a href="http://www.lockedcog.com/videos/australian-bike-polo-2010-grand-final/">LockedCog</a>), and since I have control of this blog and shit to do until the next game, here you go. Dude gets cranked in the face around the six minute mark. Stay tuned for more appropriate shit like this.Ronald Raygunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17127716414385667509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540667097086986445.post-49680631327860550162011-03-27T17:03:00.000-07:002011-03-27T20:28:11.514-07:00NBP is Back!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFj6NbxR1D32yi4Z5DOtHFZiter35g8hxTC5ljUB264nmoD0D1BTqKC70OuhTWruXsejLgcPSg6tyaP-rjk6durQza4-PfkwYGwTuH4pDzcZIJfCoqm2hiH7Oiew3nGQ1CvfwfOGnJTE/s1600/boom.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFj6NbxR1D32yi4Z5DOtHFZiter35g8hxTC5ljUB264nmoD0D1BTqKC70OuhTWruXsejLgcPSg6tyaP-rjk6durQza4-PfkwYGwTuH4pDzcZIJfCoqm2hiH7Oiew3nGQ1CvfwfOGnJTE/s1600/boom.gif" width="700" /></a></div><br />
I killed Alex and took over the blog. I've reacquired my mallet. Played a couple of games. Now I'm ready for some fucking nice weather and some ass kicking. The East Nashville Bike Polo crew has a great spot, and going to start posting shit up accordingly. Also going to get some more authors and spruce up the page a little. If you are interested, give me a shout. If you would like to get in on the conversation you can hit up the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#%21/home.php?sk=group_161292633891955&ap=1">East Nasty Bike Polo Group on Facebook</a>. Games are usually dictated by good weather and willing participants. If you live in the Murfreesboro area you can check out the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#%21/home.php?sk=group_107894005943645&ap=1">Mother Fucking Bike Night Group on Facebook</a>. They usually play on Thursdays, in the <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=walker+library+mtsu+murfreesboro&aq=&sll=36.019115,-86.646423&sspn=0.828613,1.229095&ie=UTF8&hq=walker+library+mtsu&hnear=Murfreesboro,+Rutherford,+Tennessee&ll=35.849996,-86.371765&spn=0.02595,0.038409&z=15&iwloc=C">Quad</a>, before they ride. I will try to keep up to date on any times and events, but those are the best places to get a game going or gauge interest for a particular day. Go.Ronald Raygunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17127716414385667509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540667097086986445.post-14476230573575996012010-10-24T22:09:00.000-07:002010-10-24T22:12:54.491-07:00Polo?The prodigal son is returning for Halloween weekend. Let's play some polo (assuming the guys at Villa haven't hocked my polo bike for $5). I'll be in town Thursday through Monday, so I can play Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.<div><br /></div><div>Also, someone really should take over this blog...<br /><div><br /></div><div>-Hank</div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648327144065052802noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540667097086986445.post-41238069662521267642010-07-14T10:18:00.000-07:002010-07-14T10:22:17.829-07:00DATE CHANGE!!!!Bad news, or maybe good news depending on how you look at it; DATE CHANGE FROM TOMORROW TO FRIDAY.<div><br /></div><div>REPEAT:</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">POLO IS MOVED FROM THURSDAY AT 5:30 TO </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">FRIDAY AT 5:30</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">. SAME LOCATION. CALL ME FOR DIRECTIONS!</span></div><div><br /></div><div>LOVE,</div><div>ALEX<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">...... I mean Hank.</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648327144065052802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540667097086986445.post-90944754521659402502010-07-12T12:12:00.000-07:002011-03-28T16:20:32.839-07:00Finally.Sorry about the hiatus. We've been busy. We went to Indiana and got creamed in the nicest way possible. Played 7 games in the tournament and lost all 7, in fact we were 5-0'd in most of them, but hey, we learned a lot and drank some free booze. Not to mention made some great friends in <a href="http://www.bloomingtonbikepolo.com/">Bloomington</a>.<div><br />
</div><div>Then we went to Missouri, played a little pick up with our friends over at <a href="http://kansascitybicyclepolo.com/">Kansas City Bike Polo.</a></div><div><br />
</div><div>In any case we're back now and we're playing this THURSDAY at 5:30pm at 6th Ave. Skatepark. Call or text me if you need directions. 281-224-8088</div><div><br />
</div><div>On a separate note. I'm moving to New York in about two weeks... anyone want to take over the blog and start organizing games in Nashville?</div><div><br />
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</div><div>All my love and affection,</div><div>HANK</div><div><br />
</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQzqdWVj1a-e0jONIUfvd6qah6u2rDQCiKlp97-BW4KDrvl99dFftkW-h5TycYFikgN1jv7a5G13sGm5HeHrRFHY0zKp_CoUdJQq4QlnxgH4rf4nFeS8HZOITVV-Mj_qwTl5aKagMQRTV/s400/hankNBP.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQzqdWVj1a-e0jONIUfvd6qah6u2rDQCiKlp97-BW4KDrvl99dFftkW-h5TycYFikgN1jv7a5G13sGm5HeHrRFHY0zKp_CoUdJQq4QlnxgH4rf4nFeS8HZOITVV-Mj_qwTl5aKagMQRTV/s400/hankNBP.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648327144065052802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540667097086986445.post-72948616559666476162010-06-11T20:37:00.000-07:002011-03-27T20:59:49.583-07:00Awesome Video out of Savannah<object width="700" height="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10793512&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10793512&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="700" height="400"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/10793512">Bike Polo: A Cycling Sport</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/zachcost">Zach Cost</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br />
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-Hank "Can't wait for Bloomington" WilliamsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648327144065052802noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540667097086986445.post-67774085120035869682010-06-10T19:57:00.000-07:002011-03-28T16:23:23.113-07:00Indiana Invitational<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">NBP has been invited to the Indiana Invitational bike tournament. We will be one of 20 teams competing in this INVITATION ONLY tournament. Anyway we will be driving up to Bloomington Friday June 18th and returning either Saturday night or (if we want to stay for the after party) Sunday morning. Anyone who wants to join us is welcome, spectators and players alike. All sleeping accommodations will be taken care of and some of our food as well. The only cost will be gas and the $15 per team registration fee.<br />
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Let me know if you want to play so we can start putting teams together. Also we need a head count on who all is going pretty soon so we can let our gracious hosts know.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, serif; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRB4jcnh62dbSYHk7_6V3Ja3bENU9jCaaU_re7k6L6Efkzhe-MVX992BESPB26DtJEufm4gxPzskuhWGUOmLTBbkn6BcDpb6nxdwpAv8AXd7oNIzw5Q_XI4SwGAfGgO8-6naHXKtTt-jGa/s1600/INvitational-june19th.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRB4jcnh62dbSYHk7_6V3Ja3bENU9jCaaU_re7k6L6Efkzhe-MVX992BESPB26DtJEufm4gxPzskuhWGUOmLTBbkn6BcDpb6nxdwpAv8AXd7oNIzw5Q_XI4SwGAfGgO8-6naHXKtTt-jGa/s400/INvitational-june19th.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481352698052910818" style="cursor: pointer; " /></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">In other news we have a new home. We are now playing in the fully fenced in and wonderfully smooth court next to 6th Ave. Skatepark on 5th, right off of Lafyette st. downtown.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We are playing Wednesday and Thursday from about 4:30 until God knows when in preparation for the tournament.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Come play with us.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsS57kcic71HZ4tamcC4UA0Ke5PnPLx4BIe42F5Q6airTY8XEpaKQYQFYJsmDTt_LYbbnoc8FuZHRZ-6CpYm5dKUlXOS2wzLcGIflZhk0Ivois9PnrosvrrGsAHR0-1unWlURY62Sq_pD9/s1600/NBPshining.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsS57kcic71HZ4tamcC4UA0Ke5PnPLx4BIe42F5Q6airTY8XEpaKQYQFYJsmDTt_LYbbnoc8FuZHRZ-6CpYm5dKUlXOS2wzLcGIflZhk0Ivois9PnrosvrrGsAHR0-1unWlURY62Sq_pD9/s400/NBPshining.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481349997135132850" style="cursor: pointer;" /></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">-Hank "Here's Johnny" Williams</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:11px;"><br />
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I think we should just ALL start carrying guns, but I couldn't convince the rest of NBP on this idea.<div><br /></div><div>So, keep on the lookout for new places to play polo... in areas that we won't be shot.</div><div><br /></div><div>All my love and affection,</div><div>Hank</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648327144065052802noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540667097086986445.post-4635267014197959852010-04-28T08:20:00.000-07:002010-04-28T08:25:58.310-07:00Best Polo Website Ever.<div>Check it out. Especially read the history.<div>http://losmarcospolos.com</div><div><br /></div><div>And don't forget. POLO TOMORROW 6PM RESERVOIR. Bitches.</div><div><br /></div><div>Winner of tomorrow's polo match get's a free limited edition Nashville Bike Polo iPad! With 4GB of storage and a STYLUS!!!!</div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sU6q5pzyf7btoLrM5lBwGmRIHLlyJtoAprX-D9JxhTbFsTGoU0jlLVmksxu9Flt1PLqf2r5THLD_vCpRcTfyWkrqwo50i4kYpzKD2UQ3guPiynn6UM0iOjib4fyr5rXRko9BCs7HLidV/s1600/ipadNBP.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sU6q5pzyf7btoLrM5lBwGmRIHLlyJtoAprX-D9JxhTbFsTGoU0jlLVmksxu9Flt1PLqf2r5THLD_vCpRcTfyWkrqwo50i4kYpzKD2UQ3guPiynn6UM0iOjib4fyr5rXRko9BCs7HLidV/s400/ipadNBP.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465209725471645458" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648327144065052802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540667097086986445.post-15289879871066276192010-04-26T13:01:00.000-07:002010-04-26T13:06:57.514-07:00Thirsty ThursdayPOLO!<div><br /></div><div>THURSDAY!!</div><div><br /></div><div>6PM!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>RESERVOIR PARK!!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1v_27fBZq5WjmvMRiFRWSUIV-FVM4b3Qo7N8jBstwAoLtOEhkr7oO4480X4w1u5y7fp4-f6FkIVBppFXhLTzQz3OKJqRonkSc3852FS8MacA676nBxDvatEXtbhY5cBBb2Gris7LekF-/s1600/40oznbp.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1v_27fBZq5WjmvMRiFRWSUIV-FVM4b3Qo7N8jBstwAoLtOEhkr7oO4480X4w1u5y7fp4-f6FkIVBppFXhLTzQz3OKJqRonkSc3852FS8MacA676nBxDvatEXtbhY5cBBb2Gris7LekF-/s400/40oznbp.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464540101493884642" style="cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 364px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>-Hank "40oz" Williams</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648327144065052802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540667097086986445.post-65296827229971871272010-04-20T22:46:00.000-07:002010-04-20T22:49:14.338-07:00Tonight!Bike Polo tonight (wednesday)! 7pm at Reservoir Park. You know the drill.<div><br /></div><div>All my love,</div><div>Hank "The Cowdog" Williams</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648327144065052802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540667097086986445.post-7411784690307129162010-04-16T19:07:00.001-07:002010-04-16T19:50:51.096-07:00Tomorrow and Sunday<div>We're playing tomorrow at 2pm at Reservoir park. Then, depending on how many of you folks want to play again, we might play Sunday evening around 6 or 7 at the same place.<div><br /></div><div>See you tomorrow.</div><div><br /></div><div>All my love,</div><div>Hank W.</div><div><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQzqdWVj1a-e0jONIUfvd6qah6u2rDQCiKlp97-BW4KDrvl99dFftkW-h5TycYFikgN1jv7a5G13sGm5HeHrRFHY0zKp_CoUdJQq4QlnxgH4rf4nFeS8HZOITVV-Mj_qwTl5aKagMQRTV/s1600/hankNBP.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 325px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQzqdWVj1a-e0jONIUfvd6qah6u2rDQCiKlp97-BW4KDrvl99dFftkW-h5TycYFikgN1jv7a5G13sGm5HeHrRFHY0zKp_CoUdJQq4QlnxgH4rf4nFeS8HZOITVV-Mj_qwTl5aKagMQRTV/s400/hankNBP.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460925359321790290" /></a><div>_____________________________________________</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQzqdWVj1a-e0jONIUfvd6qah6u2rDQCiKlp97-BW4KDrvl99dFftkW-h5TycYFikgN1jv7a5G13sGm5HeHrRFHY0zKp_CoUdJQq4QlnxgH4rf4nFeS8HZOITVV-Mj_qwTl5aKagMQRTV/s1600/hankNBP.jpg"></a>Also, check out these <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/keithgallagher/sets/72157623696467277/">BOMB-ASS photos</a> taken by our very own Keith. I especially like the sexy shirtless photo of yours truly...<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihbE-bQsoSS576uNDbsQzsSoKWNH7a0oNuYH7AlYQVTLX-Va6V8ojT8nH_3i1QljZZ4Qa72_u0eIjsCiqNH6pC6JntsN_k9_qMvtlggbi77ZmSonvmWVALLB9e7POv2FDfz745Sr_MsoOU/s1600/4506592310_c3bce676e6.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihbE-bQsoSS576uNDbsQzsSoKWNH7a0oNuYH7AlYQVTLX-Va6V8ojT8nH_3i1QljZZ4Qa72_u0eIjsCiqNH6pC6JntsN_k9_qMvtlggbi77ZmSonvmWVALLB9e7POv2FDfz745Sr_MsoOU/s400/4506592310_c3bce676e6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460933312738574786" style="cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 400px; " /></a></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648327144065052802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540667097086986445.post-40054256965382195172010-04-14T07:33:00.000-07:002010-04-14T07:36:39.786-07:002NITE!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUK_ZHMjG3NnHqpmiL0AtiLR0GF5WBxnIJGkosMcUfBnwFQit1-KdZNqeFaZqqG-Ybz_QlKscWKZPYaVm-dloKUiaQkGonFD-h5EWLYw9znEsDommaq0QQUYistdv7ThWGHPpqINWBiB8/s400/bear+riding+bike.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 397px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUK_ZHMjG3NnHqpmiL0AtiLR0GF5WBxnIJGkosMcUfBnwFQit1-KdZNqeFaZqqG-Ybz_QlKscWKZPYaVm-dloKUiaQkGonFD-h5EWLYw9znEsDommaq0QQUYistdv7ThWGHPpqINWBiB8/s400/bear+riding+bike.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">TONIGHT</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">9PM</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">THE BBALL COURT AT RESERVOIR PARK ON 8TH</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">BE THERE OR BE A BIG DUMB</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></span></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648327144065052802noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540667097086986445.post-17598297422052537812010-04-09T07:14:00.000-07:002010-04-09T07:43:48.539-07:00This Saturday 4pm Reservoir Park<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">It's a beautiful day... it's only going to be beautifuller tomorrow. SO COME PLAY BIKE POLO AT 4PM TOMORROW SATURDAY APRIL 10TH AT RESERVOIR PARK! That's right reservoir, the park across from Grimey's where we played our first few games.<br /><br />PLUS WE HAVE NEW MALLETS!!!!!<br /><br />BRING YOUR FRIENDSSSSSS! BRING YOUR FAMILIESSSSSSS! BRING YOUR A GAMEEEEEEE.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: -webkit-xxx-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: -webkit-xxx-large;">ALSO!!! Join the Nashville Hardcourt Bike Polo club on The League of Bike Polo!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: -webkit-xxx-large;"><a href="http://leagueofbikepolo.com/club/nashville-hardcourt-bike-polo">http://leagueofbikepolo.com/club/nashville-hardcourt-bike-polo</a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648327144065052802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540667097086986445.post-71780575885007931842010-04-07T11:35:00.000-07:002010-04-07T11:38:34.207-07:00TODAY!Come play at our new spot at Elmington Park at 5pm.<div><br /></div><div>Also, I know I already posted rules, but this video is awesome:</div><div><br /></div><object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10721484&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10721484&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/10721484">Bike Polo Rules Sequence</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user965896">Mo Ghayour</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><p>Video swooped at http://www.hardcourtbikepolo.com/</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648327144065052802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540667097086986445.post-41988797896834399282010-04-04T15:43:00.000-07:002010-04-04T15:50:08.446-07:00New Spot!<div>We had a great round of games yesterday at a new location. Keith and Devan found a great spot, it's a basketball court behind West End School in Elmington Park. We're not sure how it's going to work out for the long run, especially on school days before summer. Also, we had to jump a fence to get in, but the court was perfect; it was even fully fenced to it kept runaway balls to a minimum. We might try to get together again sometime this week, probably Wednesday, but if not expect another set of games this weekend.<div><br /></div><div>Here's the spot:</div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2Fybh6lc3&h=a8ca3563d721fe9a1fae17d1707d444c">http://tinyurl.com/ybh6lc3</a></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7LgsZ7M6QK2ogrrARJGIbGukXhHW-Wy4R3SDFjv23tu0RlXbKN1jPdxcg6jttkP89xYnpgShEyqSbsbQTroBY6Kwv5y4R270sZyHR7pc4pGJ8A14rS5GyX9cvUh3qrHF7IrUlXxNYjZC/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-04-04+at+5.42.57+PM.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 322px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7LgsZ7M6QK2ogrrARJGIbGukXhHW-Wy4R3SDFjv23tu0RlXbKN1jPdxcg6jttkP89xYnpgShEyqSbsbQTroBY6Kwv5y4R270sZyHR7pc4pGJ8A14rS5GyX9cvUh3qrHF7IrUlXxNYjZC/s400/Screen+shot+2010-04-04+at+5.42.57+PM.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456417414749036226" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7LgsZ7M6QK2ogrrARJGIbGukXhHW-Wy4R3SDFjv23tu0RlXbKN1jPdxcg6jttkP89xYnpgShEyqSbsbQTroBY6Kwv5y4R270sZyHR7pc4pGJ8A14rS5GyX9cvUh3qrHF7IrUlXxNYjZC/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-04-04+at+5.42.57+PM.png"></a>Also, I made a decision on the logos since none of you jerks voted (except for Keith, thanks Keith). From talking to people there were two favorites, 1 and 4. What most people are saying (all three or so that I talked to) is that 1 is the best design but it looks more like a flyer or poster and less like branding wheres 4 is a straight up logo. That all being said I think we'll adopt both of them for now until someone submits a better design or something.</div><div><br /></div><div>Any suggestions are very welcome.<br /><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648327144065052802noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540667097086986445.post-72907494724043578722010-04-01T11:22:00.000-07:002010-04-01T11:29:52.323-07:00Vote on a Nashville Bike Polo logo!<div>Here a are some to choose from. Or submit your own! (thanks to Will Long for helping with the designs!)</div><div><br /></div><div>1</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw42P1MKpre_HqKJ8_oQyXFZ_K9VPF8W9VPSvSp7hK5Jkt62tBaDXYorZV6Y61W3lThoagYF8pO6mr-vdhDhf8UrsUuKlc8Zkq3jIQj1eexm7T_GGyUwiNl1rWLr55sRJgNcgxz-lUo8Zt/s1600/NBP+logo2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 255px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw42P1MKpre_HqKJ8_oQyXFZ_K9VPF8W9VPSvSp7hK5Jkt62tBaDXYorZV6Y61W3lThoagYF8pO6mr-vdhDhf8UrsUuKlc8Zkq3jIQj1eexm7T_GGyUwiNl1rWLr55sRJgNcgxz-lUo8Zt/s400/NBP+logo2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455237100853185186" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw42P1MKpre_HqKJ8_oQyXFZ_K9VPF8W9VPSvSp7hK5Jkt62tBaDXYorZV6Y61W3lThoagYF8pO6mr-vdhDhf8UrsUuKlc8Zkq3jIQj1eexm7T_GGyUwiNl1rWLr55sRJgNcgxz-lUo8Zt/s1600/NBP+logo2.jpg"></a>2<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-PYrCWUPOdFr1oy_Hd8Y1wOizbWYnfzV0jJupllc3ihdRErsdmpwszVRRgm0AjqB5oBDvDxhNyq3mp2Vo4umPgAUwvl0jOIevbGveVbIrHfKHu1kI9FsK9EGm8UMkGxUOp7k0vhDghasD/s1600/NBP+LOGO+CLR.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 248px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7DxY2xxDY1XzJgwv9Ws_Oa9oocM0jJb84nGbIcqBZ_kOcBYWZA9uDW4yGXW8hgOOZR1Wc1iiu2do7e3W3RWHsRazgeFDqj3ckiPln3iu2CMGCMPIuE-GYw0__vfs99BuQcGF7sf8EL4O/s400/Nashville+Bike+Polo+Rough+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455237006975881810" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648327144065052802noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540667097086986445.post-53505501895856290142010-04-01T10:56:00.000-07:002010-04-01T11:33:51.029-07:00Photos!<div>Here are some photos from the meet up yesterday March 31st taken by the lovely miss Carly Blakely. (click them to see the full image)</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs397.snc3/24130_570180836212_34105085_33082174_854391_n.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 720px; height: 477px;" src="http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs397.snc3/24130_570180836212_34105085_33082174_854391_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs397.snc3/24130_570180811262_34105085_33082169_5663035_n.jpg"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs397.snc3/24130_570180811262_34105085_33082169_5663035_n.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 477px; height: 720px;" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs397.snc3/24130_570180811262_34105085_33082169_5663035_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs377.snc3/24130_570180771342_34105085_33082161_5669791_n.jpg"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs377.snc3/24130_570180771342_34105085_33082161_5669791_n.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 477px; height: 720px;" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs377.snc3/24130_570180771342_34105085_33082161_5669791_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs397.snc3/24130_570180521842_34105085_33082115_6658207_n.jpg"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs397.snc3/24130_570180521842_34105085_33082115_6658207_n.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 720px; height: 480px;" src="http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs397.snc3/24130_570180521842_34105085_33082115_6658207_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs437.ash1/24130_570180446992_34105085_33082112_1345205_n.jpg"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs437.ash1/24130_570180446992_34105085_33082112_1345205_n.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 477px; height: 720px;" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs437.ash1/24130_570180446992_34105085_33082112_1345205_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=photos&gid=104677836235172">See the rest on our facebook group page!</a></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648327144065052802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540667097086986445.post-73757241421174230442010-03-31T08:57:00.000-07:002010-03-31T08:58:02.847-07:00Parisians are scary...<object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4500785&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4500785&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/4500785">BIKE POLO TOURNAMENT - CPCV09</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/androsky">Renaud Skyronka</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648327144065052802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540667097086986445.post-81755217852353655572010-03-31T07:22:00.000-07:002010-03-31T07:24:17.586-07:00Nashville RulesHere are the bike polo rules that we play by:<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: times; font-size: 10px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><p class="txt" style="font-size: 12px; font-family: times; margin-top: 0.1pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b><span style="font-family: Times; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">-</span></span></b><span style="font-family: Times; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Two teams of three players.<br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">-</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">You can use any type of bike, as long as the handlebars are plugged.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="txt" style="font-size: 12px; font-family: times; margin-top: 0.1pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b><span style="font-family: Times; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">-</span></span></b><span style="font-family: Times; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Mallets should be made of aluminum pipe with a end resembling a croquet mallet. The handle end should be plugged, and there should no exposed metal protruding. Except for bolt.<br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">-</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Red or Orange street hockey balls will be used.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="txt" style="font-size: 12px; font-family: times; margin-top: 0.1pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b><span style="font-family: Times; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">-</span></span></b><span style="font-family: Times; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Goals are two cones, set apart the same width as street hockey.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="txt" style="font-size: 12px; font-family: times; margin-top: 0.1pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b><span style="font-family: Times; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">-</span></span></b><span style="font-family: Times; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">If you mess up the goal, it is your responsibility to fix it.<br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">-</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Scoring a goal must be made from what started as a hit. A hit is made from the end of a players mallet.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="txt" style="font-size: 12px; font-family: times; margin-top: 0.1pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">-A shuffle does not count as a goal.<br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">-</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">After a goal is scored, the team who scored returns to their half of the court. The team who was scored on takes possession of the ball.<br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">-</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Passing through the goal (from behind the goal line to in front of it, through the goal): When the ball is passed through the goal in this way, a goal CANNOT be scored by the first player to play the ball. It must be passed first, before any shot on goal. This inclued when the ball misses the goal, but bounces back through the goal.<br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">-</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Players must not touch the ground with their foot. If a player puts his/her foot on the ground (foot-down) the player cannot continue play until he has gone half court and tapped his/her mallet at half court.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="txt" style="font-size: 12px; font-family: times; margin-top: 0.1pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b><span style="font-family: Times; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">-</span></span></b><span style="font-family: Times; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Contact rules: similar contact is allowed. Bike to Bike, Mallet to Mallet, Body to Body.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="txt" style="font-size: 12px; font-family: times; margin-top: 0.1pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">-Pushing and shoving with your hand is not allowed.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="txt" style="font-size: 12px; font-family: times; margin-top: 0.1pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">-T-boning (hitting your bike against the side of another bike) is not allowed.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="txt" style="font-size: 12px; font-family: times; margin-top: 0.1pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b><span style="font-family: Times; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">-</span></span></b><span style="font-family: Times; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Everything else is NOT allowed: Mallet to player, player to bike, mallet to bike, etc.<br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">-</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Throwing mallets is never allowed<br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">-</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Trash talking is allowed.</span></span></p><p class="txt" style="font-size: 12px; font-family: times; margin-top: 0.1pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></p><p class="txt" style="font-size: 12px; font-family: times; margin-top: 0.1pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.1pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Borrowed from Boston Bike Polo (http://bostonbikepolo.org/rules.html)</span></p></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648327144065052802noreply@blogger.com0