POLOcrosse in the pines

PLATINUM $3000

SILVER $1000

Premium 25 Foot tailgate spot

name/logo on team jerseys in large print

name/logo on all advertising

2 team jerseys

recognition at the event

meet the players

Premium 15 foot tailgate spot

name/logo on advertising

meet the players

All sponsorship donations are tax deductible

GOLD $2000

Premium 20 foot tailgate spot

name/logo on team jerseys in medium print

name/logo on advertising

2 team jerseys

meet the players

Contact

Christina Baker

cebaker@baker-familylaw.com

(910) 922-5644

USA

LIMITED NUMBER OF TAILGATE SPOTS AVAILABLE

FOR PURCHASE ALONG THE FIELD

AVAILABLE UNTIL SOLD OUT!

You can make your setup as elaborate as you wish,

whether it is elegant umbrella tables with catered

meals and cocktails or setting up a simple buffet at the

back of your truck and throwing up a canopy a few

chairs. You cannot go wrong with having your own

area on the field for your friends and family to watch

the best players (and horses) compete!

12 FT. TAILGATE AREA $300.00

LARGER TAILGATE AREA FOR SPONSORS ONLY

Pay for a tailgate spot here

Basics of the Game

Now the fastest growing equestrian sport in the United States, polocrosse has been played in countries around the globe for over fifty years. The sport is a combination of polo and lacrosse and uses the strength of each to provide fun for spectators and competitors of all ages. It is played on horseback, each player having a racquet, which is used to carry the ball which picked off the ground from horseback, carried, bounced and passed across the field. The object is to score the most goals.

The players in each three-man section have specific positions and duties. The number of the player indicates their position: #1 Attack, #2 Center, #3 Goalie. The number 1 is the only player who can score goals but must be in the goal scoring area ('the box') to do so. The number 2 can only play in the center of the field and must be equally talented both offensively and defensively. The number 3 is the only player on his section who is allowed in the box to defend.

A team is made up of two sections which alternate chukkas (time periods) so that the players and their horses have time to rest. Players must use the same horse for the duration of a tournament.

The field is 160 yards long by 60 yards wide, the goals posts are eight feet apart at either end of the field. The 'box' or goal scoring area is marked by the 'penalty line' which runs the width of the field thirty yards from either end. Whenever the number 1 enters the box or the number 3 leaves the box (i.e.., cross the penalty line) they can not be in possession of the ball. They must either bounce the ball and pick it up once they've crossed the line or pass it across the line to another player. In the box, there is an eleven yard semi-circle around the goal posts. The number 1 must be within the box but more than eleven yards away to score a goal. An easy shot, unless you are galloping down the field with the number 3 breathing down your neck.

At the beginning of the chukka (time period) and after every goal the players lineup side by side, by position so that the umpire can throw the ball into play. The team that does a better job of coming out of the line-up with the ball has a great advantage. The ball can be caught, picked off the ground and carried in the net of the racquet only. Once in possession of the ball, a right-handed player must carry their stick in the right side of their horse (and left-handed player on the left side). The only way to get the ball away from an opponent is to hit their racquet with your own by swinging it upward. Hitting another player's racquet by swinging down is a foul.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

ALL TIMES ARE APPROXIMATIONS AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE

10:00 AM General Parking Opens

11:00 AM Cutoff time for vehicles to enter tailgate area

11:30 AM Welcome, Brief Explanation of Polocrosse

11:45 AM Players Warmup

12:00 AM National Anthem

PLAY BEGINS

Halftime: Announce best hat and best tailgate winners

Divot Stomp

4:00 PM Announce the Winners!!!

6:00 PM Closing of the field.

Please have all items removed from tailgate spots by this time.