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Canadians are foreigners!
That’s the bottom line. Forget the fact that they operate no legitimate national association of their own (only a creation that would allow them to compete in the FIP) or that they rely upon the USPA… more →
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Canadians are foreigners!
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backhander wrote 6 months ago: That’s the bottom line. Forget the fact that they operate no legitimate national association of the … more →
The National Polo League? What a joke!
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backhander wrote 8 months ago: Go to www.nationalpololeague.com and you will be startled by the opening four notes of Monday Night … more →
No player left behind
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backhander wrote 8 months ago: This post has been offered by a reader of ths blog: Clubs must keep established players. But too man … more →
Kris Bowman, Because the USPA Staff Isn't Big Enough
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backhander wrote 9 months ago: Most of us received a letter from the PTF pleading for contributions so that it wouldn’t have to tri … more →
TIME FOR THE USPA TO ACT
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backhander wrote 10 months ago: I may be naïve in assuming that the USPA is being operated professionally, but I can’t help but wond … more →
Eldorado Bailout?
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backhander wrote 11 months ago: I’m tired or reading about how much the PTF does for polo, about how many kids are learning the game … more →
2008 Argentine Open Update
backhander wrote 1 year ago: We’ve just finished the opening round of the Argentine Open witnessing some surprises and some disap … more →
Argentine Polo Enters a New Era
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backhander wrote 1 year ago: In the midst of all of this economic uncertainly the health of polo in Argentina seems like it could … more →
Is the USPA Going to Support a Women’s Open?
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backhander wrote 1 year ago: The fact that women in polo in America is responsible for as much as 30% of the membership should ac … more →
Surprise, surprise, the NAPL is Officially Dead!
backhander wrote 1 year ago: Let the funeral dirges begin, the North American Polo League is dead. After its unheralded debut in … more →
Polo, ladies?
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backhander wrote 1 year ago: Although women participated in the game of polo two thousand years ago, it took until 1973 before th … more →
Time for the USPA and the PTF to make a move
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backhander wrote 1 year ago: I guess I’m disappointed because neither the leadership of the USPA nor the PTF have been able to ga … more →
Stop Fleecing New Players
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backhander wrote 1 year ago: I’ve written before about regulating instructors and umpires but what we all have to realize i … more →
How to Grow the Sport
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backhander wrote 1 year ago: There are some great dialogues going among the comments made to various posts, comments many readers … more →
Credit Where Credit is Due
backhander wrote 1 year ago: I get complaints about how critical I am of the USPA and the PTF and how I should give them credit f … more →
The USPA-Unanswered Questions
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backhander wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been amused the last couple of weeks by the musings on the Message Board of a polo website iden … more →
USPA, Try One Step at a Time
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backhander wrote 1 year ago: I get a comment every now and then from someone from or connected to the USPA office asking why I do … more →
Proud to Be an American, if you Qualify
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backhander wrote 1 year ago: The final language of the action proposed to seat an American player on every 22-goal team in USPA c … more →
USPA Trying to Respond to Members?
backhander wrote 1 year ago: The USPA held their meetings recently in Virginia, and a number of matters were discussed. Interesti … more →
