is divided into six 7 minute periods or chukkers. Since

a horse in fast polo can cover two and one-half to

three miles per period, he'll be too tired to play a

second one right away. After resting for two or three

periods, some horses can return to the game. Still, in

championship polo, a player will come to the field with

at least six horses. The mounts are horses, mostly

thoroughbreds, not ponies. The object of the game is to

score as many goals as possible. There are four players

on a team and each assumes a specific position either

offensive or defensive. However, given the enormous

size of the playing fields, the momentum of the

galloping horses and the ball's unexpected changes of

direction, the game is very fluid, and the positions

continuously change. There are few set plays in polo,

and good anticipation is almost a sixth sense. With

thousand pound animals running at speed there is a

pre-eminent necessity for a right of way rule. The

central concept in the rules of polo is the line of the

ball, a right-of-way established by the path of the

the shorter the distance to the goal. The closer hits

team are on the field at a time, one batsman standing near

2. By hitting the ball within the field and running from one end of the pitch to the

Comfortable well fitting socks should be worn. In the case

3. If a ball delivered by the bowler hits any part of the batsman and it is judged by the

Rugby is a popular game played by men and women of

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Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)