Pimp My Mallet

Bike polo at 1pm this afternoon (Saturday). If you want a quick intro to the rules here’s a nice video from Savannah bike polo.

Helmets ARE required for this tournament! We need to register between 6 and 8 on the Friday evening in East London. This will be at the retro geek paradise that is Tour de Ville bike shop and there will be a BBQ going on. The tournament is here and the itinerary here

The courts will be 20m x 30m (bigger than the Cowley Marsh court)

Also note the following rules:

- No intentional T-bone’ or charging

- No overly aggressive behavior such as unnecessary elbowing, grabbing, pushing, punching with hands, pushing or kicking with feet, and headbutting

“Like” contact that is allowed:
- Non-aggressive Body to body, mallet to mallet, and bike to bike. Apart from the fouls listed above.
- Contact is only permitted within the play of the ball. Contact away from the play of the ball can result in a penalty.