302 Polo Policies - 2011
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General Information
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302 Polo, LLC (302) is a legal
South Carolina entity and operates as a
Cooperative
Club comprised of several team sponsors and professional players, which
observes the rules & guidelines of the USPA.
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All players participating in 302
tournaments must be
current members of the USPA.
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All players must read & sign the 302
General Release Form prior to participating in any 302 sanctioned practice or
tournament game.
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Fields and facilities are
graciously provided by the owners of CII, Chime Bell, Edisto, Isinya, Loughrea Plantation,
Meadow Hill Farm, New Bridge Polo & Country Club, New Haven, OC
Farms, Quartermore Farm, Storm Branch, and Winfield
Farm. Please be respectful of these private properties.
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302 Tournament or League Fees
are charged to pay for the following costs: Administrative, Ambulances, Field
Usage, Flaggers, Paramedic, port-o-lets, Timers, Umpires, NAPL
sanction fees (only for NAPL tournaments), and the USPA.
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Third man responsibilities for
each game will be listed on the schedule of games for each
tournament. Failure to appear for third man duties will result in a
$100 fine which will be due and payable to 302 polo prior to your
team’s participation in the next scheduled game.
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Practices are organized for
teams on any day except Mondays. Per chukker practices are
planned on
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. The call in number is (803)
642-8787.
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Practice membership for an individual
is $500 by the season (spring or fall) payable to 302 Polo LLC.
Spring season is April 1st to June 15th and the Fall Season runs
from September 16th to November 9th
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Practice "By-the-chukker" fees are $10 per
chukker payable to 302 Polo LLC
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Stick & Ball is available at
Meadow Hill Farm - field #3 for $250 for the Spring Season and $250
for the Fall season payable to 302 Polo LLC
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Team practices are $400 per team
per practice; in the event all players on a team are practice
members then there is no additional charge; in the event 2 players
are practice members then the players who are not members can either
pay $10 per chukker or decide to become a practice member at that
time. Payment due at time of practice to 302 Polo LLC.
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Each
team entered any 20 goal tournament (the USPA Monty Waterbury and
the USPA Silver Cup) is entitled to two TEAM practices per
tournament to be organized through 302 Polo LLC.
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Tournaments & Leagues
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USPA
Rules & Regulations govern all tournaments and leagues,
unless otherwise noted. All players are responsible for reading and
understanding the USPA Rules and 302 Policies.
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USPA Umpires
will be used for all USPA tournaments.
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302 forms a
tournament committee for the spring and for the fall seasons.
The 302 Polo Manager assembles the committee which consists of an
odd number of volunteer team captains, professional players, and/or
individuals not participating in the tournaments. The purpose of this committee is
to ensure a high quality of polo & sportsmanship during the
tournaments. The rulings of the tournament
committee are final on all matters.
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All teams must use the 302
Tournament Entry Form in order to submit a team entry. The
form must be filled out completely and signed by the Team Captain. All team entries for any league or
tournament must be submitted in writing or via email at least 10
days prior to the close of entries and all teams will be subject to the approval
of the tournament committee. In the event that a team entry is not
acceptable the polo manager will advise the team sponsor of the
tournament committee’s decision at least seven days prior to the
draw of why the entry is not acceptable. The sponsor will then have
three days to submit a new team entry for approval.
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Entry forms must be complete and entry
fees paid in full prior to the close of entries. Teams will not be permitted to
participate in the draw or play in the tournament or league if all
fees are not paid in full.
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The draw & tournament
format shall be decided by the 302 Polo
Manager and the tournament committee.
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Entries
will close for each series of tournaments on the same day. One
closing date for the fourteen goal in the spring, one closing date
for the two sixteen goal tournaments in the spring, one closing date
for the two twenty goal tournaments in the fall and one closing date
for the two sixteen goal tournaments in the fall.
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Tournament formats for both tournaments in any series shall be
determined by the polo manager and the tournament committee at the
same time as soon as possible after the close of entries for the
series. Some tournaments may be seeded and the schedule developed
based on the standings of the first event of the series in order to
facilitate scheduling and allow for sufficient notice to all
participants.
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Each team may submit no more than TWO outdates IN WRITING by the
close of entries per tournament.
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Teams entered in the fourteen and sixteen goal series of tournaments
must be available to play any day from Thursday to Sunday of each
week of the tournament.
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Teams entered in the twenty goal series of tournaments must be
available to play any day from Wednesday to Sunday of each week of
the tournament.
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In the event of rain games will be re-scheduled for the next
available dry day. Teams will be apprised of all developments in
the schedule change process by the polo manager via phone, email and
text to the team contact person at each step of the decision making
process including when field evaluation will occur and when/if
decision to play will be made.
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The final decision of canceling a
scheduled game or game in progress, due to weather, shall be
determined by the game officials, team captains, and/or
tournament committee.
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A team that withdraws from an event
after the draw shall forfeit all fees and be subject to additional
fines and/or restricted eligibility in future events.
Team withdrawal shall result in a loss of every game by one goal for
the withdrawing team.
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Teams must play all of their league and
tournament games regardless of their win/loss records so as not to
unduly influence the rankings of remaining teams in the same
tournament. Any team that withdraws without the approval of the
Tournament Committee will be subject to fines
and/or restricted eligibility in future events.
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Schedules & tournament standings
will be
distributed to all players and support staff at least SEVEN days
prior to the first scheduled play date of the tournament and be
available on the website in a timely fashion.
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FINAL
decision on field playability in the event of weather shall be made
by the polo manager, the tournament committee and the field
evaluation committee. Team requests will be taken in to
consideration by these parties when making this decision.
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Conduct & Sportsmanship
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Extremely low tolerance for bad
behavior.
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302 follows USPA procedures for
player sportsmanship and treatment of horses where applicable.
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Unsportsmanlike conduct includes but is
not limited to conduct, including actions or words, directed to any
official , player, spectator, or other person or mount on 302 fields
or facilities that is typically or verbally threatening, assaulting or
abusive, demeaning, obscene, profane, belligerent, dangerous or that
violates standards of fair play or common decency as generally
accepted in the polo community.
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Any violation of the Club rules and
regulations or failure to comply with the decisions of the Polo
Manager or the Tournament Committee may result in a warning, a fine,
a suspension, expulsion, or any combination thereof. The type of
action taken for a general rules violation is left to the sole
discretion of the Polo Manager and the Tournament Committee.
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302 officials will
enforce the rules of sportsmanship and conduct on the playing field.
Arguing, profanity, disrespectful conduct, rough or dangerous plays,
refusing to play or any other lack of sportsmanship will not be
tolerated.
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1st violation is a formal
warning (i.e. one technical foul in any game)
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2nd violation is $1,000 charged
to the sponsor of the team (i.e. two technical fouls in any
tournament or ejection from a game)
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3rd violation is
disqualification of the team from the tournament or league
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Any observed unsportsmanlike conduct and the circumstances
surrounding may be reported to the Polo Manager by umpires, players,
or spectators.
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In the event that an amateur or
professional player of any team is suspended from play, or the team is eliminated for a violation of
the 302 Policies, 302 specifically disavows any
responsibility for any cost, direct or otherwise, incurred by the
player or the individual(s) sponsoring the team or employing said player(s)
or team(s).
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Field Rules
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Remember that the fields
used at 302 are personal property, not club, community or public
grounds, and you and your teams are the guests of the field owners. Please act accordingly.
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Do not clean out the manure from
your trailer at a parking area... wait until you get back to your
own manure pile. Choice of fine - sponsor comes back and helps
clean up or pay $100 to 302 due prior to
participation in the next game.
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Please be sure you
take your trash with you or put it in trash cans. Please pick up bottles, cans, tail tape
and trash in your trailer area after each game and instruct your
grooms to assist in keeping theses areas clean.
Choice of fine - sponsor comes back and helps clean up or pay $100
to 302 due prior to
participation in the next game.
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All
dogs must be on a leash at all times. Choice of fine sponsor
pays the vet bill or emergency room visit charges or pay $100 to 302
due prior to
participation in the next game.
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