Intensive Polo Clinics

tailor-made for your polo club
by Glascorn Polo

 

Instructors

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Ernesto Trotz

Ex 10 goals of handicap. Six-time winner of the Argentine Polo Open with La Espadaña and Centauros polo teams. Coach of current Triple Crown teams. Director of Instructors of Polo University, of the Argentine Polo Association (AAP).

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Pancho MacLoughlin

Professional polo player. Instructor certified by the Argentine Polo Association. Commentator of the Argentine Polo Open and the Female World Championship. Founder of Glascorn Polo and Lakeshore Polo Academy. Manager of El Faro.

Tailor-made intensive polo clinics

We adapt to the format that best suits your polo club: in-person or virtual, one or multiple days in duration, with or without polo ponies.

We gear the content towards the level of your club members.

Content

 

Riding technique for polo

 

Riding position. How to use your legs. Turns and changes of direction. How to speed up, slow down, and stop. Being connected, coordinated and communicated with your horse.

 

Swing analysis and penalties

 

Correct grip. Phases of the swing. Timing and follow through. Correct technique and posture on the horse for each shot. Tips for penalties. Ball positioning.

 

Stick and balling technique

 

Positions. Analysis from the bottom up. Swing in motion (preparation, execution and completion). Visual preview. Stick and balling/hitting drills.

 

Strategy and tactics

 

Roles and spaces on the polo field. Attack, transition, and defence. Thinking game: anticipation and decision-making. Communication on the field. Team work.

 

*We provide a certificate of participation at the end of each intensive polo clinic.

Past Intensive Clinics

Academia de Mujeres, AAP, 2022

Jockey Club Rosario, 2021

Lakeshore Polo Academy, Texas, 2021

Academia de Mujeres, AAP, 2021

Bavaria Polo Club, Germany, 2022

Academia para Chicos, Ellerstina, 2020