There will be many more Bench Minor style tournaments in the future (later this year even). You guys will certainly get more opportunities, so keep working towards that goal...it's hardly out of reach.
Also, don't take not being selected for this team personally...The CoMo and STL clubs are so deep with talent and multiple years worth of polo experience that narrowing it down to nine players (and breaking into that top nine) is tough.
I encourage everyone to make the trip to Bloomington in April because you never know what will happen. At the very least, you'll get to play some pick-up and attempt to drown out the smattering of boos we'll receive when we start dumping people over the boards and show everyone that we've been practicing the art of fighting while on bicycles. I also want nothing more than to have the loudest, most obnoxious spectator section possible (led by Colleen, of course) because stuff like that makes a difference (be the 10th man!).
This is bigger than the nine-man roster and the three reserves that I've assembled. We're talking about our amazing state, and I want to prove to everyone else that Missouri rules when it comes to polo...on the court and off. Let's show everyone that the 1.5 hours separating our clubs doesn't keep our state from being the most tight-knit grop in polo. Let's be a force...A force on the rink hammering out victories, and a force on the sidelines giving their full support.
I think that's the best way everyone can have a hand in this unique event.
"I'm a superstar in this sport, and I expect to be treated like one."