COMOPOLO

1st annual International Out of the Kitchen tournament will be July 14, 2012.

Rumor has it:
20 team double elimination tournament.
Mt Pleasant Park
BYO Everything
Housing???
1 day - 1 tournament - Minimum 2 games - 1 winner - Full day of Hardcore Polo.

Unknown way to register.

Rumors are that Knobbe is not qualifying for the Midwests.
I hear he is available as a free agent.

Maybe there should be a playoff for STL's spot also?

The rating/class system is an interesting idea.

Chess has a similar system although there are a greater number of classes GM, NM, M, A-F. Each player is given a numerical rating and they earn points based on wins losses and draws against other rated players. Your rated number determines what class you are in. There are tournaments for only certain classes.

Self rating would not work, IMO. There would have to be some sort of calculation of a team's overall rating. (An average of the parts or sum of the parts). This team number could determine the class. Without a system in place, people will be butt hurt over getting told they are a C when in their minds they are a B or A.

I find the rating/class system to be both good and bad. Bad because it would take active participation in more tournaments to adjust a rating based on player development. (This was my biggest complaint with the chess rating system).

Districts will naturally be stronger than others, because when you play with the best players constantly, you raise the skill level of everyone. So to give the weaker districts the equal number of spots as a stronger ones, could be considered unfair.

Maybe it some sort of hybrid of both. I dont know.

Is lindenwood University an active Bike Polo a club?

Anyone going to Lafayette, IN for the Riverside Bike Polo tournament?

I thought there were going to be practices for this thing.. Maybe on mars...

The Kindergarten teacher said it best: "Stop Whining"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL8e2ujXe8g

The last Midwest Championship (Bloomington) had different sized courts. Tough luck...

Get your practice on!

Uncle Jesse wrote:

I'll also refrain from posting the roster in a public forum.

I want to keep our plans as close to the chest as possible.

Well played. No need for internet trolls to find out the plans.

I'd be all for going back to three (3) rules.

1. Don't be a dick
2. To score it must go off the business end of the mallet.
3. Foot down = tap out.

'nuf said.

I'm a construction worker from America.

You should play a concert on Mars.

Aprilween takes precedence.