Creating great polo teams takes time, training, and selection. There are some strategies that are going to work better than others. The study below discusses some findings on analyzing a winning a team. The player and the horse are unknown variables (There is another study that looks at their personalities and performance.). Having more advancing versus defending behaviors seem to have a positive influence.
You can read for yourself.
-Turnovers and penalties were key performance metrics within a tournament winning polo team.
-It provided them with attacking and goal-scoring opportunities.
-Defensive strategies had influence but less.
-Variability with players.
-Players with higher handicaps had less variability.
-Polo horse contribution needs additional evaluation.
Performance Characteristics of a Winning Polo Team
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