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About Canoe Polo
Canoe Polo is one of the only team disciplines within kayaking. It combines fast pace paddling and boat control with ball handling and team work. This makes polo an exciting, contact sport in which team tactics and positional play are just as important as the ability of an individual player.

Two teams each with five players on the pitch at any one time (and up to three substitutes) compete to score goals in their opponent's net which is suspended 2 metres above the water. The ball can be thrown by hand or flicked with the paddle. Pitches can be set up in swimming pools or any stretch of flat-water Boats are specifically designed for Polo and are shorter (3m) than typical kayaks which gives them fantastic manoeuvrability. Paddles are very light weight and designed with both pulling power and ball control in mind. Body protection, helmets and faceguards are all compulsory.

There are internationally agreed rules for the game, allowing World and European Championships to be held every second year.

In Scotland, we currently have 3 leagues running through the winter seasons. 

Polo Rules
The SCA Leagues - and any other SCA organised tournaments - are played to  BC rules which are basically the ICF rules adapted to accommodate playing indoors. The BC Polo Committee publishes these adapted rules.

Rule books can be purchased from the referee organiser at referee courses.

For the full International Canoe Federation (ICF) Rules are available on www.canoepolo.com. The full ICF rules deal not only with the rules of the game - but how international tournaments are organised and administered.
Support
We continue to support the development of the sport and currently this is focused in the North. We currently have on loan all of the SCA polo equipment and two sets of our floating goals to clubs based in Banff and Inverness. These clubs have grown in participation and have also hosted 2 outdoor tournaments in the north.

Centrally throughout the summer we have evening sessions on a Thursday 7-9pm at Pinkston Paddle Sports Centre, Glasgow aimed Div 2/3 paddlers. There are also sessions on a Wednesday night at Lochore Meadows beginning at 6.30.
League Table

Check the SCA Canoe Polo Facebook page for regular updates.

Polo Development Group

The group can be contacted at sca.polo@canoescotland.org 


Members:


Chair (James McNeish)

Treasurer (Maxime Biret)

Secretary (Bob Cain)

League Organizer (Jack Watt)

Event Safety (Graeme Swanson)

Improving Standards (Jack Watt)

Social Media/Website (Bob Cain)

Referee and Safeguarding (Maxime Biret)


Discipline Development Group Terms of Reference

Click here to see SCA Polo Committee VMOST & EAP

Polo Venues
Olympia Dundee
This is a new venue for Scottish Polo. Division 1 and Division 2 will play in 6 lanes x 30m. Division 3 and 4 will play in 6 lanes x 25m.

Olympia Leisure Centre, 3 East Whale Lane, Dundee , DD1 3JUE: T: 01382 432300

Airthrey Loch, Stirling University
This is a great venue for outside training apart from the quality of water in the height of summer. The pitch is set up under the bridge with 2 goals. The loch is easy to access via a small pier to the side of the main University boat yard. If any other team wishes to use this venue it is usually polite to email the facilities manager of the University letting him know

Lochore Meadows, Lochgelly, Fife
There is one permanent pitch set up at Lochore Meadows. This area is very active with outdoor events.

Pinkston Watersports, Glasgow
This is a recently completed purpose built centre in Glasgow with facilities for up to three polo pitches as well as an artificial white water course.
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