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Bike Polo

Bike polo is a hardcourt team game on bicycles: players handle ball and mallet, shoot at small goals and must tap back in after foot contact with the ground. The entry means modern hardcourt context, not UCI road cycling.

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Classification

Category Cycling sport

Family Cycling Sport

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Team game on bicycles with mallet, ball, small goals and hardcourt rules.

Geeignet für Suitable for confident cyclists who like team play, balance and stick-ball action.

Cost Moderate with loaner mallet/used bike; an existing robust bicycle helps. Mallet, helmet, hand protection, bike maintenance, tyres, possible court/club fee and tournament travel. Hardcourt bike polo club, pickup night, NAH-adjacent community or local cycling/polo group. Describe bike control, dabbing/tap-out and safe contact before competition.

First progress Basic movement after a few sessions; game vision and safe contact take longer.

Fitness level medium to high

Was du brauchst

robust bicycle
bike-polo mallet
ball
helmet
hand protection recommended
goals
hardcourt

First steps

find pickup group
ride slowly one-handed
practise braking and turning
learn dabbing/tap-out
play short 3v3 rounds

Hardcourt bike polo club, pickup night, NAH rule context or local urban cycling group.

Wear a helmet, control contact, check brakes, keep spacing and respect local court rules.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Hardcourt Bike Polo, bicycle polo, Radpolo

Tags cycling, team, ball, bike-polo, cycling-sport, hardcourt-bike-polo, radsport, radpolo

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

As a team on bicycles, score more legal goals than the opposing side.

Teilnehmer

teams on bicycles.

Teamgröße

usually 3 versus 3.

Spielfeld

hardcourt with goals.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

legal goals by mallet end.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

bike
mallet
ball
helmet
goals

Wichtige Regelpunkte

dab without tap-out
unsafe contact
illegal shot
court/tournament rule breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

North American Hardcourt Bike Polo Association (NAH)

Rules North American Hardcourt Bike Polo Association · official-rules · high
The 5 most important rules every new bike polo player needs to know The Scoop Bike Polo News · beginner-blog-guide · medium
NAH Rules Greenville Bike Polo · club-guide · medium