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Segway Polo

Segway polo is a stick-and-ball team sport played on Segway personal transporters. Teams use mallets and a ball on a marked polo field with safety zones to score goals.

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AI-generated illustration: Segway Polo — AI-generated illustration

Classification

Category Stick-and-ball sport

Family Stick And Ball Sport

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Field and court ball sports use a ball, target zones, goals, mallets or passing/throwing rules on a marked playing area.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like team play, movement, rules and direct game situations.

Cost 20-180 EUR for ball, stick/mallet, protection or course; club or rental sets are often possible. 0-80 EUR per month depending on training, venue, club or tournament. 10-60 EUR per month where a local club exists. Field, court and team sports need playing-area access, other players and clear basic rules.

First progress First game situations often come quickly; team tactics need regular training.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

marked field or court
ball and optional mallet/stick
team or other players
basic rules

First steps

understand field and basic positions
practise ball control slowly
play simple passing/throwing patterns
learn contact and out-of-bounds rules

Club, sports hall, outdoor field, court or class with supervised entry.

Use enough space, clear lines and suitable shoes/protective gear.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Segwaypolo

Tags animal, tier, segway-polo, stick-and-ball-sport, stock-und-ball-sport, segwaypolo

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

The objective is to score more goals than the opposing team with the mallet.

Teilnehmer

Two teams on Segways.

Teamgröße

Team size according to ISPA rules and tournament regulations.

Spielfeld

Marked polo field with goals, side lines, end lines, and safety zone.

Dauer

Matches consist of chukkers under ISPA rules.

Wertung

Goals by driving the ball over the goal line between the posts.

Gewinnbedingung

Most goals at full time wins.

Ausrüstung

Segway PT
polo mallet
ball
goals
helmet/protection

Wichtige Regelpunkte

right-of-way breach
dangerous riding
mallet under wheel
unsporting conduct
dismount breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

International Segway Polo Association (ISPA)

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