Team Manager

Polo on Sunday, 2pm at Lindenwood Park

Just cos two cars full of StL Bike Polo are heading to Lexington this weekend, there's no excuse not to play this Sunday. The club rolls deep, there will be plenty of players, slayers, screamers, and bleeders. Go have fun.

Legitimacy.

Weird weekend. Most interesting thing learned on Sunday (besides another lesson in why I should wear my shin guards and some basic 6 vs 6 strategy) is that in St Louis, neighborhood associations have a lot of say in how the parks in their 'hoods get used. It goes from the local homeowners, to the Aldermen, to the parks dep't. The parks can't build without appropriations, and the Aldermen aren't going to give them the money for ideas their constituents don't like, cos that would be politically stupid.

We have a verbal agreement with some influential people at Lindenwood that we can have the rink from 2pm on Sundays. The Alderman heard it, the park ranger(s) heard it. Kacye brokered the compromise by being reasonable, cordial, and persistent. Any one of you who did anything else were not helping our cause. We'll follow up with the Neighborhood association at their next meeting to get written permission to have bike polo be allowed in that (and therefore, by aldermanic courtesy, every St Louis City) park. The verbal agreement and the 12-2 is for hockey, 2-dark is for polo compromise should hold up on their own until then.

We also ran into someone from the Mt Pleasant Neighborhood Association. He was excited to see people using the rink and took a few pics to pass along to the other members and the alderman, who are right now considering wrecking the rink in favor of a physical resource that might get more use. There may be a meeting or two we can go to down there to support keeping the rink. If any of you have friends who play roller hockey or who want to practice roller derby, or any other use (aside from telling the soccer players about it) live near there or use that rink, let 'em know it's in danger of being torn down.

And yes, I told the guy that if it was already a done deal that we would dismantle and haul away the old boards.

In the meantime, we've been linked to by the Mt Pleasant Neighborhood Association, and we're the first thing that come up when anyone googles "St Louis" and "Bike Polo". So only curse in your replies after 9pm, when the kids go to sleep.

Polo today. 10-24-10 12:00-whenever.

Polo polo polo! Starting at noon at Lindenwood. Pick up games will be played, rookies will be tested, acorn training will continue, Nick and Francis will try out thirds for Lexington. See you there.

important announcements

The Midwest Open in Lexington on November 14-15 is limited to 48 teams. Registration opened two days ago and 24 teams have already signed up. How many teams do we plan on sending total? We don't have to have the line ups finalized, but we do need to pay 45/team in advance. 2 teams? 3 teams? 4?

Don't forget about Friendlies this Saturday in CoMO. My car leaves at 9am Saturday morning. Still 1 spot available.

Also don't forget that next Tuesday, Oct, 12 is for real, absolutely, no joking, bike polo demo/pick up games before the bike in movie at the atomic cowboy. We play from 6-8. Movie from 8-10. Zombieland.


OK? OK.

October Friendlies

The fall season is on! Cool weather and short days make for hot competition and longer nights for partying.

Saturday and Sunday October 2-3. Lawrence Kansas. 5 hr drive.

Saturday, October 9. Columbia, MO. 2 hour drive.

Saturday, October 16. Louisville, KY. 4 hour drive. Friendly play and a double elimination tournament.

Halloween weekend. Austin, TX. 14 hour drive. Kinda big tournament/party.

Tonight & Next Week

Next Tuesday: Bike in Movie at Atomic. Maybe a polo game. Check the comments for Lucky's word on that. Breaking Away is good, you like beer and hanging out with your friends so don't miss it.



Tonight: Polo in Maplewood. Get there early if you can. We'll play until 10.