Anchorage Hardcourt Bike Polo

Anchorage Bike Polo is hibernating for the winter

2011-10-31T11:11:00.000-07:00

If you are interested in playing winter polo please get a hold of me either in Facebook or email me Joshlikeslife@gmail.com but as of right now i will not be facilitating polo until i can get atleast 5 other people.

2011-10-13T16:53:00.000-07:00

Join us and assert your god given right to play polo TODAY

5pm! sharp!

National SLJ Day!

2011-10-06T16:45:00.000-07:00

POLO MUTHA F*CKA!

DO YOU PLAY IT!?

5pm Ben Boeke hockey Rinks

and don't be a little b*tch about it

Huge Success!

2011-09-27T11:06:00.000-07:00

Seward Bike Polo Field Trip: Huge Success!

Gloves and hats are now back in fashion!

TUESDAY (9/27/11)
5PM Ben Boeke Hockey Rinks

Come play polo today!

New Earlier Time!

2011-09-24T17:00:00.000-07:00

BIKE POLO!

NEW EARLIER TIME!5pm @ Ben Boeke Every
Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday

(Until it ices over)

Anyone have a GENERATOR we could use?!

(days are gonna get shorter)

SATURDAY SEWARD POLO!

2011-09-23T10:36:00.001-07:00

Hey kids,

This Saturday (9/24/11) a faction of the ABP crew will be hauling the polo fleet to Seward for the Seward Arts and Music fest!

Look for us on Saturday rollin around!

We are probably going to try to set up a base camp at Exit Glacier Friday night with a bonfire, grease bombs and a sweat lodge, So come down and have some fun!

MISSING COMMUNITY POLO BIKE

2011-09-17T17:19:00.000-07:00

We are missing a community polo bike! LOST, STOLEN, BORROWED?

MISSING

If anyone sees it please try to retrieve it by any means.

Reminder: Community Polo Bikes are meant to be used for POLO ONLY, and not for overnight/basic transportation, ESPECIALLY without Permission.

See ya on the court!

BRING YOUR MOM TO POLO DAY

2011-08-29T10:41:00.000-07:00

Hey Kids!

This Tuesday August 30th

@ Ben Boeke, 6:00 pm, is

Bring Your Mom To Polo Day

That's Right, so clean behind your ears, wear fresh underpants, and make sure you have no smudges on your faces, moms-will-be-present!

LEAGUE NIGHTS, COMING SOON!

2011-08-24T15:48:00.000-07:00

Hey folks, after the unprecedented success of our last polo tournament it has become apparent that more organized competitions are required.

So, coming soon we will have a weekly League Night.

Start forming teams of 3

And remember, loaner bikes/ mallets will not be provided (duh!)

If anyone is interested we will be discussing it throughout the week at polo (Tuesday Thursday Sunday @ 6pm)

League nights will consist of weekly micro tournaments and a leader board that will be updated weekly.

Also...

We need more pictures, especially from the Fall Of Summer Tournament.

ITS TIME!

2011-08-13T02:15:00.000-07:00

Today is the day!

Fall Of Summer Bike Polo Tournament!

meet at:

Ben Boeke at 12pm
for pot luck, bring food!

1st game at at 1:30pm

Food, Fun, Prizes

Don't forget to bring your uniforms, bikes, mallets, and strategies to win

Final Thursday

2011-08-11T15:12:00.000-07:00

Hey folks,

This is the final scheduled polo day before the tournament,

Mallet building materials will be provided today

just be sure to bring your own:

-Ski Poles
-Hockey tape, or some kind of bar wrap

Thursday
6pm Ben Boeke

Tuesday

2011-08-09T10:34:00.000-07:00

4 more days to go, is everyone ready?

-Team Names
-Uniforms?
-Bikes, working
-Mallets, made
-Team strategies

If today is salvageable we will be playing at:

Ben Boeke
5:30pm

if it is torrential downpour we will be at lake otis elementary.

Rainy Day Relocation

2011-08-02T15:23:00.000-07:00

Hey Folks,

As of this forecasted 10 day rain storm we are going to start experimenting with some new dryer locations.

Today (Tuesday 8/2/11) Meet at:

500pm new earlier time!

Lake Otis Elementary's covered hockey rink

On Lake Otis, just south of Northern Lights

View Larger Map

Official Fall of Summer Roster

2011-07-30T22:14:00.000-07:00

OK folks here are the official teams

It will be the team responsibility to communicate and make sure every teammate has a bike, mallet, and helmet in order to compete.

Team 1

Jagie
Taj
Grahm

Team 2

Lil Jon
Bree
Jason

Team 3

Dan f.
Birch
Dane

Team 4

Spencer
Travis
Courtney

Team 5

Garret s.
Derrin
Matt j.

Team 6

Thomas
Becky
Van

Team 7

Michael
Ben
Mary

Team 8

Ola
Chad
Paul

If anyone is available and wants to play get a hold of me immediately, so i can put you down as a standby.

Polo Bike Build Day

2011-07-29T13:56:00.000-07:00

This Monday (8/1/11) Off The Chain Bike Collective has graciously allowed us to use there space for building up some polo bikes.

The coop will be closed to the public and you must let us know if you plan on participating ahead of time.

You can RSVP me at my email Joshlikeslife@gmail.com, or in person at polo on sunday.

Thursday Blursday

2011-07-28T09:29:00.000-07:00

Hey Everybody!

Today is the day to sign up for the Fall Of Summer Tournament, if you have not yet!

and remember....

you will be required to provide your own

-bike
-malllet
-helmet

if you need any help building a bike, or just have questions, either get a hold of me (josh) at polo or email me at joshlikeslife@gmail.com,

Off The Chain Bike Collective have generously offered to let us use their shop this coming Monday (8/1/11) as a polo bike build up day! so get a hold of me at polo or email joshlikeslife@gmail.com, and let me know you are interested

we will be hosting a few more mallet building workshops during polo in the upcoming weeks

good luck everybody, with your help this tournament will be amazing!

-see ya on the courts!

Fall Of Summer Official Tournament

2011-07-25T21:13:00.000-07:00

Announcing: The

Saturday, August 13th
Ben Boeke

potluck at noon
games start at 1:30pm

-Teams will consist of 3 randomly chosen individuals decided 2 weeks before the tournament (saturday july 31).

-Make sure to sign up at polo this (Tuesday 26th), (Thursday 28th) or get a hold of someone before (Friday 29th) you can email Me at Joshlikeslife@gmail.com before 400pm!

Bring Yo' Own Bike!

-Players are responsible for providing their own bike, mallet, and helmet(required)

-Bikes must have working brakes, and capped handle bars, and weigh less than 40 lbs.

Look Good!

-matching outfits, must be visually coordinated in some way

Don't be Steppin on Eachother, or Throwin' sh%@!

-Mallet Throwing, T-boning, and over-aggressive/potentially dangerous playing will result in a warning or penalty, as decided by the ref.

-penalty tree goes as follows: warning -> 15sec -> 30sec -> 2min -> out for the game(power play)

-dab is defined as a foot on any horizontal surface (the ground, mallet, ball, a bike, another player)

a complete list of official rules from the 2010 North American Hardcourt Bike Polo Championship will be available at polo for reference at anytime.

-See ya on the court!

Wet and Wonderful Sunday

2011-07-24T16:20:00.000-07:00

Hey Chukkers

Who's ready for some wet-but-not-quite-water Polo?

Sunday 630pm Ben Boeke

Don't forget to bring your swim suit, its gonna be a wet one,

See ya on the court!

Sweet Thursday Polo Action

2011-07-21T11:22:00.000-07:00

Its Thursday and that means its time to shuffle on down to

BEN BOEKE @ 630pm

and score some goals!

forecast says rainy with a high of 75 so.... bring shorts, and a rain jacket???

see ya on the court!

Mallets, for the Malletless

2011-07-17T13:09:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone,

did you get your ski poles and hockey tape?

500PM Ben Boeke Sunday
building mallets, for the malletless, what does he need with poles anyway ->

Wet court thursdays

2011-07-14T15:08:00.000-07:00

The court is still wet, bring a broom!

Ben Boeke 630 pm Thursday

Oh noes!

and don't forget to be collecting ski poles and hockey tape for sunday

-see you on the court!

MALLET BUILDING!

2011-07-13T14:43:00.000-07:00

Hey players! with our growing popularity it has become apparent that more mallets are needed,

especially if we are going to be playing 2 games at once!

so, for those interested:

SUNDAY @ 500 pm(before super safety sunday) , BEN BOEKE

We will be providing some materials to build-your-own official personalized mallet you can bring home and love, tools and mallet heads will be provided.

All you need to bring:

-Ski Poles (please aluminun poles only composites tend to shatter and cause flats)
-Hockey Tape (anything you would like to wrap your mallet with, think comfort and durability)

come on its summer, its not like you were gonna use em anyway

2011-07-10T16:15:00.000-07:00

GUESS WHAT!?

its super safety sunday again, and just as time marches on into the infinitive unknown, so does our tri-weekly polo session.

Ben Boeke 6pm SUNDAY

So in accordance to local laws and customs please joins us today.

Lovely Lady Humpday Hardcourt

2011-07-06T01:08:00.000-07:00

Hey Ladies, there has been a lot of discussion about starting a Ladies polo practice night soooo...

Help us kick off the first weekly

Lovely Lady Humpday Hardcourt

THIS WEDNESDAY (July 6th) 630pm, Ben Boeke

It will be a great opportunity for those ladies who are interested in bike polo to come out and...

play and meet other female players,

discuss and explain the rules,

and work on polo skills and drills!

as always, bikes mallets and helmets will be provided,

and of course, men will be welcome but are encouraged to bring out their positive feminine sides.

It's Tuesday Again

2011-07-05T10:02:00.001-07:00

I guess it's Tuesday again, huh? so get your big stupid polo hats on and join us once again!

6pm Ben Boeke hockey rinks (you know, where all those explosions were coming from last night)

also i wanted to mention that Super Safety Sunday was an unmitigated success i want to thank everyone who brought their own, or donned one of my novelty foam safety domes!

Safety Sunday

2011-07-01T09:15:00.000-07:00

Hello polo players,

Thursday's turnout was impressive, there were some new faces mixed with old, and all together we had some solid games

but with more people the chances of injury goes up aswell,

so in accordance with the North American Hardcourt Bike Polo Championship (NAHBPC) rules we are going to start enforcing a strict helmet rule

3 [non-fatal] head injuries in 3 months is 3 too many

non compliance will be deatl with swiftly and eggly

and of course i strongly urge people to obtain helmets for everyday riding, not just for polo.

If anyone has any helmet donations bring them to me on sunday and i will start lugging them with me along with the mallets and cones

stay safe, and see you on the court
-Josh

2011-06-30T13:39:00.000-07:00

Anchorage Hardcourt Bike Polo is hiring photographers, coordinators, and PR represenatives !

pay includes ability to repurpose other players beverages and smokes, braging rights, and moderate amounts of dignity and respect.

bring your cameras, nice suits, and networking skills Today

6.30pm Ben Boeke

2011-06-30T09:21:00.000-07:00

ARE YOU READYFOR SOME HARDCOURT BIKE ON BIKE ACTION!

(not seal on bike action)

THURSDAY THURSDAY THURSDAY

see you on the court

-Josh

Polo Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays at the Boeke

2011-06-27T14:53:00.000-07:00

Hello, and welcome to the next official Anchorage Bike Polo blog,

For those of you who are new and curious, bike polo is an exciting new sport born from the streets, which streets however has been a topic of hot debate.

the game itself shares similarities with hockey as well as horse polo.

there are a few rules but they are better learned in person, so come join us:

Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays

6:30pm

Hockey rinks behind the Ben Boeke sports complex (16th just west of gambell)

bikes, mallets, balls, and goals will be provided for your riding pleasure, heckle, play, makes some friends.

just bring yourself and perhaps a helmet and some kneepads.

who knows you might even be able to earn your self an official limited edition ABP sticker!

see you on the court
-Josh