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Annex A · HPA Blue Book 2026

Disposizione del campo di gioco e zona di sicurezza

The plan of a polo ground: field size, safety zone, the lines marked on the grass, and how boards are built and kept.

  1. Annex A

    Lunghezza: 300 iarde (275 metri) al massimo, 250 iarde (230 metri) al minimo. Larghezza: 200 iarde (183 metri) al massimo senza sponde, 160 iarde (145 metri) al massimo con sponde. Zona di sicurezza: ai lati circa 10 iarde, alle estremità circa 30 iarde. Segnature: • Per le linee delle 30 e delle 60 iarde si possono usare, attraverso il terreno, linee tratteggiate o segnature continue. • Segni sulle sponde, o bandierine che devono restare fuori dalla zona di sicurezza, sono utili come riferimento per gli arbitri. • Sulla linea delle 60 iarde si devono tracciare due brevi linee ad angolo retto, a 40 iarde dal centro della porta. • Lungo la linea centrale dell'area di gioco si deve segnare una serie di doppie T, con linee distanti circa due piedi, lasciando libero il centro. • A entrambe le estremità si deve tracciare una linea lunga circa 50 iarde, a circa 20 iarde dalla linea di fondo, dietro la quale devono stare i giudici di porta. Sponde: • Le sponde possono essere curve dalla linea delle 30 iarde fino a 15 iarde all'interno della linea di fondo. • Devono poter essere sostituite facilmente durante una partita se danneggiate. • Alla base della sponda si può applicare un listello triangolare (4x2 pollici) per deviare la palla di nuovo in gioco. • Le sponde devono essere ispezionate regolarmente per assicurarsi che non vi siano sporgenze o schegge che possano ferire i cavalli.

    Testo originale

    Length: 300 yards (275 metres) maximum, 250 yards (230 metres) minimum. Width: 200 yards (183 metres) maximum if unboarded, 160 yards (145 metres) maximum if boarded. Safety Zone: At sides about 10 yards, at ends about 30 yards. Markings: • Broken lines or full marking for the 30 and 60 yard line may be used across the grounds. • Marks on the boards or flags which must be clear of the safety zone are useful as a guide to the umpires. • Two short lines at right angles on the 60 yard line should be drawn 40 yards out from the centre of the goal. • A series of double tees with lines approximately two feet apart clear of the middle should be marked across the centre line of the playing area. • A line of about 50 yards in length should be drawn at both ends about 20 yards from the back line behind which the goal judges should stand. Boards: • Boards may be curved from the 30 yard line to 15 yards into the back line. • They should be easily replaceable during a match if damaged. • A triangular arris rail (4x2in) may be fitted at the base of the board to deflect the ball back into play. • Boards should be inspected regularly to ensure that there are no protrusions or splinters that might injure ponies.

    The polo ground as HPA Annex A lays it out: the field, its safety zone, lines, goals, boards and changing boxes
    1. 30-yard line, solid or broken
    2. 60-yard line, marked 40 yd either side of the goal
    3. Double tees across the middle
    4. Boards curve from the 30-yard line to 15 yd into the back line
    5. Goal judges' line, 20 yd behind the back line
    6. Changing box at each corner
    7. Goal: posts 8 yd apart, ≥ 10 ft high
    8. X 40 yd in front of each goal
    9. X at the centre
    10. Referee, beside the centre
    11. Safety zone: about 10 yd at the sides, ≥ 30 yd at the ends
    12. Sockets for widened goals, 4 yd out
    One end as Annex A measures it: the goal judges' line, the 30-, 40- and 60-yard marks, and the marks across the 60-yard line
    1. Goal judges' line, about 50 yd long, 20 yd behind the back line
    2. Back line
    3. 30-yard line, solid or broken
    4. X 40 yd in front of the goal
    5. 60-yard line, broken
    6. Marks on the 60-yard line, 40 yd either side of the goal's centre
    One end close to: the goal, the sockets for widened goals and the goal judges' line
    1. Goal judges' line, about 50 yd long
    2. The goal judge stands behind it
    3. Goal posts, 8 yd apart
    4. Sockets for widened goals, 4 yd out from each post
    Across the halfway line: rows of double tees, the middle left clear for the centre X
    1. Double tee: two short lines about 2 ft apart (drawn wider to read)
    2. The middle left clear but for the centre X
    3. Tee positions as the Annex A drawing shows them
    A boarded corner: the boards may curve from the 30-yard line to 15 yards into the back line
    1. The curve may start at the 30-yard line
    2. …and meet the back line 15 yd from the corner
    3. Straight boards between the 30-yard lines
    4. 30-yard line
    5. Back line
    A side board in section with the arris rail at its foot: a ball rolling into the boards is sent back into play
    1. Board, no higher than 11 in (28 cm)
    2. At least 1 in thick
    3. Arris rail: a triangular strip, 4 in along the ground, 2 in up the board
    4. A ball rolling into the boards rides up the rail and is sent back into play
    5. Field of play
    6. Safety zone

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