South Bay Interscholastic Season 2022-2023

Welcome Players!

Hello Everyone,
The winter 2022/2023 interscholastic season is coming up quickly. Our season and practice schedule will be jumping around a little bit this year.
The South Bay school ponies will be off November 21 to December 12. They will be in the desert through the holidays for the Corky Linfoot Clinic and the Jared Sheldon clinic. We will then come back to South Bay January 2 to start practicing at home. Please see a more detailed schedule below.


Weekly Practice Schedule for October 1 to October 31:

Tuesday chukkars at 5:30pm at Horse Park (tack at 4:30pm)

Thursday at 4:30pm at South Bay (tack at 4:00pm) Chukkars at 5:30pm
Sunday mornings at 10:00am (tack at 9:00am)



Weekly Practice Schedule for November 1 to November 20 and January 1- February 26:

Tuesday chukkars at 4:00pm at Horse Park (tack at 3:30pm)

Thursday at 6:00pm at South Bay (tack at 5:00pm)
Saturday mornings at 10:00am (tack at 9:00am)

We will have a Varsity and JV team this year. Both teams will practice regularly together. There will be days that one team will play and the other team will be expected to show up to help and support. Teamwork and supporting the other players is very important for our team dynamic.

In addition to our weekly practices, we will be traveling to games/ clinics through out the season. Highschoolers: If you plan to apply for a varsity letter the Jared Sheldon clinic is MANDATORY to get your letter games in.

Mustang Madness at Central Coast Polo Club – October 28-30 (please see info below)

Middle School Tournament at Central Coast Polo Club- November 5&6 (5th-8th grade only)

Corky Linfoot Clinic at Eldorado Polo Club in Indio, Ca - December 16-18 Click Here for more info

Arena Clinic with Jared Sheldon in Indio, Ca – Dec 27-29 * MANDATORY

MMM Youth Tournament at Eldorado Polo Club - Feb 18&19

Western Open Preliminary @ Central Coast Polo Club January 27-29 * MANDATORY

Western Open Regional @ Lakeside Polo Club February 24-26 *MANDATORY
(Must win Prelim tournament or get a bye to qualify to compete.)

National Interscholastic Championship @ Brookshire Polo Club March 14-19
(Must win regional Tournament to compete.

In addition to playing ability and experience, to qualify to play with the varsity team, Varsity players must own their pony or have a long-term rental agreement to play with the varsity team. The varsity players are asking much more of the horses than the South Bay school string can handle now. By having your own horse(s), we encourage players to play club chukkars on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays with the adults as well. If you’re interested in leasing a horse for the season or are unsure if they qualify for the varsity team, please contact Fran ASAP to discuss the options available.

Costs (excludes travel/away game costs):

Players with their own horse(s) not stabled at South Bay: $900/season

Players with their own horse(s) in full care at South Bay: included in board (board is $1350/mo for full care). Players are responsible for grooming for themselves at games and maintaining/cleaning their equipment.

JV/Middle School players (including 2 arena chukkars on Tuesday (10/1-10/31) or Saturdays (11/1-3/1)): $1000/month

JV/Middle School players (practices only, no chukkars): $750/month

Please let me know if your child would like to join the team this year.

Our first tournament is Mustang Madness on October 28-30 at Central Coast Polo Club in Los Osos, CA. I have tentatively entered both a JV AND Varsity South Bay teams, but I need confirmation from at least 3 players from Varsity and 3 players from JV to participate. Cost is $125/chukkar to rent horses or $200 to haul your horse to CCPC (plus overnight board fees of $20/night). Coaching is $300/game split between the players.
I need to know by Friday morning September 30 if your child is able to come and compete.
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