geschichte / HISTORY

1999: Hardcourt Bike Polo wurde das erste mal in gespielt. Hardcourt bike polo is played for the first time in Seattle. 2003: Manschaften entstehen und Turniere verbreiten sich in den USA. Tournaments pop up all over the West and Midwest. 2004: Hardcourt Bike Polo kommt nach New York. Hardcourt bike polo spreads to New York. 2006: Die Welle schwappt nach Europa () über. Hardcourt bike polo spreads to London (in New York they...) 2009: Erstmalige Austragung einer Europameisterschaft in London. First European Championships held in London (EHBPC 2009) 2010: Greif Masters 2010 2010: Zweite Auflage der Europameisterschaft in Genf. Die Mitgliederzahl der Bikopolo-Gemeinde wächst schnell. / Fast growing number of bike polo players world wide. European championships held in (EHBPC 2010) 2010: Austragung der Weltmeisterschaft in . World Championships held in Berlin (WHBPC 2010) Bikepolo heute / present day 2011: Europameisterschaft wird in , ... Im Juni 2008 zählte man europaweit ungefähr 50 Städte, in denen Bikepolo gespielt 3rd European Championship will be in Barcelona, ... wird. Juni 2010 schätzt man ca. 220 Städte, wobei pro Woche durchschnittlich 2 Städte ...die Weltmeisterschaft in Seattle ausgetragen. neu registriert werden, in denen Bikepolo gespielt wird. Man geht von insgesamt 4.800 ...World Championships will be in Seattle this year. aktiven Spielern aus und schätzt die Zahl der gelegentlich Spielenden auf über 20.000. In June 2008 there were around 50 cities playing hardcourt bike polo as we now know it. There are now over 220 cities, with an average of two new cities registering a new bike polo scene every week. We estimate there are currently over 4,800 dedicated bike polo players BASIC RULES globally with around a further 20,000 players that play bike polo less frequently (last updated: June 2010). SCHLÄGER / MALLET BIKE Der Bike Polo Schläger ist maximal 120cm lang und entspricht in der Regel einem Skistock. Die Individuelle Länge wird dann dem jeweiligen Spieler angepasst. Die meisten Schläger haben eine Länge, abhängig von der Größe des Spielers, von 80 bis 110 cm. Der Schlägerkopf ist zwischen 13 und 15 cm breit und hat einen Durchmesser von ungefähr 63 mm. The length of the polo mallet is around 120 cm in maximum. the individual length depends on the players physics. The mallet head is around 13 - 15 cm wide with an average diameter of 63 mm.

Score and pass Mit der Kopfseite darf gepasst und geschossen werden. You can pass, shoot and score with the end side of the mallet. Pass only Mit der breiten Seite darf nur gepasst werden. Bevorzugt werden Räder mit Singlespeed oder starrer Nabe. You cannot score with the wide side of the mallet. You do, it’s called a shuffle. Most bikes people ride are singlespeeders or fixed gear bikes. spielfeld / COURT Spieler / Player Ein Team besteht aus 3 Spielern. Das Spiel startet auf das Kommando: »3 - 2 - 1 - POLO«, worauf ein Das Spielfeld ist einem Eishockey- Spieler jeder Mannschaft versucht, den in der Mitte feld sehr ähnlich. Die Größe ist des Spielfeldes liegenden Ball zuerst zu erreichen. immer etwas von der zur Verfügung Teams are made up of 3 Players. On command: stehenden Fläche abhängig. »3 - 2 - 1 - POLO« one player of each team goes for the The Court basically is quite similar ball at the center of the court. to an Ice Hockey Rink. Contact Kontakt ist erlaubt, jedoch immer nur Schläger vs.Schläger, Fahrrad vs. Fahrrad und Körper vs. Körper. Tap out Any contact must be ‘like to like’ (mallet to mallet, bike to bike, Berührt ein Fuß den Boden, so body to body). muss man den TAP OUT auf der jeweiligen Seite der Mittellinie Die Spieldauer beträgt in der Regel 10 Minuten und abschlagen um wieder am Spiel steigert sich dann vom Viertelfinale bis ins Finale, teilnehmen zu dürfen. welches ohne Zeitlimit so lange gespielt wird bis eine Is there foot to ground contact, you Mannschaft 5 Tore erzielt hat. Die zeitlich begrenzten have to TAP OUT at the center side of Spiele enden entweder durch ablaufen der Zeit, oder Meter the court to to be back in the game. bis eine der Mannschafte 5 Tore erzielt hat. FORMAT TEAMS timetable

Jede Mannschaft besteht aus 10 Spielern. Auf dem Court spielen immer 3 gegen 3. Spieler können, wie beim Eishockey, beliebig oft Freitag / friday ausgewechselt werden. 13:00 - 19:00: 8 Spiele (38 Minuten) Der Mannschaftskapitän entscheidet, wer spielt und wer wann 1:00pm – 7:00pm: The first 8 (38 min.) aus- oder eingewechselt wird. Gespielt wird 38 Minuten. Das Finale 2 x 30 Minuten. 20:00 Essen und Trinken im KAP (Kapellenstraße 68) The games are like regular 3 vs. 3 games, but with rotating players 8:00pm: meet for some food & drinks at „kap“ bar. They’ll during the game. Teams consist of 10 players, including one captain. have special offers for all players. The captain decides who is on court. Spiele / games samstag / saturday 8 Spiele am Freitag, 16 am Samstag und 12 Spiele am Sonntag. 8:00 - 9:30 Trainingsspiele auf dem Turniercourt. 8 games on Friday, 16 games on Saturday, 12 games on Sunday: 8:00am – 9:30am: Pickup-games at the court system 9:30 - 20:30 16 Spiele à 38 Minuten Gespielt wird 38 Minuten. Round Robin. 9:30am – 8:30pm: 16 (38 min) tournament-games Games: 2 x 20 min, round robin Punkte / Points sonntag / sunday Sieg: 3 Punkte, Unentschieden: 1 Punkt, Niederlage: 0 Punkte 8:00 - 9:30 Trainingsspiele auf dem Turniercourt. Bei gleichem Punktestand entscheidet das Torverhältnis. 8:00am – 9:30am: Pickup-games at the court Points: Won game = 3, tie = 1, loss = 0. In case of even points the goal difference will decide. 9:30 - 18:00 12 Spiele à 38 Minuten Finale / final 9:30am – 6:00pm: 12 (38 min) tournament-games Die beiden besten Teams spielen in einem 2 x 30 Minuten-Finale 18:00 FINALE | 6:00pm: Final (2 x 30 min) gegeneinander. The 2 best teams will play in a 2x 30 min final. 19:00 SIEGEREHRUNG | 7:00pm: Award Ceremony REGELN / RULES

Court: Ball Joint and Lobs: Referees and Penalties: 1 indoor court with ankled edges. Built from soccer-walls. Size: 32 x 20m It is legal to lob the ball ( throw the ball with the mallet) and/or to travel with Above all, the players have the responsibility to keep legal play on the court. (27m goal to goal distance) the ball using the ball joint cupping style of carrying the ball (with any part of In the case of disputes there is a referee that will be appointed per game. the mallet head) but you can not score with either method. If ball is cupped up The referees duties will be: Call goals. Determine what is and is not a foul that Goals: to goals, it has to be passed once before scoring. can result in a penalty and what the penalty is for such foul. Keep track of score. Goals will be real-goals with a net. Size: 180 x 80 x 40cm Call Game on after a goal was scored. Keep track of time. Keep track of fouls Switching players: of players during games. Call injury time outs for major injuries. Bikes: The Captain can switch players at any time during the game. There will be a Respect refs final call. You can ride any bicycle you like, handlebars must be plugged and you must changing zone , the player that goes on the court has to wait in that area till have at least one brake. A fixed drivetrain equals a brake. Wheel covers are the player leaving the court is also in that area. All players that are switching Penalties can be: allowed but any defense oriented frame additions are not. must not purposefully obstruct play. First accidentally foul = tap out - Second accidentally foul or first purposely foul = double tap out Mallets: After a goal is scored/resetting the game: - Second double tap out = Time penalty Referee will have the final say in mallet safety. Mallet heads should not be made After a goal is scored, both teams must return to their own half and cannot A time penalty means being removed from the game for a set time (1 min without of metal or any material that is sharp and/or could obviously chip, shatter or cross center court until the ref calls game-on (or on the whistle) to allow the substitution) or even permanently (substitution allowed after 1 min). splinter. The handle end of the mallet shaft must be securely plugged. captains to switch players. A player is not required to tap out for a foot-down Tap out in the middle of the court (Both sides) after a goal has been scored. Time will not be stopped. Players: Ball Possession: Teams will consist of 10 players. 3 players per team will be playing on court at Fouls: - After any kind of foul (except a foot-down), the fouled team gets possession the same time. Players must not touch the floor with their feet. Each time a player does foot- of the ball. down, that player is out of play until tapout has been succeeded. The player - If the ball gets outside the court, the team of the player who touched the ball Start of the Game: must immediately tapout and not purposefully obstruct play. Intentionally last will be in defense, the other team gets possession of the ball. Players will start from behind their goal-line, back wheels touching the back obstructing play after foot-down or while switching players will be punished walls of the court, with the ball placed at court centre. At the referee s shout of with a double tap out. A possible goal that is blocked by a player out of play due 3,2,1, Polo! (or on the whistle) teams can charge the ball for possession. If there to foot-down is not a goal. Leaning on the goal while playing goalie is not is a left-handed player willing to charge, he is only allowed to do so if the other allowed, you have to tap-out. Throwing your mallet is not allowed at any time team agrees. and will be punished with a time penalty. Overly aggressive behavior such as unnecessary elbowing, grabbing, pushing, punching with hands, pushing or Scoring Goals: kicking with feet, and head-butting will be punished with a time penalty. A goal can only be scored hitting the ball with the end of a player s mallet head. Goal is called when ball entirely passes the goal-line. A Shuffle is hitting the Like contact that is allowed: ball with the broadside of the mallet head or when the ball is being shoved with Non-aggressive body to body, mallet to mallet, and bike to bike. Apart from the player s mallet. An offensive shuffle does not count as a goal. the fouls listed above. Players are allowed to tap goal keeper s mallet. If the ball is shuffled into the goal by the offensive team, the defensive team gets possession of the ball. If an offensive player actively deflects the ball Non-like contact that is allowed: (including using his bike or body) into the goal, it will not be called a goal (other Body to ball is allowed if the player is sat on saddle, feet on the pedals, hand than a passively reflected shot). If a team puts the ball into their own goal in holding mallet, other hand on bars. If the ball becomes trapped within a players any way, it is a goal for the opposing team. bike or person, let player drop the ball.