Apr 03, 2018 4:01 PM
Player Performance Analysis (PPA) is the USPA’s newest training program to utilize cutting-edge technology and sports analysis to maximize player potential and development. The three faceted program enhances an individual’s polo through Riding and Swing Analysis and Pre-Riding Warmup Exercises. This season the Intercollegiate/Interscholastic Program will host PPA Clinics at their Open National Interscholastic Championship and their Girls' National Interscholastic Championship tournaments. Last week, interscholastic players from Gardnertown Polo (Newburgh, New York), Houston Polo Club (Houston, Texas), Maryland Polo Club (Jarrettsville, Maryland), and Poway Polo Club (Poway, California) had the opportunity to be filmed performing the USPA Riding and Swing patterns with feedback given through Elite Analysis videos after the tournaments concluded on www.poloskilz.com.
According to Amy Fraser, Director of Intercollegiate/Interscholastic polo, “adding the PPA portion to the interscholastic national format provides players a unique opportunity to be able to record their riding and swings, have immediate feedback, and the ability to watch themselves improve through their high school and college career as the PPA becomes more accessible to coaches and instructors.”
Coaches also had the opportunity to download the analysis application, Coach’s Eye, onto their phones or tablets to utilize this tool in their own programs. USPA staff and contractors provided one-on-one sessions with coaches to answer questions and assist in learning simultaneously while participants were filmed.
Elite Clinician and Team USPA member Connor Deal said, “it has been very exciting to be able to be a part of the PPA program. It has been amazing to see how easily it allows both instructors to provide clear feedback and students to review their swings and riding patterns. I look forward to seeing how this technology changes the way people learn to play polo.”
For more information about the USPA Player Performance Analysis Program please contact Jess Downey at jdowney@uspolo.org.
Effective Date: Saturday, May 16, 2020
The suspension of USPA Tournaments and Events will be lifted for USPA Member Clubs in locales where hosting polo matches and tournaments is permitted under applicable state and local laws, executive orders and similar decrees. The USPA Member Clubs in these locales are encouraged to follow all such requirements of their state and local authorities with respect to polo operations. In addition, we also encourage all USPA Member Clubs to take the precautions recommended by the CDC. We are preparing a detailed list of best practices for USPA Member Clubs as they return to hosting USPA Tournaments and Events and plan to circulate these guidelines within the next week. We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation closely and will notify you if we determine a different course of action is necessary.
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