WHAT TO EXPECT

THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WE GET UP TO A LOT, SO HERE IS SOME OF WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT DURING YOUR TIME IN KENT POLO!

TASTER SESSIONS

Before you join Kent Polo you can sign up for a taster session. During the session you will learn the basics of polo and give it a go yourself. This costs £25 and will teach you the basics of Polo, and you'll get to try it out for yourself, so if you’re unsure about joining or want to try the sport out before committing make sure you sign up here!

LESSONS

Once you become a member of Kent Polo we offer lessons every week throughout the year and you can sign up to as many or as few as you’d like. We train at MHF Polo Club and Silver Leys in the summer, about an hour from campus and lessons cost £35. The long journey may sound inconvenient but is a perfect opportunity to get to know your team mates!

WEEKLY SOCIALS

Every week we have club socials. These may be to our resident nightclub The Venue, a meal or an activity. These are a highlight of everyone’s week and always a lot of fun!

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Throughout the year we participate in the University National League tournament. We enter teams into 3 categories, beginner, novice and intermediate and through out the year compete in chukka’s different universities in our region. This year our beginner team came 2nd which was a great achievement!

WINTER SUPA

The highlights of our year are definitely Winter and Summer Nationals. Winter national’s consists of 4 days of arena polo. Each team play 4 chukka’s against different universities. There are 3 levels; beginner, novice and intermediate. These are then split into 5 subcategories, so there is the perfect play level for anyone that enters! After the polo there is also a party for all of the universities which is always a lot of fun.

SUMMER SUPA

Summer SUPA is just as fun, if not more fun than Winter national’s. This is the same set up as Winter nationals, with teams playing 4 chukkas over 4 days with a party at the end. The only difference is that it is summer, so we play grass polo and camp. Both nationals are great fun and an opportunity to play and spectate polo as well as an opportunity to socialise with other university clubs.

EVENTS

Throughout the year we have events on top of our weekly socials. This includes our Charity Christmas Ball in aid of Black Mamba anti poaching unit and In the past has included Charity Polo Tournaments and attending balls hosted by other universities such as Royal Holloway Rock the Polo.

FRIENDLIES

Throughout the year we have friendly chukka’s against other universities. These are always a lot of fun and help you to improve your game a lot!

INTENSIVE DAYS

Throughout the year we have intensive days every couple of months. They are full days of polo which are great value and help all of us to improve our play so much.

TRIPS

We also host polo trips subject to demand and have travelled to Colombia, France and South Africa in the past. These are great opportunities to improve your polo whilst having fun and exploring a new place!