How We Play

ScaryLarryKBP Rules

Choosing Teams

To start each session we ‘shoot for teams’. First 3 players to score on either goal are on a team, next 3 players to score make up the other team.

Or…

We throw in our mallets and randomly choose teams.

(Jimmy) Shuffle.

Starting

Players line behind their respective goals touching the rear limit of the court.

Then a “3,2,1,Polo!” is called and one person on each team “jousts” toward the ball and can be followed by other players.  Only one player from each team may immediately go for the ball.

Types of Contact ALLOWED

Bike on Bike

Person on Person

Mallet on Mallet

(Jimmy) Footdown

When your foot touches the ground you must remove yourself from play and Tap-in at the designated tap-in spot(s) on the court. It is frowned upon to attempt to play or alter a shot while “(Jimmy) Footdown”.

Scoring

A ball can only be scored if it is hit with the tip of the mallet head. A shuffle is not counted as a score.  The ball must also go between the cones at a height no greater than the top of the wheel.

Ricocheting Goals

Scores ARE counted if they bounce off other objects and into the goal, ONLY if they are hit prior by the scoring tip of the mallet. No limit to the number of ricochets.

Own Goals

Count. “PUNISHMENT”

Mallet Hacking

If you are in the game and holding a mallet, it is subject to mallet on mallet contact.

Don’t Be a “D” Rule

Situational and not clearly defined.

If action taken by one player against another is taken in a dirty manor (intentionally harming another player) it will be noticed and is grounds for suspension, banishment or beat down.

Mallet Throwing

Is not allowed.

Shots from past half court

Allowed. Count it!

Tripoding

Allowed.

Goalies

Are allowed.

T-Boning

Allowed. Bike on Bike contact. However, the “Don’t Be a D. Rule” applies here.

After Goals

After a goal is scored, the team that scored returns to their side of the court and cannot cross half court until the less-scored team does so first.

Ball Dragging (ball joint)

Allowed. However, counts as a push if scoring.

Tap-in spots

Tap-in spots are designated before each game.

Veterans Park – Any Basketball goal post

Riverfront – Metal parking sign at center court

Heckling

Allowed on court and off court via “Observers”

Allowed to heckle players with no regard for player feelings, words used in polo are not personal, but apart of the game. That said, heckling is allowed both ways.

ScaryLarryKBP-Rules.pdf