Polo: a sport for Kings, King of sports
A game, a passion, a way of life and for his intense and complex nature, no doubt a challenge.
A match of polo lasts from four to six times – chukker – seven minutes of actual, but in this short period, people and animals give the maximum.
A series of balance in the saddle, physical contact with opponents, the need to always remain focused on action and ready to hit the ball, make adequate preparation is essential.
The pole can say many things, but not that simple.
Indeed, satisfactory performance is obtained with months and months of training and work to improve endurance, strength, flexibility and coordination.
As with all sports, in fact, success in the field is not determined only by the talent and that those who are well aware of this activity have a career.
Olavo Novaes, Brazilian player several times winner of world title and now with a rating of eight-goal handicap – which places it among the best in the world – has realized the importance of good physical preparation undertaken as soon as the professional.
Since then he has worked regularly with a personal trainer: his off-season program includes work on strength and flexibility, a dozen miles of travel per day and clearly the workout done in the saddle.
When it is engaged in racing, focuses on jogging and stretching, fundamental as heating before entering the field.
Even for Horacio Etcheverry, professional Argentine six-goal handicap, keeping fit is essential.
His first tournament he played twelve years and as his playing days has become more intense, he also realized the importance of a suitable preparation.
In addition to games daily routine in Argentina, is preparing a program of weightlifting and aerobic conditioning, both minimized when it starts the races and therefore needs not wasting energy.
