
Anticipating an opponent’s forehand pass is crucial to making polo plays at a consistent level.
Here are two examples of anticipating an opponent’s forehand pass resulting in the defender successfully anticipating the play to transition from defense to offense.
- Player passes from distance to teammate close to goal:
- Defender marks the pass receiver preventing him from receiving the pass
- Defender blocks the ball in the air and intercepts the forehand pass
- Defender turns right carrying the ball to the safe zone as defender becomes attacker
- Player passes from distance into space for teammates to take possession:
- Defender moves to intercept the ball using horse power to arrive first
- Defender takes control and looks for a teammate to receive pass
- Defender turns right to buy time and lays off the ball so the defending team can regroup to launch attack