Turning Left - USA

Today’s lesson will cover the skill of moving in various directions on the polo field to create space or evade defenders. 

Here is an example of a player turning right resulting in a goal: 

• Defender successfully hooks opponent from behind
• Defender takes possession of the ball
• Player turns left to prevent the ride-off or hook from the defender
• Player passes ball to receiving teammate into space with a nearside neckshot
• Teammate controls the bouncing ball and scores with a nearside shot