Category: NAH

The new NAH Tournament ball has arrived!

Posted on by John Hayes

Not only is this going to be another huge leap for polo specific equipment, but the proceeds come directly to the NAH. Read the announcement from Fixcraft here, and check back for an update about their new store sometime later today.

The details:

• Higher heat stability and abrasion (stickiness) resistance
• Super High Density, approximately 100a durometer
• Proprietary formula developed and used only by DGEL
• 2.75″ (70mm) diameter
• 70 grams
• Recommended temperatures of 80 degrees and higher. Designed for the high heat.
• NAH tested and approved.
• A portion of the proceeds to directly to NAH..

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Ruleset v3.3 for the 2013 NAH Season

Posted on by Joe Rstom

The NAH board has voted on the newest ruleset for this NAH Season. This vote was intended to occur on April 9th, but had to be postponed for the rules committee to finalize the language. A draft version of the 3.3 Ruleset was used in Boston for the Eastside Qualifier and will be used throughout this season. Language may change for clarity, but the rules in essence have been finalized.

You can see the tally of votes here.

You can download a PDF Version/a> here.

With the advent of a new reffing committee, there will be changes over the next few months that will encourage implementation and enforcement of the ruleset.

You can contact your Regional Representatives with questions at any time!
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Inside the Black Box

Posted on by Ben Schultz

-NAH Organization-

It is not an easy thing to build a continental sports organization from scratch. From the first coffee table and skype meetings to the structure NAH has today has been a massive transition, and it’s an evolution that is still in the very early stages. As the next step into the future, NAH is happy to share the following organizational chart and contact sheet for player input.

Have a question? NAH’s representatives, officers, and committee heads are just an email away! General questions should be directed to your regional email address (i.e. midwest@nahardcourt.com), while more specific question can be directed to the committees (i.e. ref@nahardcourt.com).

For your perusal, here is the North American Hardcourt organization chart as it stands: Org Chart

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NAH Talks Finance!

Posted on by Ben Schultz

In response to player questions concerning NAH finances, we’ve instituted a new policy of releasing NAH account information once a year at tax time. As a very small non-profit organization, NAH files a 990-N with the IRS. This form includes almost no relevant information about NAH finances. For more transparency, NAH will also annually report the information found on an IRS 1023 application, which shows three years of financial data (2013 estimated in our case). We hope the information is instructive. For additional explanation, please see our interview with Lancaster polo.

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NAH Election Results

Posted on by Ben Schultz
NAH is very excited to announce an outstanding set of regional reps to move North American polo forward in 2013 & 2014. Thanks to everyone who participated in this election, from the club level, club reps, and everyone who ran and expressed their ideas for the coming years. 

CASCADIA
Jeremy Whitbred, Seattle
Shannon Frey, East Van
Vince Foley, Portland

EASTSIDE
Matt Krofchek, Lancaster
Charles Sprinkle, RVA
Pierre Delamare, DC

MIDWEST
Eric Kremin, MKE
Jerod Walz, Chicago
Jimmy Flaherty, Louisville

NORTHSIDE
Luke Sheldrick, Ottawa
Jesse Bournes, Montreal
Nick Iwanyshyn, Toronto

SOUTHCENTRAL
Malakai Edison, Lawrence Kansas
Diego Ayala, Houston
Brandon Carter, Denver

SOUTHEAST
Adam Hite, Memphis
Ann Silver, Asheville
Danny Wood, Miami

SOUTHWEST
Sarah Livingston, LA
Steven “Machine” Wilson, SF
Robin Cunningham, ABQ

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