{"id":7673,"date":"2019-06-13T19:57:08","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T02:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/?p=7673"},"modified":"2019-06-29T01:32:57","modified_gmt":"2019-06-29T08:32:57","slug":"calgary-bike-polo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/?p=7673","title":{"rendered":"Calgary Bike Polo On Wednesdays"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Calgary Bike Polo: Weekly In Inglewood!<\/h2>\n<p>What is bike polo? It&#8217;s two teams of people playing polo b<\/p>\n<p>ut it&#8217;s done on bikes and not horses. Bike polo is fast paced and there&#8217;s a very real chance you&#8217;ll take a mallet to the face. It can be played on grass but here in Calgary it&#8217;s done on pavement, by both men and women. It&#8217;s played in all types of weather too. Plus there&#8217;s beers after.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7685\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7685\" style=\"width: 942px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7685 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Calgary-bike-polo.png\" alt=\"Calgary Bike Polo\" width=\"952\" height=\"829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Calgary-bike-polo.png 952w, https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Calgary-bike-polo-620x540.png 620w, https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Calgary-bike-polo-768x669.png 768w, https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Calgary-bike-polo-644x561.png 644w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 952px) 100vw, 952px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/bikepoloyyc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bikepoloyyc.com<\/a> (the cover photo is from their Instagram account)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you want to take part, attend! Everyone is welcome. They usually play at the Inglewood arena, with Ramsay as a back up. Watch their social media for details.<\/p>\n<p>If you turn into a regular, buy an <a href=\"https:\/\/icacalgary.com\/membership\/membership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Inglewood Community Association<\/a> membership!<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/bikepoloyyc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BIKEPOLOYYC<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2>Calgary Bike Polo Details<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Website<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikepoloyyc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.bikepoloyyc.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Instagram<\/strong>: @<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bikepoloyyc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bikepoloyyc<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Twitter<\/strong>: @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikePoloYYC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bikepoloyyc<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Facebook Group<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/209761722383331\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">facebook.com\/groups\/209761722383331<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>When<\/strong>: Every Wednesday 6 pm &#8211; 10 pm (weather permitting).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: Usually Inglewood unless specified otherwise.\n<ul>\n<li>Inglewood Rink \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/owroeQvsSvrDHroN8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1740 24th AVE SE<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ramsay Rink \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/h8LUveS3WjzzjLcUA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2040 Ramsay St SE<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Knob Hill Rink \/\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/LF8dEAZ4XrkBCCNQ7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2433 26 Ave SW<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div data-mantis-zone=\"in-article\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Calgary Bike Polo Videos<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ByeCi2HB5Ze\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ByeCi2HB5Ze\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Kerry J Walker (@ride420bmx)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2019-06-09T00:49:40+00:00\">Jun 8, 2019 at 5:49pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BoNxI4dHzdG\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BoNxI4dHzdG\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Calgary Bike Polo (@bikepoloyyc)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2018-09-27T03:52:03+00:00\">Sep 26, 2018 at 8:52pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Such a gorgeous shot!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BxOYqpTgozu\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; 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margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BxOYqpTgozu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Calgary Bike Polo (@bikepoloyyc)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2019-05-09T02:19:28+00:00\">May 8, 2019 at 7:19pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>How Does Bike Polo Work?<\/h3>\n<p>You bring your own beater bike, your own work gloves (or hockey gloves), your own helmet, and of course you bring your own mallet (though they might have extras!). People usually square off in two teams of 3 vs 3 and they simply try to smash the ball into their opponents net. Think hockey but on bikes and mallets instead of sticks.<\/p>\n<p>You can&#8217;t put your feet on the ground, but other than that there aren&#8217;t many official rules. Bike Polo is usually played to 5 or 10 points.<\/p>\n<h3>Do People Get Hurt?<\/h3>\n<p>Very much yes. It&#8217;s bike polo.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s people on bikes with mallets trying to smash a ball around a court. You ever take a mallet to to the face? Bumps and scrapes and blood are part of the bike polo&#8217;ers life, so if you plan on taking part keep this in mind. It&#8217;s rough and tough but a very fun time.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Make Your Own Bike Polo Mallet<\/h2>\n<p>You can easily make your own bike polo mallet using a ski pole and PVC pipe. Check out this how-to video.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Legit - How to make a bike polo mallet - quick&#039;n dirty\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MvXMtEI0KBw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>It looks like a blast to play and to watch. Head over next Wednesday and check out some Calgary Bike Polo!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Calgary Bike Polo - May 31 Pickup\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/220038929?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1200\" height=\"510\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calgary Bike Polo: Weekly In Inglewood! What is bike polo? 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