Tue 16th May 2017SUPA Summer Junior National Championships Hot weather and top action
Good weather is always a benefit to the SUPA polo tournaments and on Sunday 14 May they were fortunate to have bright sunshine all day for the SUPA Summer Junior National Championships held this year at Kirtlington Park Polo Club. 10 teams entered from prep schools across the country and they also had two SUPA teams with under-13s from several new schools. 18 chukkas saw excellent play in all three divisions, with tough competitive play in the Open section. The teams played well with plenty of positive vocal communication between the players, encouraging each other and backing up in play. Although a few players were on smaller ponies, they took on the larger polo ponies with ease. Jemima Walker from Beaudesert took control with her pony and dominated some fast play in her intermediate chukkas. These very young polo players showed some amazing talent and used the whole of Ground 4 to open up the play and use team tactics to score successfully. Wycombe Abbey had the help of the Matthews sisters Zara and Nina. Spectators witnessed Zara taking the ball down the whole length of the field during the play. Dragon Sky’s team number 2 player also took the ball down the whole field, only to lose it at the very last moment to the Summerfield team. It was an excellent day and as usual very well supported by parents and school staff. Dragon school entered three teams this year and won the novice section. Gill Glimmerveen, SUPA Junior Schools Section Manager, who co-hosted the tournament with SUPA steward Caroline Grayson commented on the event, "These young players are the up-and-coming future of polo today and we are delighted that they turn out and enjoy our SUPA tournaments. We see many players starting with SUPA Junior and eventually playing as professionals later in life. We need to encourage as many of these players as possible to play and embrace the game. The prizes were amazing and every player receives something. At this tournament there were rosettes and medallions for all competitors and they all received copies of Polo Times and The Polo Magazine, as well as trucker caps from both magazines for the winners. RJ Polo are always in attendance and support SUPA at all of our tournaments." Next up is the SUPA Senior National Championships on Saturday 17 June at Kirtlington, with the SUPA Ladies Nationals Championships on Sunday 25 June, with the location still to be announced. SUPA Summer Junior National Championships Teams: Novice 1st Dragon Sky 2nd Dragon Rubies 3rd Summerfield B Intermediate 1st Beaudesert 2nd Dragon Navy 3rd Wycombe Abbey 4th Summerfield A Open 1st Winchester House 2nd SUPA green 3rd SUPA Blue Most Valuable Player: Savva Grevtsev, from Summerfield, Most Promising Player: Robbie Slatter, from Beaudesert,
Photograph: The winning Open team, Winchester House. By Gill Glimmerveen
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