Pole-yo

Pole-yo is a sport that is most commonly played in the Pacific Northwest, originating in Lake Forest Park, WA. It was created in 2003 by Hansildinho and Brinaldo.

How the Game is Played

The Field is roughly 30 yards long and 10 yards wide. There are two goals each 10 yards from the centerline. Two players play with a pole-yo club, which is a mix between a golf club, hockey stick, and children’s toy. The players may go behind the goals, however, if they ball goes out of bounds, the player who did not touch it last restarts the ball at the place of exit. The object of the game is to hit the ball into the opponent’s goal, all while trying to keep the opponent from scoring a goal. Games are started in a dodge ball like fashion with both players touching their goals and when the game commences, they run toward the ball for possession. After a goal, players hit the ball to the opponent from their goal, much like a kick-off in football. However, these simple objectives would not be a good way to ensure a safe and fair game, there are very important rules that govern the sport.

No offensive kicks: No opponent shall use their foot in the advancement of the ball; the foot shall only be used for defensive measures

No high sticking: Sticks that flail out of control are not tolerated

No use of hands: self-explanatory

No double-touch: A player who is kicking off may only touch the ball once

If any of these four main rules becomes broken or bent in anyway, the player who has fractured the rule may receive a card, the card system goes as follows. A white card may be given as a warning to players for any of the following: inadvertent high-sticking, celebrations, excessive pushing, jeering, cheering, leering, but most of all sneering. Three white cards equals one yellow card. A yellow card will be given Purposeful high-sticking, double touch on a kickoff blatant shoving, stick throwing during play or any other purposeful attempt to stop a goal, such as a handball. Two yellow cards equate to a red. After a yellow card, the person who received a card will concede a free kick to the opponent. Red cards are handed out for extremely violent shoving, stick throwing. The player must leave the field for the remainder of the game, which often results in a forfeit.

Rivalries and History

Brinaldo and Hansildinho perfected the art of the game after they were born of their wolfmother. In one game Hansildinho scored a disputed goal, perhaps the most important goal of all time. Tempers rose and soon both players were in a heated argument full of ridicule, then what came next would define a rivalry. Hanslidinho jumped over a goal and hit Brinaldo in the face with a pole-yo ball. Feelings were never restored. Hansildinho and Brinaldo have played eachother an estimated 135 times since the dispute and the series is split 71 to 64 in Hansildinho’s favor. If one were to analyze the personalities of the two players, on and off the field, you would find that much has changed since the dispute. Hansildinho is most commonly known as a showboat. He is a cocky star obsessed with his good images and opponents desruction. On the other hand, Brinaldo is a modest, good mannared pole-yo celebrity.

League

All of these players encompass the pole-yo league. The 12 players, or teams as they are called in pole-yo, get put into one of 4 division based on extensive pre season games and the commissioners’ hunches about performance. Here is how the divisions are set out. Everyone in each division plays everyone else in their division twice. Furthermore, everyone in a division plays all other players in an adjacent division i.e. Division 1 plays Division 2 while Division 3 plays Division 4. This makes a total of four division games plus three non division games, so 7 games all together. The 4 teams that have the best record go onto the playoffs along with the 2 next best records as wild card teams.

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