Before I go into my recent adventure to a polo match, I wanted to share with you guys one of the COOLEST things I’ve ever been asked to do in the name of sports: Film an aha moment.
If you guys aren’t familiar with what this is, I talked about it in further detail in the prior post. In short, it’s a campaign created by Mutual of Omaha in support of people who follow their dreams and passions. As you all know, I’ve always had a love affair with sports and this proved it.
Drum roll please! Here it is everyone, my aha moment. They even titled it so perfectly: sports fan woman. (Click right on the picture to get to the entire video!)
Thanks to everyone who have ever listened to my rants, gone to a sports bar or been dragged to a sporting event with me. I love you all 
Now onto the polo match!
Living in the East Coast has introduced me to sports we never had growing up in South Texas. Among lacrosse and sailing, polo was another sport that I have only heard about but never had the chance to ever really watch in person. To my excitement, they still help polo matches in New England! Early in the week, I received some enticing information about an International Polo match taking place in Portsmouth, Rhode Island which is only a convenient 45 minute drive from Providence. Turns out there is an actual Newport Polo Club and they hold matches every Saturday in the summertime. With my sister Kara on board for actually attending the match, we started the preparation process. Of course, being the planner that I am, I did research on the sport. Ask me about spread offenses or the difference between a 3-4 or 4-3 defense and I could talk your ear off, but ask my what a “period” is called in Polo? I was clueless. Thanks to YouTube and some awesome videos with heavy accents to help me get the gist of the sport. Of course, I checked out Wikipedia to see how the site defined it.
[ from Wikipedia] Polo is a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team. Players score by driving a small white plastic or wooden ball into the opposing team’s goal using a long-handled mallet. The …
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