Making it two on one
Polo is won by arriving with more players than the other side. The whole point of taking a man out is to leave a team-mate free somewhere else.
The key points
- One player commits the defender, the second runs the space behind.
- Call early: the man in front cannot see what is behind him.
- If both of you go to the ball you have made it one on two, not two on one.
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