The Canadian World Cup Polocrosse team would like to thank you for your support in our participation in the 2007 Polocrosse World Cup. We couldn’t have done it without you.

Our Sponsors Include:

• KennametaL INC
• Horse Racing Alberta (HRA)
• Adam & Andrew Dickson of the Buradoo Club
• Equine Canada Hippique
• CTHS - Alberta Division
• Alberta Standardbred Horse Association
• Olds College
• Horse Industry Association of Alberta
• Anchor D Guiding and Outfitting
• Brewster - Canada Vacations
• SciencePure Nutraceuticals Inc.

Australia successfully defended its title against New Zealand, UK, USA, Ireland, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Canada in Warwick Queensland’s Australia from April 23 to 29. France, the Netherlands and Zambia participated in the concurrent Australian Equine Alliance Club carnival. The combined event drew a live on site audience of 40,000 to Morgan Park.

Team Canada setup and operated a Canadian trade booth in the centre of the 8 playing fields next to the newly constructed clubhouse. The well attended booth was attend by Dorothy Schreiner from Okotoks.

Polocrosse combines polo, lacrosse and netball. Riders use a cane stick with a squash racket type head with a loose twisted-thread net, in which the ball is carried. World Cup team consists of eight players (four men and four women), divided into two sections. Each section plays alternate chukkas of a maximum of eight minutes each and either six or eight chukkas usually comprise a full match. The aim of the game is for the horse and rider to work together to score goals. The total aggregate of goals scored by the two sections in each team constitutes the final score.

• More than 40 000 people entered Morgan Park for the Cup.
• Players from at least 11 countries watched the Cup.
• The Cup attracted the largest attendance at any polocrosse event so far in the world.
• About 70% of Cup visitors traveled from outside Warwick.
• The number of non-local Australian visitors increased dramatically.
• The estimated number of non-local Australians was 3850. This represents an increase of about 40%.
• The number of local day visitors also increased spectacularly. The 4500 day visits of 2003 increased almost three-fold to 13,000 in 2007.
• More than 440 overseas visitors came to Warwick for the Cup.
• Of the survey respondents, 44% were male and 56% were female. The preponderance of women was evident among all three groups of visitors (local, non-local, overseas). In terms of age, 6% of respondents were less than 20 years of age, 22% were 20-34 years, 33% were 35-49 years and 39% were 50 years and over.

Rather than aiming for results we wanted to better ourselves, make contacts and learn as much as possible to build for the next world cup. We have a small group here so we just don’t have the numbers for good competition. Plans are in the works to take an under 21 team to the United States to compete against the UK and USA.

The Canadian World Cup Polocrosse team would like to thank you for your support in our participation in the 2007 Polocrosse World Cup.

We couldn’t have done it without you.