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Rules of the Game Object: The object of the game is to score more points than the opposing team by hitting the Land Polo ball into the opposing team's goal with a Land Polo staff. Field of Play: Land Polo is played on a level field with a width of 70 ft. and a length of 80 ft. Each goal is 10 ft. wide and 6 ft. high. Each goal line is 8 ft. from the end line and extends the entire width of the field. Each goal box is the area between the goal line and the end line and covers the entire width of the field. Each corner dig line is 25 ft. from the end line and extends the entire width of the field. The center line is placed a distance of 40 ft. from each end line and extends the entire width of the field. A penalty spot is placed symmetrically in front of each goal, 15 ft. from the end line. Equipment: Each player shall use one Land Polo staff, which will be an officially licensed wiffleÒ-ball bat of the thin, yellow variety. Each player may apply athletic tape or any other similar tape to his staff for the purpose of providing more adequate weight or grip. No other foreign substance or object may be attached to nor placed inside a player's staff. A player may not alter his staff in any way that significantly changes its performance or appearance from that of an original wiffleÒ-ball bat. All player's staffs must be checked and deemed acceptable by a tournament official prior to each game. Teams: Each team shall consist of three players, one and only one of which is to be designated as the goal keeper. The other two are designated as field players. The goal keeper is the only player allowed to either play or control the ball with his hands inside his own goal box. No player is allowed to control the ball with his hands outside of his own goal box. Another active player may be designated as the goal keeper during any stoppage in play. The goal keeper may be substituted by a player on the bench during any stoppage in play. Only one player substitution is allowed during a stoppage in play. Playing the Ball: A player may legally play the ball with any part of his body or his staff. He may not, however, legally play the ball with any part of his body more than once in succession, unless it is alternately played by either his staff, an opposing players staff, or the body part of an opposing player. When playing the ball with his hands, a player must make a legitimate attempt to play the ball directly to the ground without "guiding" the ball upward or to the side. A player may not legally play the ball with a staff held by both hands. A player may not intentionally direct a ball toward a teammate using anything other than his staff. A player may not score a goal using anything other than his staff. A goal may be scored off of an opponents staff or body part only if it was previously played legally by an offensive player's staff. Out of Bounds: Any ball played completely over a side line by a player will result in a free strike for the opposing team at the spot at which the ball went out of bounds, unless it crosses the side line inside the goal box, at which point the ball will be placed at the intersection of the goal line and side line. On a free strike, no player on the defending team may physically cross or attempt to play a ball behind an imaginary line running parallel to the end line from the spot of the free strike across the width of the field until either the ball crosses said imaginary line, an offensive player plays the ball, or the ball comes to rest. Any ball played completely over the end line by an offensive player will result in a free strike for the opposing team to be taken at any point along the end line on the side of the goal to which the ball went out of bounds. During any free strike, no defensive player may stand within 5 ft. of the ball until it has been played. All free strikes are "direct" and may be legally played into the opposing team's goal without touching any other player. The player who takes a free strike may not play the ball again until it is touched by another player. Any ball played completely over the end line by a defensive player will result in a corner dig*. *Corner Dig: Upon issuance of a corner dig, the ball is placed at any point along the center line on the side of the goal to which the ball went out of bounds. All offensive players must start behind the corner dig line. The defensive goalie must start in his goal on his end line. The other two defensive players must start outside their goal on their end line. The ball may then be played by an offensive player to a teammate or may be played on goal. If played to a teammate, said teammate must then play the ball before it either reaches the corner dig line or comes to rest. Failure to do so results in a free strike for the opposing team at any point along the center line. No offensive player may cross the corner dig line until the ball is played by either a second offensive player or any defensive player. The goalie may leave his end line when the ball is first played by an offensive player, but may not leave his goal box until the ball is played by either a second offensive player or by a member of the defensive team (including himself). The other two defensive players may not leave their end line until the ball is played by either a second offensive player or a member of the defensive team. Goals: A goal is scored when the ball completely crosses the end line between the two goal posts. The ball is then restarted as a free strike for the team which gave up the goal, anywhere along the end line inside the goal. Fouls: All fouls are categorized into 1st, 2nd and 3rd degree fouls. The following table lists all three categories as well as a description and consequence of each. Note that the severity of punishment may be upgraded for a player committing certain fouls inside his own goal box.

			Consequence
	Degree of Foul	Description of Foul	Outside Goal Box	Inside Goal Box
	1st	Illegally played ball, minor tripping, pushing and obstruction	Free strike for opposing team at spot of foul	Free strike for opposing team at any point along goal line
	2nd	Major tripping, pushing and obstruction, throwing of staff	Player is sent off for one minute, or until the opposing team scores	Penalty shot is awarded to the opposing team
	3rd	Any blatantly illegal attempt to stop an opposing player's clear chance at a goal	Penalty shot is awarded to the opposing team	Penalty shot is awarded to the opposing team

The one minute time period for which a player may be sent off applies only to time when the ball is in play. During a penalty shot, the goalie must begin on his own end line and may not leave it until the ball is played. The player taking the penalty shot must make one continuous play at the ball. All other defensive players must remain behind the corner dig line until the ball is played, and all other offensive players must remain behind the center line until the ball is played. Once the penalty shot is taken, the ball is live and playable by any player. A player may be ejected from a single game or removed from a tournament for fouls which are determined by an official to be either a blatant attempt to injure or otherwise excessive display of disrespect towards another player, an official or any tournament representative or personnel.

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