Carlos has been a member of the USPA since 1978. His original start in polo came from helping his father, who at the time worked for Ronnie Hissom and Hap Sharp in Midland, Texas. Once old enough, Carlos began grooming for Spud Levins and the rest is history. Galindo’s first experience with teaching came in the 1980’s when Tacoma Polo Club asked he and his wife Stacey to run a clinic. During the height of his playing career Carlos achieved a 5-goal outdoor and 6-goal arena handicap. Currently, Carlos is working as a professional player, umpire and assists the USPA programs as a mentor, and clinician.
What is one of your favorite teaching memories?
When I used to give polo lessons to our sponsor's sons, the youngest son just wanted to walk and visit rather than get out of a walk and try to hit the ball. He was probably 12 and could talk A LOT. Luckily, we got him to finally get out of the walk and he ended up being a very capable player and we won many tournaments together!
Effective Date: Saturday, May 16, 2020
The suspension of USPA Tournaments and Events will be lifted for USPA Member Clubs in locales where hosting polo matches and tournaments is permitted under applicable state and local laws, executive orders and similar decrees. The USPA Member Clubs in these locales are encouraged to follow all such requirements of their state and local authorities with respect to polo operations. In addition, we also encourage all USPA Member Clubs to take the precautions recommended by the CDC. We are preparing a detailed list of best practices for USPA Member Clubs as they return to hosting USPA Tournaments and Events and plan to circulate these guidelines within the next week. We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation closely and will notify you if we determine a different course of action is necessary.
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