Julius Baer International Polo Academy Zurich
18 – 22 July 2011, Zurich / Switzerland
The inaugural Julius Baer International Polo Academy (IPA) Zurich 2011 took place over five days from 18 – 22 July at Polo Park Zurich.Julius Baer’s sponsorship is highly focused on talent development, and the Bank was delighted to support the first International Polo Academy in Switzerland. This academy gives young players the opportunity to improve their skills under the guidance of qualified coaches.
The course brought together specialist coaches from around the world to focus on both the key areas of the game including riding and ball striking, and new elements such as the player’s fitness, nutrition and psychology. Following highly successful courses run in Argentina, Russia and the UK, this was the first event of its kind staged in mainland Europe.
Sixteen students of different levels from Germany, Switzerland and the UK were put through the mill by coaches from Argentina, Ireland, Australia, the UK and resident coaches from Switzerland.