Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE POLO TRAINING FOUNDATION'S PURPOSE IS TO ESTABLISH AND ADMINISTER A SERIES OF FUNDS, INCLUDING MEMORIAL, ADVISORY, INTERNATIONAL, ENDOWMENT, INTERCOLLEGIATE/ INTERSCHOLASTIC, AND OTHERS. THESE FUNDS ARE DEDICATED TO SUPPORT POLO IN COLLEGIATE OR SCHOLASTIC SPORTS CURRICULUMS, PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL GOODWILL THROUGH POLO COMPETITION, AND ABOVE ALL, ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT AND SPORTSMANSHIP THROUGH TEACHING YOUNG PEOPLE THE PRINCIPLES OF THE GAME OF POLO. SINCE 1967, THE POLO TRAINING FOUNDATION HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE IN THE GREAT SPORT OF POLO. THE PTF SUPPORTS POLO TRAINING AT ALL LEVELS BY PROVIDING FUNDS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS OF PLAYERS AND UMPIRES. THROUGH ITS ACTIVITIES, THE PTF SEEKS TO ENCOURAGE THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF SPORTSMANSHIP AND TO PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL GOOD WILL THROUGH POLO COMPETITION.
YOUTH CLINICS - PLAYING POLO IS A CONFIDENCE BUILDER FOR BOTH HORSE AND RIDER. ANY BREED OF HORSE ALONG WITH ANY AGE OF RIDER CAN HAVE A GREAT TIME WITH POLO. POLO IS A FANTASTIC TEAM SPORT, WHICH CAN MAKE IT A FUN FAMILY ACTIVITY. AT THE HIGHER LEVELS IT IS AN EXHILARATING AND FAST-PACED SPORT.THE CLINIC GOAL IS TO HELP STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPTS, RULES, AND PRINCIPLES OF POLO. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE INSTRUCTION THROUGH VIDEOS, DISCUSSION AND HANDS-ON LEARNING.THE PARTICIPANTS WILL:VIEW A USPA BLUE BOOK VIDEO GUIDE WHILE WILBUR EXPLAINS THE RULES OF THE GAME. IDENTIFY AND DEMONSTRATE THE FOUR BASIC MALLET STROKES. UNDERSTAND THE LINE OF THE BALL (LOB) AND THE RIGHT OF WAY LEARN THE CONCEPT OF THE MAN, LINE, BALL THEORY AND BEGINNING STRATEGY FOR POLO. PRACTICE THESE CONCEPTS WITH THE USE OF FOOT MALLETS WHILE UNMOUNTED. LEARN THE PROPER WAY TO PREPARE AND PROTECT YOUR HORSE FOR THE GAME AND HOW TO INTRODUCE YOUR HORSE TO MALLETS AND BALLS. LEARN SKILLS WHILE MOUNTED, PROGRESSING TO COACHED SCRIMMAGE GAMES. DISCUSS PLANS FOR THE CREATION OF A POLO CLUB OR INTERSCHOLASTIC/INTERCOLLEGIATE CLUB IF DESIRED. ADULT CLINICS - THE PTF WILL PAY HALF THE COST OF A PLAYER'S CLINIC CONDUCTED AT ANY USPA MEMBER CLUB, UP TO A MAXIMUM REIMBURSEMENT OF $1,000 TO THAT CLUB. THESE ARE GENERALLY THREE DAY CLINICS HELD OVER A WEEKEND BUT CAN BE OF LONGER DURATION.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Daniel M Scheraga | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $98,920 |
| Patricia Yunghanns | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Virginia Orthwein | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Bill Kirton | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Karl Hilberg | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jennifer A Rodriguez | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kenneth R Mayer | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Leighton Jordan | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Julio Arellano | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| James J Zenni Jr | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Michelle Whitman | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Raymond Noh | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Clifford M Sifton | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jesse Pruitt | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Daniel W Calhoun Jr | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Lyn Jason Cobb | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Gillian Johnston | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas A Sikes | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| John Walsh | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Lynn Thompson | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Richard C Riemenschneider | CHAIRMAN | 5 | $0 |
| Joseph W Kozlik | TREASURER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Glen A Holden Sr | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Melissa P Ganzi | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Anthony L Coppola | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
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