• Tournament Information
      Event Description
      The Santa Barbara Shootout is the premiere pre-season event for WCLA & WCLOA teams. The 2024 Shootout will be played in Santa Barbara County at the Happy Canyon Vineyard Piocho Polo Field in Santa Ynez, between Southern California and Central California. The entry fees cover the expenses for running a National Tournament level experience for the teams.
       
      Event Dates & Times
      Friday February 3, 2023 10am to 6pm All Divisions
      Saturday February 4, 2023 8am to 6pm All Divisions
      Sunday February 5, 2023 8am to 4pm All Divisions
       
       


      Be sure your matchup is mutually agreed upon by both teams and keep in mind you may choose the game day but not the game time.

      • Friday games start at 10:00am, 12:00pm, 2:00pm & 4:00pm.
      • Saturday games start at 8:00am, 10:00am, 12:00pm, 2:00pm & 4:00pm.
      • Sunday games start at 8:00am, 10:00am, 12:00pm & 2:00pm.

      Divisions
      Division Name Description
      WCLA Division 1 For All WCLA Division 1 Teams
      WCLO Division 1 For All WCLO Division 1 Teams
      WCLA Division 2 For All WCLA Division 2 Teams
      WCLO Division 2 For All WCLO Division 2 Teams
      Open Division Alumni, International & Post-Collegiate Teams
       

       

       
       
       
       
      Registration

      Polo Club Rules

      1. Please leave your pets at home.
      2. If you have a service animal please have all your documentation with you.
      3. There is no parking available for motor homes or RV's or RV trailers.
      WCLA Game Options
      1. Teams play a set schedule with pre-arranged match-ups that count toward national rankings.
      2. D1 should schedule D1 and D2 should schedule D2. Please contact us if you must schedule cross-division matchups before you commit to each other.  
      3. Please be ready to accept any game time on a day you request to play.  Do not request the day if you can't play on it anytime you get a game time assigned. Make your travel plans accordingly.
      4. The base entry fee covers three full length regulation games. The preferred schedule request is 1 game Friday, 1 game Saturday & 1 game Sunday. Saturday is the busiest day of play.  Some teams play Friday and Saturday, others Saturday and Sunday. Everyone is here on Saturday.
      5. The additional game fee for a fourth game is $250.00. If a team must have a fourth game please play 2 Friday, 1 Saturday and 1 Sunday or 1 Friday, 1 Saturday and 2 Sunday.   

      High School Divisions

      High school teams have this winter tournament option!  January 27 -28, 2024 in the Santa Barbara Winter Showdown.
       
      SB Shootout Schedule On Mobile App

      Tournament Rules

      WCLA & WCLO rules will be used at the SB Shootout, depending on the division a team enters, unless otherwise stated here.

      1. Home team (listed first on the schedule) wears their white jersey.
      2. Both coaches and all officials please agree to final score and sign the score card each game.
      3. Santa Barbara Shootout WCLA Approved Game Timing Procedures
        1. Each quarter is 15 minutes.
          1. Sound your air horn at the end of each quarter.
        2. D1 - The clock stops after goals are scored and after the official signals it.
        3. D2 – The clock does not stop after goals. Run it.
        4. The clock does not stop on every whistle.  Run it.
        5. The clock does not stop on restraining line violations or green cards. 
        6. There are some situations that qualify as an official timeout and the referee will say “stop the clock” and cross their arms over their head.
          1. The coach asks for a timeout and the official gives it.
          2. On a foul in the scoring area in the last two minutes of each quarter that is going to get a free shot.
          3. Any time the official asks for the clock to stop.
        7. If the official doesn’t signal the goal or ask to stop the clock do not stop it.

      Score Reporting & Statistics

      We will time your games and keep the score but we are not recording any statistics. A goal total will be kept with the tally method. Goals will be attributed to a team but not to individuals. WCLA teams will need to report scores to their leagues and national associations.  Scores will be posted on this website and on our mobile app. All teams that need to record statistics are to take care of that on their sideline area.

      Directions

      Please use your GPS to navigate to 5648 Happy Canyon Drive, Santa Ynez, CA 93460.  Click Here to read more.

       

      Field Map

      Click Here for the Field Map.

      Parking

      Parking is $10 per car per day.

      1. Two or three day parking passes are available for sale on Friday and Saturday. Save time and be in the fast lane on your subsequent days by buying both days at one time on Friday. Please have exact change of $10 cash or $20 cash or $30 cash ready for the attendant. 
      2. There is no parking available for motor homes or cars with RV trailers.
      3. Charter buses may drop off and exit, to return when it is time to pick up your team. 
       

      Entry Fee:  Weather cancellation insurance coverage is in place for the 2024 Shootout to cover your entry fee.  However, team travel is also only covered if a team gets their own travel insurance. One option for that is here on our travel insurance coverage for it. The SB Shootout can not refund teams that come up short on players or change their plans to participate. We apologize in advance for this situation.

      Late Fee:  $200 is the late fee if a team hasn't paid in full before November 15th. There's another $200 added if a team hasn't paid before December 15th, total of $400 late fee.

      Player Fee: $0.  There is no player fee when playing on a registered team but all players are required to register online for insurance purposes and for their parent or legal guardian to electronically sign the participant waiver. 

      Accommodations

      The Santa Barbara Shootout has hotels listed here on this website. The Shootout is a Stay & Play tournament.  If you reserve outside the block then will be asked to switch to one of the Shootout hotels or your tournament registration will be rescinded. See our Hotels & Travel section (top menu bar) for more information.

      First-Aid, Athletic Trainers & Paramedics

      The Santa Barbara Shootout provides comprehensive sports medicine care for the athletes participating in the event.  For the comfort and safety of everyone we will have multiple medical stations staffed to provide immediate on-field response for injuries.
       
      The medical stations are staffed with Certified Athletic Trainers to assess and treat athletes with all types of sports injuries, aches and pains.  Additionally, athletes will have access to Athletic Trainers for pregame taping, wrapping and ice for post game treatment. All medical services are included with your team entry fee, including athletic and kinesiotaping for injuries. 
       
      Medical Services for the Santa Barbara Shootout are coordinated and supervised by Wyatt Blue of Gameday Athletic Trainers.  For more information about medical services for this event please refer to Gameday Athletic Trainers website at GamedayTrainers.com or email Wyatt Blue at wyatt@gamedaytrainers.com.

      Marketing

      We have a few additional marketing opportunities available. The Shootout has more than 4,000 athletes and family coming to Santa Barbara County. Interested businesses please contact Paul Ramsey at admin@sbshootout.com or by phone to (805) 636-6772.

      Need More Information

      If you need additional information please Contact Us.

    • Shootout 2017 History Lesson
      The 2017 event was flooded out during Tropical Storm Lucifer. Great losses were experienced on all sides and the facility owner, ERG Polo Fields, did not refund the $25,0000 facility fee nor did he honor a credit toward a future use. Then he sold the property so there's nothing more can be done about that one. The good news is we have moved to the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club, a different and better faclity. The move doesn't guarantee we can run the event every year but here are some adjustments.
       
      Adjustments Made After 2017:
      1. Moved high school divisions to an earlier weekend. High school teams may play in the Santa Barbara Winter Showdown.
      2. A smaller number of teams will be accommodated.
      3. Until 2023 the SB Shootout included tournament cancellation insurance that covered the entry fee and not just secondary medical expenses. Unfortunately for 2023 Lloyds of London delayed binding in December and then declined in Jauary to insure the event citing the repeated weather patterns affecting California and the rest of the United States. 
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