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About the NHPA
The NHPA is a federation of fifty four (54) charters in the United States, each with numerous club affiliates and individual members. Each charter is self governing. Some states have more than one charter.
Our Purpose
The NHPA strives to promote and organize the sport and to standardize the rules, equipment and playing procedures. The top priority is to serve as a unifying agent between state associations, local clubs, unorganized groups and individual players. The NHPA sanctions the Annual World Tournament, state association tournaments, regional and open events and a league program.
THE SPORT OF HORSESHOE PITCHING
A Family Sport
Horseshoe pitching boasts of being one of the few sports that has a national champion for men, women, boys and girls and can still be played in one’s backyard. It can be played by one or more and by the young as well as the old.
The NHPA World Tournament
The NHPA Officers approved a new World Participation Patch (Much like the Membership patch) to be awarded to those who have pitched in 10+,20+,30+,40+,50+,60+ World Tournaments. Lombard “Bart” Sargent from Massachusetts started compiling all NHPA World horseshoe pitchers from 1909 through 2003. His records were converted to an excel file for use on the NHPA website. Mel Yockstick and Jerry Smith added 2004 through 2020 along with new fields to enhance the records.
