Pre-Play-off Discussion on Reffing; Call for Refs to Meet

Not true. I am happy not call a foul at all during a match, and, in fact, did not during many EHBPC games. On the other hand, some games need early intervention - it demonstrates to the players that fouls will be punished - with the ultimate objective of seeing a clean, fast, skilful game of polo. Polo not penalties, is my motto.

Fair enough. What is in bold is key. By light touch I only mean to have this goal in mind. We want refs to call egregious violations of the rules, but we do not want refs getting overzealous with their power.

Incidentally, this use to be the norm among NA polo, but with the new push toward standardization (presumably in attempt to move toward professionalization), I assume things will be changing and moving toward a more professional reffing model, which will necessarily, I think, be heavy handed.