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

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.

The refs don't have power. All they can do is encourage players to play by the rules. If the players either can't or won't, then there is very little the ref can do about it. DTGP vs Toros @ Greif 2010 is a good example.

On the other hand, if the ref is able to establish in the minds of the players that attempting to gain an unfair advantage by breaking rules will not be permitted, generally most players play fair.