Polo. Seeding: Yes or No?

Thanks EMM for taking the time - some well made and considered points there. However, I'm not sure what you mean by this:

The fundamental difference and the problem I have with seeding is the lack of capacity for alteration, For example with Danski, Hyper and Andy being collectively considered the top three, what would happen if for some reason seeding said that StuF Simple and Lucas (names picked at random) were the top three? Would we all agree that Danski, Hyper and andy shouldn't represent BHM in that tourney? even though in reality they would be stronger? It's a far-fetched idea, but It kind of works.

Why would we be stronger? Are you saying we'd be better as a team because we'd have got used to playing together?

I like the idea of skills-training. Hyper has alread linked to the London sub-forum on the other thread. For myself, I try to focus on certain things within games - for example recently I've been trying to focus on long-shooting and better passing (also learning not to use my cheater mallet). Would that work for other people, or is it too informal?

I think there's a lot to be said for solo practice (again, there's a thread on the London forum) for solo things like goalie-practice/trackstanding, dribbling (especially off-side dribbling), and maybe paired practice for all of the above including passing.

Maybe if we were in established teams we could work more on these partnerships away from the main Wed/Sunday games (or before/after when the light gets better).