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@captainkaos
Good idea, Dice. I think the main problem we have here is that people are wanting to play at different levels.
The first being how we used to play when I first started last year, which was pretty relaxed, informal and fun.
The other means we all conform to particular safety standards before even thinking about stepping onto the court, which is ruled by each and every letter of the LHBPA rulebook and any misdemeanours will be dealt with swiftly and firmly by 'The Authority'.
I think what we need to do as a collective is decide how we want to play. Informally or competitively?
In the past 6 months Brighton Polo has definitely upped it's game, and as a result things just are going to get more serious. This isn't a bad thing, far from it. But to reference the old team pep talk cliche, what we're in danger of losing sight of here is the reason we all got ourselves into this sport in the first place.
I agree with the mallet comments though.