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@dancox
No shonky mallets on court, or unplugged handlebars as a rule! I've got too many scars as it is from that shit and i don't want anymore!
"Chicken winging" is possibly the most shitty thing you can do whilst playing polo, in my opinion. It's difficult to ref as most of the time you can't see exactly what's happening when two players are in close contact. The use of the elbow, shoulder or arm to gain leverage over the other player or push them off their bike/ball is just not on. It's dangerous and unsportswomanly. it's a desperate move akin to hacking mallets that makes you look like a douche. The LHBPA rules use the words "static elbow" and "like to like" when talking about physical contact. I think we need to start penalising any move that can be seen to be more than like to like/static elbow contact and whilst on the subject any move that involves reaching over/into a players cockpit.
T-boning is another one that gets people raging and rightly so, but it often happens accidentally. We have to bear in mind that we play on fairly small courts and there are 6 people whizzing about on bikes, mostly looking down at a little ball, we're going to end up running into each other! I think that to stop things getting heated, only referees can call t-bones, not players, and the offending players will then have to tap out at the half way line.
You can't play and referee the game!