Polo Rules

I dont think good bike control should be punished by a warning kev. The rule states into another player's bike, not towards another player's bike.

Warnings should be used for talking back to ref, time wasting, jumping the charge etc, things which are petty but might affect the game.

If the game is affected, call a real penalty.

A warning is not a punishment, and should never be used that way. Otherwise it'll just spiral, and people will get the idea "i'll just get warned, no big deal".

In my dolphin slap example, i meant situations where it's just luck that the other player was not slapped--perhaps they hopped or steered out of the way, or perhaps a reckless endo where the player was clearly out of control just happened to land short. The ref should be able to recognize the difference... anyway i don't think warnings are important, i was just trying to give an example of one of the times i'd consider warning someone. i find yelling at players on the court is generally not useful.