Polo Rules

Here's an idea that anyone can pick up and run with right now. Practice reffing at throw-ins. This could be done on a sole basis, or by buddying up with a more experienced ref. Even if you're not making all the calls that the rules might require, you'll get used to concentrating on the game, calling goals/time etc., managing restarts. All this will build familiarity with the role of a ref, and hence confidence.

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Throw-ins are an ideal opportunity for players to train and get confident reffing. Often someone is time keeping anyway and others are sat around chatting. Why not up that to having a main ref and goal refs when numbers allow? I'd feel a lot more confident reffing if I was doing it more often.