“The concensus of opinion at yesterday’s meeting, to discuss the proposed rule changes to be debated at the IPC Meeting in April, was that the UK delegate should back the call for banning the overarm throw for International competition. In fact it was suggested that the UK should adopt this, WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT, for domestic Read more…
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Rule Changes Loom…
Apparently since we launched our “Save The Overarm” a number of you have been in contact with the UKPA Chief Umpire, Martin Brookes, to inform him that you don’t want it banned! Well done! The argument for banning it is that the its detracts from the horsemanship in the game, i.e. you don’t have to Read more…
Ban the Overarm?
For years it has been a (funny) bone of contention; a motion that has divided the polocrosse nation. Now it seems that there is a movement to finally get the IPC to make a ruling one way or another. At the IPC council meeting in June a great number of rule changes will be discussed Read more…
Nationals Draw Sparks ‘Cup or Plate’ Controversy
Nationals hasn’t even started yet but already there is a heated debate. Some clubs have voiced concerns over the structuring of the grades, which has seen a lot of teams move up into higher grades than they have played all year. This is somewhat strange as it used to be that at Nationals teams would Read more…