Le match : arbitres, temps et score

9 règles

1. 4Arbitres, troisième arbitre, juges de but, chronométreur et marqueur

   Who controls an AAP match, how official referees are registered, what the umpires may decide, and how the goal judges signal.

2. 6Termes courants : faute, états du jeu, throw-in, hors-jeu

   What the AAP means by a foul, when the ball is in play, out of play or dead, how teams line up for a throw-in, and what offside is in Argentine polo.

3. 7Gagner un match, buts et handicap

   The team with more goals wins; when a goal counts; what happens when a whistle and a goal come together; how handicap goals are given; and video review.

4. 8Durée du match

   Seven-minute chukkas, up to eight for open tournaments and six for the rest, with three-minute intervals and a longer one at half time.

5. 9Match inachevé

   A match stopped for darkness or weather is resumed later exactly where it stopped.

6. 10Durée des chukkers, cloches et chronomètre

   How each chukka ends with the first and second bell, how the last chukka ends, when the clock stops, the mid-chukka pony change in low-goal and extra time after a tie.

7. 13Changement de côté et mauvais alignement

   Ends change after every goal, and at half time if no goal has been scored; play restarts at the centre within 25 seconds.

8. TablasTables de handicap

   Table 1 gives the start goals for shorter matches; Table 2 the extra goals when a higher-handicap substitute comes on.

9. DirectivasDirectives aux arbitres

   How two umpires split the field, where they stand at restarts, how to throw in, call and apply penalties, and the AAP's explanation of crossing and possession.