NRoP
7aiii says a high tackle is above the shoulder (which is the neck and up to us).
8a a tackle is arm pits and below.
14b Only contact below the armpit
Now our collective interpretation from U9 has been above the armpit is a high tackle and under the NRoP that means a FP.
However, my reading of the rules above is;
Do the arms count as below the armpit?
The FP seems to be a lesser penalty vs the high tackle which is the greater of the two offences.
Thoughts?
For bonus points;
Last weekend during a training game I issued a penalty for a poor tackle; the tackler got hold of the ball carriers shirt on his upper arms and swung him around. I'm positive I'd read this in the rules but now I come to look I can't see it? It's possible it was in the draft set they issued late last year that didn't make it in. Is this just plain and simple dangerous play (as well as poor technique)?
cheers,
Dave.
7aiii says a high tackle is above the shoulder (which is the neck and up to us).
8a a tackle is arm pits and below.
14b Only contact below the armpit
Now our collective interpretation from U9 has been above the armpit is a high tackle and under the NRoP that means a FP.
However, my reading of the rules above is;
High tackle = neck and up = FP.
Illegal tackle = shoulders (above the armpit and below the neck) = FK.
Illegal tackle = shoulders (above the armpit and below the neck) = FK.
Do the arms count as below the armpit?
The FP seems to be a lesser penalty vs the high tackle which is the greater of the two offences.
Thoughts?
For bonus points;
Last weekend during a training game I issued a penalty for a poor tackle; the tackler got hold of the ball carriers shirt on his upper arms and swung him around. I'm positive I'd read this in the rules but now I come to look I can't see it? It's possible it was in the draft set they issued late last year that didn't make it in. Is this just plain and simple dangerous play (as well as poor technique)?
cheers,
Dave.