[Tackle] Squeeze Ball

[smeagol]

After my match this weekend, I had a coach ask me about squeeze ball. He indicated that a referee 2-3 weeks prior had penalized the BC at every single instance of it.

I know that it is illegal at U19 and below, but the only thing I can find is something that is on the *old* law website under the guidelines issued in March 2020 (the jackler can win a penalty by clamping the ball under the BC), but is not on the current website.

 

[crossref]

i think the idea is
- if it's used as a method of getting the ball quickly back, it's OK
- if it's used as a way to block the jackler from getting at the ball it's a PK for holding on (I wouldn't call it a PK for squeezeball)

 

[Balones]

CR is right. The guidance that we have been given is that the ‘squeeze’ must be more or less instant or part of the going to ground action and not a secondary one to deliver the ball and at the same time protect it.