Section 15B.5.3; Small incidental contact by an unmounted player
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Background
Beginners (in particular) may create many small contacts when accidentally dismounting and this should not always stop the game.
Rule change proposal
Change
Referees may allow incidental contact between the ball and an unmounted player or unicycle if such contact does not disrupt the flow of the game.
into
Referees may allow incidental contact between the ball (or the player with the ball) and an unmounted player or unicycle if such contact does not disrupt the flow of the game.
Justification
It may happen that a player looses balance, gets unmounted, and touches a mounted player. If such a small contact does not disrupt the game, referees should be able to allow it.
Comment
We may even generalize `or the player with the ball` to `or another player`.
Comment
Why not "(or another player, with or without the ball)"?
Comment
François suggestion sounds good and easy understandable to me.
Comment
Nay other input for this discussion? Otherwise I would say it is ready for a proposal.