Section 15B.5.3; Small incidental contact by an unmounted player


Comments about this discussion:

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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.


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