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Mark Ruzon wrote:
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cite="mid:Pine.LNX.4.64.0911052125160.18852@xenon.Stanford.EDU"
type="cite">While we're on the subject of policies that aren't rules:
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After my son's game a week ago I had a chat with the coaches. One
coach complained about slide tackling. I told him this is how I
understood the situation:
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1) Coaches are not to teach slide tackling.
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2) Coaches are to discourage it when they see it.
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3) If done correctly, no foul can be called.
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Is this correct?
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Pretty close.<br>
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You may have included this in your phrase "done correctly", but I'd
like to make sure that everyone is completely clear. One key element is
that no matter the age/division, any slide tackle must be executed in a
manner that is <b><i>safe </i></b>for both the tackler and for the
opponent being tackled. The boundaries of what is safe and what is not
changes with the age, experience, and skill level of the players.<br>
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If, in the opinion of the referee at the match, a slide tackle is
unsafe, then no matter how perfectly the slide tackle was executed by
the tackler otherwise, the slide tackle should be sanctioned as "<b>dangerous
play</b>". The reason may be that the opponent is not capable of coping
adequately with being slide tackled. For example, in U14 or older, we
generally expect players to have sufficient athletic ability to deal
with a ball being tackled away while they are running and dribbling;
but in U7, many players may not be able to deal with such a tackle
safely. Similarly, as players move up, we tend to expect their "angle
of view" to improve with age and experience, so that they will see and
deal with a tackle from the side, even one close to perpendicular to
their direction of movement. But in U7, we tend to expect players to
have a narrow forward-focused angle of view; a slide tackle from the
side is more likely to be in a young player's blind spot, and thus
become dangerous.<br>
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In U7, the first occasion of a slide tackle that is generally well
executed, but in the referee's opinion is unsafe for the particular
opponent being tackled, might be addressed with a strong verbal
warning. Repeated infractions should be called as fouls.<br>
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Make sense?<br>
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Beau<br>
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cite="mid:Pine.LNX.4.64.0911052125160.18852@xenon.Stanford.EDU"
type="cite">Mark
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