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Dropping the ball.

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Sat, 28/02/2004 - 09:46
Shamus
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Every match that I attend, I hear spectators call "Dropping the Ball", from my reading of the rule book, this is not mentioned, I would appreciate your interpretation of this call.
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Sat, 28/02/2004 - 20:31
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The last time I read the rules book, there was no law 'dropping the ball.' It's probably that these spectators haven't read the rules book! Laughing out loud I will check on that.
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Sun, 29/02/2004 - 14:59
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I always understood droppping the ball, was just called because the player hasnt disposed of the ball legally during a holding the ball situation.


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Mon, 01/03/2004 - 11:20
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Shamus
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Hi Onslaught, that appears to be the case, the player is either holding the ball, or there is no breach of the rules.
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Mon, 01/03/2004 - 18:14
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Prototype
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The rule they are trying to refer to is "holding the ball" rather than dropping it. Maybe someone needs to tell them there isn't such a rule called "dropping the ball"
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Mon, 01/03/2004 - 19:58
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Dale61 wrote:
I always thought the crowd roared 'BALL' whenever this happened!
That's what most of the supporters scream out at the games I've been too.
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