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Message: [QUOTE="Morkel, post: 2698151, member: 8215"] I get the point, but there are some difficulties: * If you've got the ball tucked in, you've got your arm close to your body. If you hang your arm out a bit then it's a very insecure carry. * Even if the shoulder used is the non-ball-carrying one, the defender has a much higher chance of avoiding dangerous contact. There's only one ball-runner, normally on multiple defenders, it's harder for one person to avoid 6 shoulders than it is for three to avoid 1. * Can you imagine the milking? With a ball in hand it is almost impossible to run perfectly straight-on and balanced. Even with the leading arm up, a defender just has to run in from the side, get deliberately "hit" by shoulder of the ball-carrying arm, and feign injury. If the players and coaches find it hard to understand the rules now, they'll have no chance if it's ruled on both sides of the ball. Regardless of how correct your principal argument is. [/QUOTE]

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