Imagine if your kid is the fullback.
because the internet.
because it's off season and we're angry. angry at the world. angry at society.
No, what I'm saying is that you don't have to fly into him when he's vulnerable to effect the tackle. the tackler has all of the advantages.
I would say to my kid, hey man if you can get away with it, cool. but you know what you're doing is wrong and if you get pulled up, well, hard to plead ignorance.
so should we start doing things like the AFL wherein if someone takes a catch mid air, we all back off and give him space?
My 12 YO got runner up B and F this year which surpised me as i wouldn't have given it to her, and I'm the coach, so no I dont think my kids are always right. I do think this is an overreaction because Klemmer nearly got injured once.
plenty of fullbacks find space to hit the ground without having 1m studs up barrier. it's a contest, not a free pass.
What if he runs into your knee?
So if they're on the ground what danger are their studs?
So the penalty for a player doing that is relieving the pressure they just worked hard to build on the opposition. it's about timing, get it wrong and you'll pay the consequences, get it right and you'll not only send a message to the opposition, but you might cause an error.
I'm not sure I understand your point? Having a studs up barrier so to speak prevents a brilliantly timed tackle when a player puts his feet on the ground. It instead creates a jogging on the spot bear hug, which is neither intimidating or effective, or worse, gives a player a chance to exploit broken field play.
