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Subject: Re: The dangers of cyberspace


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Marty
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Date Posted: 23:28:37 06/06/02 Thu
In reply to: becks 's message, "The dangers of cyberspace" on 19:30:46 06/06/02 Thu
 I guess this small amount of correspondence confirms some of my concerns. Maybe if we did play by the same rules as the "rest of the world" (and by this i mean the rest of the world, funnily enough),then our most qualified referees would know what it means by:

31. ILLEGAL POSSESION
31.1. Signals 11 and 15 apply. A player is in possession of the ball when they have the ball in their hand, manoeuvre it with the paddle or are in a position to reach the ball with their hand, the ball being on the water and not in the air.
31.2. A player must dispose of the ball within five (5) seconds of gaining possession, either by passing it to another player or by performing one throw causing the ball to travel out of arms reach by at least one metre measured horizontally.
31.3. If a player shares possession with another player or the ball moves out of arms reach whilst being tackled, the five (5) seconds shall begin again once a player has regained possession.
31.4. A player who capsizes to the point of the whole of their body and head going under water is considered to have lost possession if they do not have the ball in their hand(s).
31.5. A player may not rest the ball on their spray deck.
31.6. A team is in possession when:
31.6.1. A player of that team is in possession of the ball; or
31.6.2. The ball is being passed between players of the same team.
31.7. Team possession continues until:
31.7.1. An opponent obtains possession; or
31.7.2. The ball becomes dead; or
31.7.3. The ball is no longer in contact with the hand(s) of the player on a shot at goal or on a free shot.

If these rules were last up dated in 2001 and paddling with the ball for 5 sec was causing major problems surely the rules would have been clarified to make this illegal. The reality is that there is little benefit from being able to paddle with the ball under your arm for five seconds.The fact that by the time you stow it in your pit and get your hams back on the shaft you have used at least a second. Then regathering it from the (in the case of us males) hair laden depths absorbs another sec or so depending on foliage. Then there is actually the art of going anywhere fast. I believe that it almost disadvantages you to take this rule to it's extream. However being able to put the ball under your arm and correct your boat position or generate a small amount of forward momentum does not detract from the spectical of the game. Having watched players use this technique very effectively both in Australia and at national training camps i am of the view that it promotes a faster game and makes it look a lot less clumsy. Just some more opinions
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Those who can do, those who can't...Becks00:19:56 06/07/02 Fri
Re: The dangers of cyberspaceTroy02:20:14 06/09/02 Sun

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