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October
The following is the current thoughts on Line Out Law given by Mike Tully at the Hertfordshire Referees Society Meeting. Thank you to Peter Brady BSRFC Club Ref Co-ordinator for the detail.
Lineout Law 19
Process:
1)watch the ball … is it live or dead? Whistle for line out when the ball is dead
2)where did the ball cross the line?
3)Get there … watch the players coming to you
4)Set the gap (tip – instead of setting the middle of the line, set the defending line then the attacking line)
5)Numbers .. ok to ask as defending side are given ‘reasonable time’ to adjust their numbers
6)Delay in forming the lineout – don’t allow ‘huddles’ – advise them to form or next time free kick
7)Once players are in the lineout – or approach the line out, they are in. They can not swap around.
Where to stand …
Generally for the first 5 – 6 lineouts’ stand at the front. Visual – you can see them and they can see you!
If you stand at the back, then you are out of sight so make sure you are heard.
Phraseology
Players in the line are often in 3 ‘pods’
Pod 1 – first 3 players
Pod 2 – middle 2 players
Pod 3 – back 2 players
Receiver may only join the line once the ball has left the hand of the player throwing in. As the receiver should be 2 metres back from the lineout, joining pod 2 would be a very tight call, more than likely will join at pod 3.
Obstruction … what to watch for
a)lifter .. make sure he/she doesn’t get his/her body between the catcher and the opposition. The catcher must not be ‘protected’ from receiving a fair ‘hit’.
b)‘walking the line’ .. players either side of the lifters are now tending to bind on to the lifters in such a way as to end up between the lifters and the opposition. This again is giving added protection to the catcher by forming another line of players between the catcher and the opposition.
October
The following is the current thoughts on Line Out Law given by Mike Tully at the Hertfordshire Referees Society Meeting. Thank you to Peter Brady BSRFC Club Ref Co-ordinator for the detail.
Lineout Law 19
Process:
1)watch the ball … is it live or dead? Whistle for line out when the ball is dead
2)where did the ball cross the line?
3)Get there … watch the players coming to you
4)Set the gap (tip – instead of setting the middle of the line, set the defending line then the attacking line)
5)Numbers .. ok to ask as defending side are given ‘reasonable time’ to adjust their numbers
6)Delay in forming the lineout – don’t allow ‘huddles’ – advise them to form or next time free kick
7)Once players are in the lineout – or approach the line out, they are in. They can not swap around.
Where to stand …
Generally for the first 5 – 6 lineouts’ stand at the front. Visual – you can see them and they can see you!
If you stand at the back, then you are out of sight so make sure you are heard.
Phraseology
Players in the line are often in 3 ‘pods’
Pod 1 – first 3 players
Pod 2 – middle 2 players
Pod 3 – back 2 players
Receiver may only join the line once the ball has left the hand of the player throwing in. As the receiver should be 2 metres back from the lineout, joining pod 2 would be a very tight call, more than likely will join at pod 3.
Obstruction … what to watch for
a)lifter .. make sure he/she doesn’t get his/her body between the catcher and the opposition. The catcher must not be ‘protected’ from receiving a fair ‘hit’.
b)‘walking the line’ .. players either side of the lifters are now tending to bind on to the lifters in such a way as to end up between the lifters and the opposition. This again is giving added protection to the catcher by forming another line of players between the catcher and the opposition.
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