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From: JOANNE NURNEY <j.nurney@lancaster.ac.uk>
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In-Reply-To: <199810081616.RAA04393@shrimp.dcs.warwick.ac.uk> from "Ralf" at Oct 8, 98 05:16:07 pm
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I agree with you Ralph on the point of calling fouls. I have just been
to the very first practice of a university team which had a lot of
beginners. There was considerable pushing during one of the drills and I
asked if the player was a rugby player which he was! I would call a
fould during warm up but during the game I rarely do because I always
feel like I'm being 'bad-spirited' or fussy! It is a really important
point to teach new players that it is a non-contact sport and that
pushing/shoving is not allowed.

I think when it comes down to aggressive tactics to try and mark up
effectively then it is just bad spirited of the other team and not the
caller. As Dave Barnard would tell you from bitter experience it can get
aggressive out there on pitch (remember Minneapolis Dave!!??) and
players must not allow it to happen regardless of whether it would make
alot of difference to the outcome of the game.