Dave Mac
Member
The ball only needs to be within a yard of someones hand and lets be honest at least one player will appeal!
But are you a bit strictier with hand balls in the area? I had one this weekend with a bit of scramble in the area, defender goes to hoof it up field and a total miss cue, the ball spun up and hit his hand and bounced away from the danger area. EVERYONE has seen it, EVERYONE is calling for a pen, but I let play go as this lad would need to have been better than Messi if he meant to do that!
But it did make me think seeing as it was so obvious should I have given the pen as the ball would have continued to have bobbled around the 6 yard box had it not whacked his hand? Outside of the box I wouldnt have given it either.
But are you a bit strictier with hand balls in the area? I had one this weekend with a bit of scramble in the area, defender goes to hoof it up field and a total miss cue, the ball spun up and hit his hand and bounced away from the danger area. EVERYONE has seen it, EVERYONE is calling for a pen, but I let play go as this lad would need to have been better than Messi if he meant to do that!
But it did make me think seeing as it was so obvious should I have given the pen as the ball would have continued to have bobbled around the 6 yard box had it not whacked his hand? Outside of the box I wouldnt have given it either.