Still struggle with this...
50/50, Purple player comes sliding in on his arse, like a train, head on to the red player with the ball, foot up (he's sliding), but with the foot an inch or two off the ground and takes the ball as clean as a whistle. There is no contact with the red player (who still ends up on the deck via the force through the ball)
I'm always in two minds as to what to do.
I blew for a foul as I felt it was reckless (so caution), as if nothing else, the next time he came sliding in like that he could have followed through, or missed the ball altogether and crashed into the red player's shin.
The purple team complained bitterly that he won the ball cleanly, but as referees, should we be pulling up these sorts of tackles because they are potentially dangerous and should be discouraged??
Did I do wrong??
50/50, Purple player comes sliding in on his arse, like a train, head on to the red player with the ball, foot up (he's sliding), but with the foot an inch or two off the ground and takes the ball as clean as a whistle. There is no contact with the red player (who still ends up on the deck via the force through the ball)
I'm always in two minds as to what to do.
I blew for a foul as I felt it was reckless (so caution), as if nothing else, the next time he came sliding in like that he could have followed through, or missed the ball altogether and crashed into the red player's shin.
The purple team complained bitterly that he won the ball cleanly, but as referees, should we be pulling up these sorts of tackles because they are potentially dangerous and should be discouraged??
Did I do wrong??