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9 minutes ago, Bobby McKenzie said:

I'm incredibly naive.One lone coach out of 18. I think we have to agree to disagree on this one. QED 

raising the arm pushing the tackler's high is an interesting one. players are certainly taught to raise their arms out of or over the tackler's arms so they can get a handball out. you'll also see many players jump up just before being tackled raising their arms. so the raising of arms to effect a handball when tackled is certainly coached. whether this also increasing the chance of a tackle slipping high is a byproduct or or a deliberate ploy is problematic. certainly some players (and repeatedly) do it to draw the free and not to free the arms to handball.   there are other 'techniques' employed to draw a free too.   

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    33 minutes ago, Bobby McKenzie said:

    I'm incredibly naive.One lone coach out of 18. I think we have to agree to disagree on this one. QED 

    If a coach isn't teaching players how to benefit from any current rules/interpretations then he should be sacked.

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