(a) Definition A team may not execute more than three (3) consecutive handpasses in open play without the ball being:
Kicked Played off the ground Contested by an opponent
(b) Application
A handpass shall be defined as a strike of the ball from the hand(s) The count resets upon any legal kick or change in possession
(c) Sanction
Free kick awarded to opposing team from point of infringement"
Wasn't something like this tried before? I remember some local refs were very against it. Ig you introduced it now you would need 2 refs. One for each half of pitch. Between the 3 v4 up rule, steps and handpass counting it would be very difficult job for 1 person to officiate especially with the 3 caveats you have in too.
Replying To tirawleybaron: "Handpass rule
Consecutive Handpass Limit
Rule X.X - Sequential Handpassing
(a) Definition
A team may not execute more than three (3) consecutive handpasses in open play without the ball being:
Kicked
Played off the ground
<u><b>Contested by an opponent</b></u>
(b) Application
A handpass shall be defined as a strike of the ball from the hand(s)
The count resets upon any legal kick or change in possession
(c) Sanction
Free kick awarded to opposing team from point of infringement"</div>Wasn't something like this tried before? I remember some local refs were very against it. Ig you introduced it now you would need 2 refs. One for each half of pitch. Between the 3 v4 up rule, steps and handpass counting it would be very difficult job for 1 person to officiate especially with the 3 caveats you have in too."
There was a blanket limitation of the backpass which required the ref to count all handpasses.
This is slightly different - your just penalising the unchallenged handpasses over and back across the middle of the field or full back line - the keep ball exercises.