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I’ve got a German friend badgering me and I’ve watched a lot of clips - On probability, I think the ball has bounced up to her shoulder and then the arm above the bicep.
I think the player had her arms up already to stop herself falling over. I don’t think it was hand to ball.
So, to the law - I think this decision highlights that the new handball law is poorly worded and self-contradictory.
Is it bottom-of-armpit level - maybe - but it’s really hard to judge contact point.
Is it justifiable - maybe - and this is completely subjective here.
Is it a risk - yes.
Is it an offence - up to you, if you are German, yes.., English, no!
”A player is considered to have made their body unnaturally bigger when the position of their hand/arm is not a consequence of, or justifiable by, the player’s body movement for that specific situation. By having their hand/arm in such a position, the player takes a risk of their hand/arm being hit by the ball and being penalised.”
The last line is a stinker. ”The player takesa risk…” is useless - it is not phrasing that should be in the LotG. IMHO of course.
I think the player had her arms up already to stop herself falling over. I don’t think it was hand to ball.
So, to the law - I think this decision highlights that the new handball law is poorly worded and self-contradictory.
Is it bottom-of-armpit level - maybe - but it’s really hard to judge contact point.
Is it justifiable - maybe - and this is completely subjective here.
Is it a risk - yes.
Is it an offence - up to you, if you are German, yes.., English, no!
”A player is considered to have made their body unnaturally bigger when the position of their hand/arm is not a consequence of, or justifiable by, the player’s body movement for that specific situation. By having their hand/arm in such a position, the player takes a risk of their hand/arm being hit by the ball and being penalised.”
The last line is a stinker. ”The player takesa risk…” is useless - it is not phrasing that should be in the LotG. IMHO of course.