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Whilst we’re talking about rules, can we discuss this one:
After being scored against, a team cannot cross the half-way line until the other team have tapped out.
The whole point of making a team tap out at their own goal after scoring is to get them back in their defensive area, so both teams are on their own side. The team scored against have time to pick up and start with the ball.
If the team that have been scored against then have to wait at the half-way line, there’s no incentive for the team who scored to tap out quickly.
With this new rule, (I’ve seen this at throw in games recently) players can take their time, make the other team wait at the half-way line … sometimes plays have to be restarted because someone hasn’t tapped out yet, it just kills the speed of the game.
Scrap this rule; it’s an unnecessary addition. If you score, you have to get back to your goals quickly, tap out, and get back in the game. Simple.