Quote from: Gianni on May 17, 2024, 10:27:10 AMQuote from: JoG2 on May 16, 2024, 10:57:46 AMGianni - Google GAA Official Guide 2024 part 2. Download the pdf. Football rules from page 60 to 122.The problem is that the manual does not help solve all my situations that I have written. I have already read it but it didn't help me.QuoteBare in mind as we've seen on here, the referee's handbook within the GAA Learning Portal has more important detail on some rules #minefieldIs there a referee manual? Maybe a casebook but where could I find it?Quote from: Milltown Row2 on May 16, 2024, 11:02:12 AMOther question:So if a player holds the ball with two hands or even with one hand and his chest, can the ball only be stolen with an open hand? I notice a real difficulty in stealing the ball in this game, because being able to hold the ball in your hands makes it almost impossible to steal the ball, because in football there is more precarious control, whereas in rugby the control is absolute but there is tackle.
The ball may be knocked from an opponent's
hand(s) by flicking it with the open hand
But when the ball is released or is bouncing or soccer juggling, i.e. I mean when the ball is not in contact with the hand, can it be stolen by touching it or grabbing it with both hands?
You can't wrestle the ball away from an opponent if he has it in his possession (both hands) if the ball is open/unprotected then it can be tackled/flicked punched away or taken cleanly
What do you think of my other doubts?
Please could anyone explain me what do Showing the Ball and Turning Twice with the ball mean?
Showing the ball and turning twice are specifically mentioned because there was always a common misconception that they were a foul.
"Showing the ball" is when the ball handler moves the ball away from their body whilst still in their hand/s, usually as a dummy/fake to deceive an opponent. A nuance to understand with this, is that some more skillful players might do this with one hand. Show the ball to one side and then step to the opposite side in an attempt to evade an opponent. Again this is perfectly fine. However when passing the ball from one hand and back to the other then the "original" hand needs to maintain contact with the ball as it moves from one hand to the other. You can't throw the ball from one hand to the other. There needs to be an exchange from one hand to the other or a point, no matter how brief, where both hands are on the ball. I believe the lack of understanding of this led to the belief "showing the ball" is a foul play.
"Turning twice" is generally a situation where a player attempts to evade an opponent by going one direction and then turning the opposite way and going a different direction, without ever playing the ball (taking a bounce or solo.) Again, this is perfectly fine. Generally, this action will border on the 4 steps rule (which isn't policed stringently in any case.) Somehow it developed into a scenario where simply "turning twice" was seen as a foul in itself, which was never the case.