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Unread 04-03-2007, 18:00
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Re: Outside the box defense

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Originally Posted by meatmanek View Post
I like the idea of knocking down the opponent's tubes in order to get in their way when they try to get up a ramp. At St. Louis, I saw several teams have trouble with a tube getting in their way when they try to get up a ramp.
Actually, you'd be knocking down your OWN tubes leaning against the far side of the field. So what consitutes herding in this situation? I heard a few herding penalties given out. If you just knock them all down intentionally without pushing the bulk of them in a specific direction, is that ok?
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