Holding

[tjslax]

This hasn't come-up in any of my games but...

6-3-2 ...Holding is permitted under the following conditions:

a. an opponent with posession of the ball or within 5 yards of a loose ball may be held from the front or side.

If player A1 is holding B1-leagally via 6-3-2-a (as described) is he permitted to violate any of the critera which would normally be called as a hold...For example if these 2 players are within 5 yards of a loose ball, could A1 use his free hand to hold the crosse of B1? My years of lacrosse experience and logic would tell me no...the rules read otherwise however

[Snake~eyes]

I see what you're getting at...

6-3-2 is just an exception of how you can hold someone, as long as you do not violate 6-3-1.

Hope that makes sense.

[LaxRef]

You didn't read far enough:

b. Holding is permitted under the following conditions:

(1) An opponent with possession of the ball or within five yards of a loose ball may be held from the front or side.

(2) An opponent in possession of the ball may be played with a hold check from the rear if the hold exerts no more than equal pressure.

For (1) and (2), a hold check must be done with either closed hand, shoulder or forearm; and both hands must be on the crosse.

So I think the rules really do coincide with your thinking, provided you read "on the crosse" to mean "on his own crosse"

[tjslax]

There is no wording like that in the Fed. rulebook, it sounds like it should be there though.

[tjslax]

I see what you're getting at...

6-3-2 is just an exception of how you can hold someone, as long as you do not violate 6-3-1.

Hope that makes sense.

I see. I read it as the def. of holding and then some specific times when you could hold. not how you pointed it out.

This forum is a great place.