holt >>
wednesday december 15 - 05:49 This was flagged as a foul:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-ZG7VAAvkU
This has more or less died out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQTWahyhIPw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9shQBBXd4A
What prevents players from still performing these tricks? If one could perfect the seal dribble then it could work pretty well.
From Wikipedia:
"Performing a seal dribble in a game is legally dubious under the 2019/20 version of the Laws Of The Game. Law 12 which covers fouls, defines "playing in a dangerous manner" as any action that threatens injury including to the player themselves, by preventing an opponent from playing the ball due to fear of injury.
As a seal dribble keeps the ball up in the air and close to the player dribbling, only challenges involving an opponent trying to head the ball away and a goalkeeper grabbing the ball or punching it can possibly be legal. Both of these have a clear risk of injury to the players involved.
A referee can decide to award a free kick to the opposition should a player attempt a seal dribble in a manner that risks injury, and can caution the seal dribbler for unsporting behaviour for showing a lack of respect for the game."
Sure, football culture can be called into question as well, but this rule seems very opaque.