As you have heard, we will be using a new tackle height law in the Fall (eff. 9/1/2024). The Midwest is trialing this for Spring friendlies; USAR will use what they find to shape the interpretation, but it shouldn’t be much different than what Ireland and New Zealand are doing.

The following YouTube video from Jamie McGregor at USAR is around 35 minutes and has a discussion regarding player coaching and referee aspects. Note that this is for open play and not necessarily applicable to things like pick and drives (with the difference being the velocity of players in contact, as they discuss). Also, note the discussion about the “standing tackle” that some players do which is now going to be a problem. [And, of course, this is not a definitive video because the trials are going on, but the general concepts will be similar if not the same. We will get other stuff by August.]