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Not sure.
The intent of the rule was to speed of the offensive end of the game. As long as the rule is followed in the spirit it was meant, the interpretation is something that we do continually.
So if the ball is played by the head, chest or knee then the players are safe. But a back pass that was errant puts the burden on the ref, while the error is on the team. A defensive error should not create an advantage for the defense, which the abilty to play the balls with the hands certionaly is...
As for my looking for a reference, I was intending a postion paper etc as clarification, not a quote of the law. It is frustrating as the rules flow from the top on down, while we have parents/coaches/players still thinking in terms of what they learned years ago, usually falsly.
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