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A voluntary tackle occurs where "the player in possession voluntarily stops play when not effectively tackled".[1] Players in possession of the ball are not allowed to "deliberately and unnecessarily" allow themselves to be tackled by falling to the ground when not held by a defender.[2] Should a player fall on a loose ball, the player must attempt to regain their feet and continue.[2] Voluntary tackles are deemed illegal by Section 11, Law 4 of the Laws of the Game.[2]
At the play-the-ball, the player marking the tackled player commits a voluntary tackle if he or she "dives behind the tackled player in order to drop on the ball as it is heeled" when an acting halfback is present.[2] If no acting half back is in place, "it is permissible for a player to dive behind the tackled player and drop on the ball after it has been heeled provided that, unless tackled, he immediately regains his feet."[2]
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