1. Illegal Use of Hands
1.1 The ball carrier shall not grasp a teammate or be grasped, pulled,
or pushed by a teammate.
1.2 Ball carriers shall not guard their flags (any act to prevent
the defender from removing the flag) or obstruct an opponent with extended
hand or arm.
1.3 Defensive players shall not hold, grasp or obstruct forward progress
of a ball carrier when attempting to remove the flag belt or make a legal
tag.
1.4 Defensive players must go around the offensive player’s screen
block.
1.5 Teammates of a runner or passer may interfere for him/her by screen
blocking, but shall not use interlocked interference by grouping or encircling
one another in any manner.