Professional foul stop the clock and get the ball back, rather than allow the opponent to run out the clock. In addition, there are specific rules governing obvious goal scoring opportunities called clear path fouls. The professional foul in rugby league embodies a similar concept to other sports, a deliberate breach of the rules in order to prevent a scoring opportunity. The penalty for this offence is 10 minutes in the sin bin. The majority of professional fouls are either holding down the tackled player after a break has been made in order to allow his teammates to reform in defence, interfering
Strategic move Strategic move A strategic move in game theory is an action taken by a player outside the defined actions of the game in order to gain a strategic advantage and increase one's payoff. Strategic moves can either be "unconditional moves" or "response rules". The key characteristics of a strategic move are that it involves a "commitment" from the player, meaning the player can only restrict her own choices, and that the commitment has to be "credible", meaning that once employed it must be in the interest of the player to follow through with the move. Credible moves should also be