The argument would be that for a ball to be in playing distance, they have to be playing the ball or it is a foul. I think my solution would work perfectly for this as all five have passed it around.
Don't worry all, I have emailed Barber to pass on to Chris so expect to see this on Saturday.
Then when an opposition player attempts to tackle and is blocked off, a free-kick would be given.
"Impeding the progress of an opponent means moving into the opponent’s path to obstruct, block, slow down or force a change of direction when the ball is not within playing distance of either...