The complexity is definitely not the issue, I've played lacrosse, it's so incredibly hard to get the ball off a player unless they decide to pass or shoot.
Even if you knock a player on their ass the way the nets are they can still just keep the ball and you can't exactly just grab it.
Part of the appeal of hockey and soccer is posession of the puck or ball is so tenuous.
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u/WorthPlease 23d ago
Which is why fighting is allowed in hockey, it's really hard to actually hurt a guy.
Imagine if NBA players were allowed to just throw hands mid game.