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nfhs rule do you need a minimum of players between the 40 and 50 when receiving
« on: August 16, 2017, 04:42:42 PM »
is it mandatory to have 5 players in between the40 and 50 whenreceiving a kick off?
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Re: nfhs rule do you need a minimum of players between the 40 and 50 when receiving
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2017, 06:04:33 PM »
No.
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Re: nfhs rule do you need a minimum of players between the 40 and 50 when receiving
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2017, 07:52:28 AM »
This rule was deleted in 1996. The overwhelming feeling was that the potential of an onside kick would deter R from leaving their free-kick line "unguarded". The rule was originally put in back in the Teddy Roosevelt era to reduce the opportunities of the "flying wedge".
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Re: nfhs rule do you need a minimum of players between the 40 and 50 when receiving
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2017, 10:10:21 AM »
Quote from: Ralph Damren on August 17, 2017, 07:52:28 AM
This rule was deleted in 1996.
Wow. Hard to fathom it's been 21 years. Seems like yesterday.
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Re: nfhs rule do you need a minimum of players between the 40 and 50 when receiving
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2017, 12:17:13 PM »
Quote from: Rulesman on August 17, 2017, 10:10:21 AM
Wow. Hard to fathom it's been 21 years. Seems like yesterday.
Time flies when you're having fun ^TD :)!
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