The bulletin states (multiple times) that the FCK line for the receiving team in sixman football is 10 yards from the kicking team’s line just like 11-man. But the sixman rule variations say it’s 15.
Well, that explains it. Quite stupidly, I was thinking of the NCAA Bulletin 2. Now that I am pointing in the right direction - TASO 2026 Bulletin 1 - I actually DO recall thinking, when I first read it, that the 10-yard offset for 6-player football was different than what I’d previously understood. Knowing the source, I think I was just confident that this was correct, without double checking against the UIL Exceptions. However, I will dig into this to see if this bulletin was coordinated with the UIL. I can understand the logic that, since this is, in fact, NOT a free kick, the 15-yard offset doesn’t apply. On the other hand, we keep telling everybody that the FCK formations are the same as a free kick. For 6-player football, that would mean a 15-yard offset.
Part of the problem is that the UIL Exceptions author/editor is a bit notorious for not vetting the Exceptions thoroughly before releasing them. That’s why there is already a proposed modification for 2027 to make the use of a holder for a FCK optional - not required. But, in this case, 15 yards may, truly, be appropriate.
I’ll get back to you, if I can get some clarification.
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