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Football Officiating => National Federation Discussion => Topic started by: cbrunnjo on August 22, 2011, 08:06:44 AM
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Lets say K had two 15 yard fouls against them. They kick and R called for a fair catch. Can R now kick a field goal and score 3 points? Does the defense have to keep their 10 yard neutral zone buffer?
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Yes they may score three points with a successful free kick,and all free kick rules apply.
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The mechanic is that the R and U go under the pipes and the U has the crossbar. The other officials take up their usual free kick positions.
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Correct me if I'm wrong...Awarded fair catch...not just a fair catch.
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Not only may they do that, but lets say they fair catch the kickoff and there is a live ball foul on the next play from scrimmage. They may choose to free kick after a fair catch at that point because it's a replay of the down. pray:;
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Correct me if I'm wrong...Awarded fair catch...not just a fair catch.
Not sure what you mean. The free kick option can be used after an actual OR an awarded fair catch.
The mechanic is that the R and U go under the pipes and the U has the crossbar. The other officials take up their usual free kick positions.
Your state's mechanics may vary on this. They are different in Georgia. For 7 man, it's the BJ and the FJ under. For 6 man crews, the two deep officials go under the crossbar, in 5 man, the BJ goes under by himself.
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AB, what I think he may be referring to is the fact that R would be able to spot the ball anywhere between the hashes, not just on the spot where R fair caught the ball.
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AB, what I think he may be referring to is the fact that R would be able to spot the ball anywhere between the hashes, not just on the spot where R fair caught the ball.
While that is true, who is referring to that in the above posts? I'm totally confused!
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I went back and reread the free kick rule...I was thinking the only time you can free kick was after an awarded fair catch. I'm still a bit new at this...