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Football Officiating => National Federation Discussion => Topic started by: juxone on September 25, 2023, 09:46:25 AM
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I was reading a post that said "Although it's basic and straightforward, rules regarding kicks cause a lot of confusion, hesitation and brain farts. As pointed out above, "A kick is a kick until it's no longer a kick", and the ONLY things that end a kick is being blow dead by rule and player POSSESSION.
Perhaps the frequency of confusion in this situation is caused by the Goal Line. Kicks touched by R (beyond the scrimmage line) recovered IN THE FIELD OF PLAY, belong to whomever recovered. Whereas, no matter how many times, or by whom, a kick is touched, the instant it touches/crosses R's goal line, the ball is dead (by rule) and is a Touchback.
Whatever happens after the ball crosses the goal, happens to a DEAD ball."
of course, this made me ponder -- What happens if B catches the punt that went into the endzone, can't he ELECT to run it out or is just blown dead--REGARDLESS
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The answer is in your post. Once the ball crosses the goal line it is dead by rule and we should have an immediate whistle.
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If he's in his own endzone, it's dead before he even catches it. The instant the ball crosses the plane of the goal line, it's dead.
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Allowing airborne kicks to be ran out of the EZ has been on the docket several times, but with little/no support. IMHO -
FREE KICKS = MOST DANGEROUS PLAY IN FOOTBALL = ADDING 10 YARDS RETURNABLE TURF = NOT FOR HIGH SCHOOL AGE KIDS
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I was reading a post that said "Although it's basic and straightforward, rules regarding kicks cause a lot of confusion, hesitation and brain farts. As pointed out above, "A kick is a kick until it's no longer a kick", and the ONLY things that end a kick is being blow dead by rule and player POSSESSION.
Perhaps the frequency of confusion in this situation is caused by the Goal Line. Kicks touched by R (beyond the scrimmage line) recovered IN THE FIELD OF PLAY, belong to whomever recovered. Whereas, no matter how many times, or by whom, a kick is touched, the instant it touches/crosses R's goal line, the ball is dead (by rule) and is a Touchback.
Whatever happens after the ball crosses the goal, happens to a DEAD ball."
of course, this made me ponder -- What happens if B catches the punt that went into the endzone, can't he ELECT to run it out or is just blown dead--REGARDLESS
B caught a dead ball.
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Not overly familiar with Fed rules - would it still be a touchback if B (or A) illegally kicked or batted the ball into the EZ, and enforced from the touchback spot?
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Not overly familiar with Fed rules - would it still be a touchback if B (or A) illegally kicked or batted the ball into the EZ, and enforced from the touchback spot?
Correct in that it would still be a touchback, because force is not a factor on kicks going into R's endzone. Basic spot would be 20. If the kick was behind basic spot, it would be enforced from spot of foul.