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Football Officiating => National Federation Discussion => Topic started by: Fatso on October 18, 2024, 07:50:24 AM

Title: Can a runner touch the ground with the ball and his other hand simultaneously?
Post by: Fatso on October 18, 2024, 07:50:24 AM

Runner is losing balance and braces himself by putting both hands down on the ground, one hand is holding the ball....   

Title: Re: Can a runner touch the ground with the ball and his other hand simultaneously?
Post by: Ralph Damren on October 18, 2024, 08:26:11 AM

4-2-2 : "The ball becomes dead and the down is ended.
4-2-2a : "....or allows any part of his person other than HAND or foot to touch the ground."

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Title: Re: Can a runner touch the ground with the ball and his other hand simultaneously?
Post by: lawdog on October 18, 2024, 10:03:47 AM

Quote from: Fatso on October 18, 2024, 07:50:24 AM

Runner is losing balance and braces himself by putting both hands down on the ground, one hand is holding the ball....

Anything but hand or foot touching ground?  If not, and he's in bounds, how could you put him down?

Title: Re: Can a runner touch the ground with the ball and his other hand simultaneously?
Post by: NVFOA_Ump on October 18, 2024, 10:15:26 AM

Quote from: Fatso on October 18, 2024, 07:50:24 AM

Runner is losing balance and braces himself by putting both hands down on the ground, one hand is holding the ball....

That's legal and does not kill the play.  Need some body part on the ground and the ball is not a body part.

Title: Re: Can a runner touch the ground with the ball and his other hand simultaneously?
Post by: CalhounLJ on October 21, 2024, 04:14:43 PM

Quote from: NVFOA_Ump on October 18, 2024, 10:15:26 AM

That's legal and does not kill the play.  Need some body part on the ground and the ball is not a body part.

agree