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Old Tue Aug 14, 2018, 01:32pm
bob jenkins bob jenkins is offline
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Originally Posted by Jimmie24 View Post
Looks like reading helps. Rule 6-1-9:

ART. 9 . . . A free kick shall not be kicked out of bounds between the goal lines untouched inbounds by R. If it is kicked out of bounds and R does not accept a penalty for kick-catch interference on the same kick as in 6-5-4, R has the following choices:

a. Accept a 5-yard penalty from the previous spot and have K rekick;

b. Accept a 5-yard penalty from the succeeding spot;

c. Put the ball in play at the inbounds spot 25 yards beyond the previous spot; or

d. Decline the penalty and put the ball in play at the inbounds spot.
a NON official asks: what (in this context) is the difference between the "succeeding spot" and the "inbounds spot?" Or, are they the same and you are just giving R the option of taking the 5-yards? And, why would R ever decline the 5 yards?
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