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Originally Posted by Redseal
During a scrimmage kick, can the punter or kicker move forward before the snap to start their kicking motion?
example: The punter is lined up 14 yards behind the deep snapper. Everyone is set. Before the ball is snapped, the punter takes a step or two toward the snapper. He does not reset and the ball is snapped.
Is this legal using NFHS rules?
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No, nor in any other major American code, but...are you sure you saw that the ball was stationary while he was moving? A ball can take a while to travel 14 yards, and he could easily take 2 steps before it gets there if he starts simultaneously with the snap.