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Here in Canada, the "chuck zone" as I've heard some players call it, no doubt from US influence, is 1 yard. I understand that the NFL rule is 5 yards. Perhaps NC2A and NF are the same.
Anyways, in the OV league that I do, players and some coaches constantly tell me that they're allowed to knock a player for 5y beyond the LS, and I remind them that the rule is in fact 1y. (This is my preventative officiating...)
There is this one coach who has been coaching OV for 3 seasons now, and is an assistant for a University team, and claims that he played University ball. I will never dispute that claim, but him and I had a conversation last year about the chuck zone and he agreed that he understands now that it is 1y. Sure enough this past summer I had his team again, and we had the same discussion. I've heard that he's brought up the same point in the University league too.
I guess it's not a HAHA funny story, but what does humour me is that if this gentleman would take a little more time to recall what he's previously admitting to, and to remember the rule, he would be better off, because then he could (a) coach his kids properly, and (b) focus more on the game.
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