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Originally posted by Bob M.
REPLY: While I believe that most of the changes are good, one--at least in the way it's been worded in the Rule Changes Table on the Fed's website--perplexes me.
Leave it up to the Fed to screw up the wording of a new rule. I know this is not the wording in the actual rules, but I hope they fix this one before they publish it.
6-1-5, 6-2-4: "During a free kick, should the kicking team muff the ball into a receiver, the action shall be ignored. During scrimmage kick, a ball legally batted or muffed by the kicking team into a receiver shall be ignored."
I'm sure they're intending to say that the touching by R is to be ignored in both the free kick and scrimmage kick situations. But the way they say it here, it seems to imply that the muff should be ignored in the free kick situation, and the ball (huh???) should be ignored in the scrimmage kick situation.
I know I'm anal about the way things are worded in the rules, but I negotiate and write contracts for a living! Sorry. And for those of you who have already read this comment on the other board, sorry again!
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Maybe I am misunderstanding, or just missing it period. I don't understand the need for this addition at all. The free kick is a live ball, so it doesn't have to touch anyone before it can be recovered by K anyway KCI rules not withstanding. In a scrimmmage kick situation, it would be first touching and R could have the ball there anyway, PSK and fouls after possesion not withstanding. This one seems to be overkill to me, but if someone sees the logic more clearly than I do please show me the money er I mean show me the light....