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Originally posted by cdnRef
We all know what to do when there is a short kick coming down into a crowd - blow it dead.
This year in the BCFC we had a team who had practiced the legal recovery of a quick kick to a side zone and executed it very well with 4 onside receivers. Only problem is that our side guys were blowing the whole thing dead and awarding the ball to the receiving team.
We came up with our own conclusions about this but I would like to konw how a team can execute a proper quick kick if we are supposed to be blowing short kicks dead in flight when coming down into a crowd?
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A short kick into a maze of players is blown dead for at least these two reasons:
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EDIT: to protect the players (my esteemed colleague JR points out that player safety is and always will be the first concern in sport)
- to protect the Umpire
- it is very unlikely that a No Yards penalty will not be called
A kick to a side zone is not a maze of players. In the way that I've been brought up, this play is not to be blown dead. Doing so is contrary to the current philosophy in Ontario, as to the side:
- the Umpire is not in any danger
- there are less players, and in a larger area of the field, than what we find where we are supposed to blow it dead
[Edited by JugglingReferee on Dec 17th, 2004 at 02:51 PM]