I don't have my books with me either but in reading what you have Walt, I have legal plays in both situations. In both you said he was inside the 9-yard marks and the reason they're there is to avoid someone 'slipping' into the game unnoticed. I mean as long as he's inside those marks and is set for a full second I don't have anything.
In fact, this past Saturday we had this very situation. K was kicking and the coaches were yelling because the kids were making stupid mistakes such as illegal formations, shifts, not knowing when to be in the game, etc. The coaches sent the K11 player into the game and the LJ (when I questioned it) told me he made it to the 9-yard marks and was set for a full second. We ruled it legal.
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