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Old Sun Sep 23, 2007, 01:38pm
Robert Goodman Robert Goodman is offline
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JugglingReferee
The amateur rule is that "once you're down, you're down", that is, a player cannot get up and continue. The CFL rule is that of the NFL.
But, last I knew, the Canadian amateur rules had more exceptions. You could go to one or both knees and the ball remain alive if to recover a bouncing or rolling ball from:
  • your own team's snap, or
  • an opponent's kick (except a dribble),
provided you got up again immediately.

Robert
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