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Originally Posted by DesertZebra
2008 Rule Change, rule 9-9-4...
Rule 9-9-4 No player shall use a kicking tee in violation of Rule 1-3-4.
Rule 1-3-4 simply states that the tee can only elevate the lowest point of the ball no more than 2 inches above the ground.
Since the tee is not being used to elevate the ball, it's not being used in accordance to the rules, and should not be out on the field.
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C'm'on, 1-3-4 just puts a ceiling, not a floor, on how high the tee can raise the ball off the ground; otherwise a rugby-style ring tee, which leaves the bottom of the ball touching the ground, would be illegal.
Meanwhile,
AFAIK Fed has not extended to free kicks the prohibition on playing the ball while using verbal signals indicating not being ready.
But if anyone can put a kicking tee out there without using it, why couldn't team R also throw their kicking tee out there? And maybe a few tackling dummies, and play like Bobby Riggs used to play handicap tennis (with obstacles on his side of the net)?
Robert