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Originally Posted by bigjohn
bully, can you call encroachment on the kicker? not by rule. I POSTED 6-1-3 ABOVE
ART. 3 . . . After the ball is marked ready for play and until it is kicked, no player,
other than the kicker and the holder for a place kick may be beyond his freekick
line.
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Yes, it's possible for the kicker to encroach. The exception here allows the kicker to step into the NZ as he kicks the ball without encroaching. If he otherwise enters the NZ that would be encroachment.