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Originally Posted by jTheUmp
I don't have the exact wording in front of me, but it is something to the effect of "a kick that goes directly off the tee, into the ground, and into the air in the manner of a ball kicked directly into the air" could still have a KCI infraction. After the ball hits the ground a second time, there can be no KCI.
Basically, they're going to make plays like this one illegal. In fact, in NCAA this one would have two fouls on the play... one for KCI, and one for blocking before the ball goes 10 yards. In FED, this is currently not KCI. |
The situation is so close materially to that of a catch, probably the only reason there wasn't such a rule for a long time was because it took a very long time before the skill of doing that with a place kick was developed. There had to be enough kickers who succeeded, first on artificial surfaces and later on ground, to convince others that it was worthwhile enough to practice. I don't think it could've been done with the toe easily enough for it to spread either, or you might've seen such a rule 80 years ago.