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Originally Posted by Rich
The rule was new last year, actually.
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Are you sure, Rich? My 2013-14 book has 6-4-1-f in blue, indicating that it is new this year.
"During a free kick a player of the receiving team in position to receive the ball has the same kick-catch and fair-catch protection whether the ball is kicked directly off the tee or is immediately driven to the ground, strikes the ground once and goes into the air in the manner of the ball kicked directly off the tee."