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Also, question 4: R1 muffs a free kick at his own 11 yardline. He recovers the loose ball at his own three yardline and his momentum takes him into his own end zone, where he is downed. Choices:
a) Team K scores a safety
b) The ball was dead the moment it crossed the goalline
c) It will be team R's ball at its own three yardline.
d) It will be team R's ball at its own 20 yardline.
ANSWER according to Referee magazine: A
I would like to have responses about momentum rule on free kick and why it does not apply to this situation.
Thank for all responses.
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In my opinion once he muffed the kick he established possession.
A good parallel is if the same thing happened along the side lines. He muffes it out of bounds. Do you penalize K or establish 1st and 10 for the R at the out of bounds spot?