
Tue Oct 04, 2016, 04:30pm
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Archaic Power Monger
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Houston, TX
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Quote:
Originally Posted by whitehat
NFHS (High school). If the kicking team encroaches (That is, they cross the free kick line before the ball is kicked), then this should be blown dead just like a false start or encroachment on a scrimmage down. The foul is encroachment, 5 yard penalty and kick "again." The play as you described it never happened by rule as the ball was dead as soon as K encroached. Even though the officials did what was correct in the end, it would have saved a lot of trouble had they whistled it dead as soon as K encroached.
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This, exactly.
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