Kickoff from the 5 yard line?

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by Welpe

Placing the ball 25 yards from the free kick line (30 yards in NCAA) is a penalty enforcement. It's listed as one possible option in the penalty section of the rule.

It's not subject to half the distance because it's not a yardage penalty, it's an awarded spot.

NCAA at least says the act or event "is a foul", and then by its definition, the "result imposed by rule" is a "penalty". But then they need to either make this an exception in 10-2-6, or explain in 6-2-1 that the 30 yards is not a "distance penalty".