Case Book issue on new kicking infractions

[9thIsleZebra]

Originally Posted by ajmc

I understand the rule revision to mean NO. The "new" option seems clearly intended as an "additional" choice to the existing options, NOT an enhancement to those options, so now (in support of the effort to reduce re-kicks) there is a "new" choice.

The offended team now gets to choose a, b, c OR d (NOT add this new option to any of the existing options

I agree. Now in thinking about the new choice, I thought to myself, "when can one have a succeeding spot on a free kick that goes OOB untouched by R?" Answer: if there was first touching by K and then it goes out of bounds. Then R can choose to have the ball at the spot of first touching (the succeeding spot) and tack on 5 yards from there. Make sense?

[ajmc]

Originally Posted by 9thIsleZebra

I agree. Now in thinking about the new choice, I thought to myself, "when can one have a succeeding spot on a free kick that goes OOB untouched by R?" Answer: if there was first touching by K and then it goes out of bounds. Then R can choose to have the ball at the spot of first touching (the succeeding spot) and tack on 5 yards from there. Make sense?

Perhaps, but NFHS: 6-2-5 advises, "The right of R to take the ball at the spot of first-touching byK ic cancelled if R touches the kick and thereafter commits a foul during the down or if the penalty is accepted for any foul committed during the down" .