onside kick question

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Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser
Ase,

That is on a scrimmage kick -- usually a punt.

A kickoff or a kick after a safety is referred to as a free kick -- once it goes 10 yards and hits the ground (in either order) it's free game.

Rich

thanks for replying

so a normal kickoff (after the kicking just score a TD or filed goal) goes more than 10 yards, and go to receving team's 15 yard line, it is a free ball meaning if the kicking team player beat receving team player to the ball,it is kicking team's possession.

in NFL, after a kick off, i saw receving team player sometime wave his arm to signal fair catch or pretent to catch the ball then quickly get out of the way and let the ball hit the ground. even kicking team down the ball, receving team still has the possession, or the play i just describe apply to punt?