Stump the chump - variety

[MJT]

Originally posted by JRutledge
Do you guys have a specific ruling that backs that up? I have never seen any place that says a holder cannot recover the ball in order to complete the kick. They only thing I have ever read about this is they make a specific ruling on a high snap and say that is OK. But I have never read where you could not recover a snap as a holder, as long as you are trying to complete the kick. Now if you get up and look like you are going to run, that is another story. I would like an official ruling, not just "that is the way it is" talk.

Peace

The difference is in #1, he caught the high snap, and in #2 he recovered the grounded snap, and that is why #1 is legal and #2 would be dead when he goes back to the knee. 4.2.2C and 4.2.2D in the case book are exactly these senarios. This is an NF ruling and in NCAA it is legal in both cases. I feel it is rather silly cuz it is not really any different, he is just trying to get the hold down for the kick.

[Edited by MJT on Dec 24th, 2004 at 03:19 PM]