On side kick mechanics (5 man) NFHS

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Originally Posted by stevestod

Is there any associations that moves the LJ to K's 40 and the Umpire to the 50, making two at the K's 40 and two at the 50? We would have better coverage than the umpire staying at R's 45 and the LJ at the 50. Am I missing something here?

We do that so that we have the "neutral zone" boxed in. If the ball is kicked deep, the U and L move quickly downfield and the LJ and BJ slowly move downfield. We've had to use it once this year and it worked really well.