SCRIMMAGE KICKS

mike latham · #1 (**permalink**) Tue Oct 23, 2001, 12:02pm

CAN YOU CALL A FAIR CATCH IN THE NEUTRAL ZONE ON A SCRIMMAGE KICK PER NFHS RULES?

Zeke5 · #2 (**permalink**) Tue Oct 23, 2001, 01:57pm

Any R player can signal for a fair catch anywhere on the field while any legal kick is in the air. BUT it isn't a fair catch and R isn't afforded protection unless he catches the ball beyond the NZ on scrimmage kicks.

For free kicks, a fair catch can be made in or beyond the NZ.

bigwhistle · #3 (**permalink**) Wed Oct 24, 2001, 09:45am

For free kicks, a fair catch can be made in or beyond the NZ.

There is a NZ on free kicks????????

Zeke5 · #4 (**permalink**) Wed Oct 24, 2001, 10:14am

In NF there is ...

what do you guys call this in NCAA? I just looked up the definitions in the NCAA rulebook and couldn't find it.

bigwhistle · #5 (**permalink**) Wed Oct 24, 2001, 10:36am

Under NCAA rules on free kicks, each team has a restraining line. Neither team can break their respective restraining line until the ball has been kicked.

Zeke5 · #6 (**permalink**) Wed Oct 24, 2001, 01:21pm

Is there a term in the NCAA for this space between the restraining line on a free kick?

bigwhistle · #7 (**permalink**) Wed Oct 24, 2001, 02:49pm

Zeke,

There is not a special term for the 10 yard area between the two restraining lines under NCAA rules.

BktBallRef · #8 (**permalink**) Thu Oct 25, 2001, 01:57pm

In the NF, it's the neutral zone.