NCAA blocking below the waist

[ljudge]

Originally Posted by DJ_NV

NCAA: Legal everywhere except:

4. Team B players cannot block eligible receivers below the waist beyond the NZ or any Team A player behind the NZ if that player is in position to receive a backward pass.

One minor correction on this one.

Once a forward pass is no longer possible by rule the receiver may be blocked below the waist beyond the NZ.

e.g.: QB attempts to throw the ball only to have it batted back by a D lineman. He catches the ball and looks for an open receiver. The receiver may be blocked below the waist because a 2nd forward pass is not allowed by rule.

Another example, is the QB runs beyond the NZ then retreats back behind it (as you can do in fed) a forward pass is no longer allowed by rule and therefore a receiver can be BBW.

[CruiseMan]

The best graphical representation of this rule can be found here.

http://www.eaifo2.org/Links/Ncaa.html

Under 2004, there is a PDF file regarding Blocking below the Waist. I use it before every pre-game.