Proper NFHS enforcement of this penalty?

[wisref2]

Warrenkicker - thanks, poor choice of words on my part. What I should have said is that force is not a factor on kicks, or as MJT said - a kick is a kick is a kick. Discussions like this are great to get the cobwebs out of the football part of the brain!

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

The US rule interests me because for the most part, our rules are the same. There are some differences in penalty application, but this case is totally different.

That's because of the prohibition since 1900 on kicking a loose ball. But I don't agree that it's never illegal to kick a live ball in Canadian football; all codes prohibit trying to kick a ball out of an opposing player's possession -- except that ISTR one code (I don't remember which) technically allows or recently allowed a place kick out of an opposing player's hold!

But what's "fun" in Canadian football is when the loose ball is behind a team's goal line and that team kicks it out of bounds, not realizing that besides the option of a single or safety touch, the other team can choose to scrimmage at a very favorable spot (which I don't know under current am or pro rules).

Robert

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

That's because of the prohibition since 1900 on kicking a loose ball. But I don't agree that it's never illegal to kick a live ball in Canadian football; all codes prohibit trying to kick a ball out of an opposing player's possession -- except that ISTR one code (I don't remember which) technically allows or recently allowed a place kick out of an opposing player's hold!

Oh boy. C'mon you're stretching. I know you know that that doesn't need qualifying.

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

But what's "fun" in Canadian football is when the loose ball is behind a team's goal line and that team kicks it out of bounds, not realizing that besides the option of a single or safety touch, the other team can choose to scrimmage at a very favorable spot (which I don't know under current am or pro rules).

And not a lot of officials those quirky rules either!