Free Kick after a Fair Catch

[Warrenkicker]

Somebody at Referee was again making an assumption. BBR had your answer. The rule book does not define a block as opposed to a kick-off tee. We only have the rule of a tee. And a free-kick after a fair catch may be kicked from a tee or held in a fixed position on the ground.

Get a legal tee of any type, get a holder or not, or hold it on the ground, they all work for me.

[wwcfoa43]

In the NFL or NAFL, a Fair Catch Kick cannot use a tee.

[Bob M.]

REPLY: In Fed and NCAA rules, a tee is a tee. There is no distinction made between the block or the tee which holds the ball upright. After a fair catch, a free kick may be attempted. Rule 6-1 deals with all of the requirements for a free kick. A tee which holds the ball upright is most definitely allowed for this play.

[stevestod]

What are the mechanics for a 5 man crew when an awarded FC free kick is being kicked? Is Referee and Linesman under the uprights and the Umpire at the goal line?

[Warrenkicker]

From 2008 Official's Manual starting on page 53.

R and U take the goal posts with U having the cross bar. All other officials use the same mechanics as a kick-off.

Just guessing here but I would put L on the goal line to determine if the kick reached the end zone or not on shorter kicks. For longer kicks R or U should be able to move up if the goal line is in question.