Ball Placement

[surehands]

Ball gets kicked out of bounds and R elects to put the ball on the 35.Where does the official place the ball on the 35 and does R have the option of placing it anywhere between the hash marks?

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by surehands

Ball gets kicked out of bounds and R elects to put the ball on the 35.Where does the official place the ball on the 35 and does R have the option of placing it anywhere between the hash marks?

CANADIAN MECHANIC:

• If the ball goes OB on a KO, and R elects to take the 25-yards-in-advance-of-the-KO option, the ball is placed on the outside edge of the line, anywhere between the hashes.
• If the ball goes OB due to a punt, ball is spotted on the hash mark.
• If the ball goes OB due to a missed FGA with a rouge scored (therefore OB in EZ) and the PLS is inside the B-35, spot the ball on the 35, anywhere between the hashes.
• If the ball goes OB due to a missed FGA with a rouge scored (therefore OB in EZ) and the PLS is OUTside the B-35, spot the ball on the 35, anywhere between the hashes, or at the PLS, which implies the same spot.

[surehands]

Is this the same for USA High School Federation?

[MNBlue]

Originally Posted by surehands

Ball gets kicked out of bounds and R elects to put the ball on the 35.Where does the official place the ball on the 35 and does R have the option of placing it anywhere between the hash marks?

NFHS 6.8.b
A free kick shall not be kicked out of bounds between the goal lines untouched by R. If it is, R has the following choices:

a. Accept a 5-yard penalty from the previous spot and have K rekick.
b. Put the ball in play at the inbounds spot 25 yards beyond the previous spot.
c. Decline the penalty and put the ball in play at the inbounds spot.

[surehands]

What is inbound spots?

[JasonTX]

Originally Posted by surehands

What is inbound spots?

That would be the "hash marks" that are closest to the sideline to where it went out of bounds.

[MNBlue]

Originally Posted by JasonTX

That would be the "hash marks" that are closest to the sideline to where it went out of bounds.

Yea, what he said.

[FTVMartin]

They have no choice as far as ball placement. The ball will be spotted at the nearest hash mark to where it went out.

4-3-6
The only times when a team has a choice of ball placements are:
1. 2. try for point
2.for a kickoff
3. following a safety
4. after a fair catch
5. after an awarded fair catch
6. following a touchback
7. the start of each overtime series

[surehands]

If the ball is placed 25 yards from the previous spot , which is the kick line and when the ball is kicked from anywhere between the hash. What about that.

[trocared]

Originally Posted by surehands

If the ball is placed 25 yards from the previous spot , which is the kick line and when the ball is kicked from anywhere between the hash. What about that.

Not sure I understand the question...but that has never stopped me before. Doesn't matter where on the free kick line he kicked from (middle, left inbounds, right inbounds), only matters what side he kicks it out of bounds. Sooooo, when the kick goes out of bounds, it is placed on that inbounds spot.