Question About Declining A Penalty

[TXMike]

And NCAA rules permit the team on offense the option of having the ball placed anywhere behind the 3 yard line if they choose it before the ready for play whistle. So if they wanted to adjust the angel even more or give their receivers more room to work, they could snap from any yard line behind the 3

[dumbref]

Fed also allows adjustment between the inbound marks prior to the ready but not the yardline. Interesting difference I did not know about.

[SethPDX]

But if they wanted to kick on the try, wouldn't they place the ball on the mark in the middle of the field? That would eliminate kicking from an angle.

[TXMike]

Most kickers are head cases anyway so who knows what they are thinking?

[dumbref]

Originally Posted by SethPDX

But if they wanted to kick on the try, wouldn't they place the ball on the mark in the middle of the field? That would eliminate kicking from an angle.

I hope AB will jump into this part of it. He's our resident kicking coach!

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by dumbref

I hope AB will jump into this part of it. He's our resident kicking coach!

Believe it or not, some teams prefer to spot the ball on the 10 yd. line chalk so they have a visual to make the length of the snap exactly what they want.

[Scooby]

Originally Posted by dumbref

I hope AB will jump into this part of it. He's our resident kicking coach!

In one game this season I had two roughing the kicker and one running into the kicker. The special teams coach asked (tounge in cheek) me if I use to be a kicker.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by SethPDX

But if they wanted to kick on the try, wouldn't they place the ball on the mark in the middle of the field? That would eliminate kicking from an angle.

What Mike said plus...I've had teams request the ball be placed on the hash to run a normal scrimmage play instead of kicking.

[GPC2]

Originally Posted by TXMike

And NCAA rules permit the team on offense the option of having the ball placed anywhere behind the 3 yard line if they choose it before the ready for play whistle. So if they wanted to adjust the angel even more or give their receivers more room to work, they could snap from any yard line behind the 3

Are you saying that A could choose to play the Try from the 10-yard line if they wanted to?

[ajmc]

Don't know about NCAA, but under the NFHS code, (NF: 8.3.1) "After a TD, the scoring team shall attempt a try during which the ball is snapped from a spot designated by A anywhere between the inbounds lines on B's 3 yard line unless moved by penalty.

[jjrye22]

NCAA:
8-3-2-c The snap will be midway between the inbounds lines on the opponent’s three-yard line or from any other point on or between the inbounds lines on or behind the opponent’s three-yard line if the position of the ball is selected by the team designated to put the ball in play before the ready-for-play signal

They can put it anywhere they want (if they ask the umpire nicely!)