K's 52 yard kickoff return for TD...

[Reffing Rev.]

The first game of my 12th season started with a first for me.

Opening kickoff from K's 30 (8-man field). K1kicks low and hard, the ball bounces of of R1's helmet at R48 and rebounds back to K28 where K2 recovers and amidst R's confusion returns the ball 52 yards for a Touchdown.

Further proof that all the wierd stuff happens in Rule 6.

[MRH]

Am I missing something here????

If R never had possession of the free kick then the ball should have become dead when/where K recovered it.

[tjones1]

I'm not sure either.

6-1-5

6-4
Table 6-4
Free Kick
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[GoodwillRef]

Case Book 6.1-5 Situation A.

Ball dead where K recovers the muff.

[Welpe]

Did you apply the rule about recovering scrimmage kicks behind the neutral zone to a free kick?

[The Roamin' Umpire]

Originally Posted by Reffing Rev.

The first game of my 12th season started with a first for me.

Opening kickoff from K's 30 (8-man field). K1kicks low and hard, the ball bounces of of R1's helmet at R48 and rebounds back to K28 where K2 recovers and amidst R's confusion returns the ball 52 yards for a Touchdown.

Further proof that all the wierd stuff happens in Rule 6.

Hopefully that will also be the last for you, as allowing the TD to stand is a MAJOR botch. All free kicks are dead as soon as they are caught/recovered by K. Also, I hope it was more than 52 yards from the K-28 to R's end zone.

[Welpe]

Since this was an 8 man game, I'm assuming the field was 80 yds x 40 yds.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by The Roamin' Umpire

Hopefully that will also be the last for you, as allowing the TD to stand is a MAJOR botch. All free kicks are dead as soon as they are caught/recovered by K. Also, I hope it was more than 52 yards from the K-28 to R's end zone.

He said it was an 8-man game, probably played on an 80-yard field.

There was such an error in a big school conference game locally here 2 years ago. I cringed in horror watching the highlights. I do not understand how a crew of 5 people allow K to score without any questions being asked. As the WH, I'd be asking the covering official, "Did R ever possess that ball?"

[bisonlj]

We had one similar here a couple years ago and the R insisted it was a TD and his crew couldn't talk him out of it.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by bisonlj

We had one similar here a couple years ago and the R insisted it was a TD and his crew couldn't talk him out of it.

Why didn't the covering official kill the play at the time K recovered the muff?

I know my crew is tired of hearing me go over this, but we cover this *every week* in our pregame.

[bisonlj]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Why didn't the covering official kill the play at the time K recovered the muff?

I know my crew is tired of hearing me go over this, but we cover this *every week* in our pregame.

I don't know. Maybe after he thought about it he realized the ball should have been dead at the spot of K's recovery.

[Tim C]

If you are the WH then nut up and take charge of the situation.

Run your crew Rev.

T