Drop kick for kickoff

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

I THINK (but am not 100% convinced) that a drop kick for a free kick would generally be legal... what made this one illegal was the selection of a spot on the tee, then the movement from that spot and not kicking it from that spot (close... but not THAT spot, right on the tee).

Fed 6-1-2 says that when a punt is used for a free kick, it must be from within 1 step behind K's line. Seeing no other standard, I would say that for a drop kick, within 1 step behind the spot, is the spot.

[jchamp]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

Fed 6-1-2 says that when a punt is used for a free kick, it must be from within 1 step behind K's line. Seeing no other standard, I would say that for a drop kick, within 1 step behind the spot, is the spot.

But there is another standard. 2-24-5 and 2-24-6 specifically state that a drop kick may be used for a kickoff.

After reading the article about the Pulaski Academy coach, I'm not surprised that he has an intimate knowledge of the rules and knows how to use every word in the book to his advantage. If the other coaches don't know the rules, that's their own fault.

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by jchamp

But there is another standard. 2-24-5 and 2-24-6 specifically state that a drop kick may be used for a kickoff.

Nobody questions that. They're just questioning whether it was from the correct spot.

[Texas Aggie]

NCAA: free kick must be a place kick unless after a safety. Its a live ball foul, though. However, we're going to stop play when the ball comes off the tee and reset without a foul -- unless he does it again, which we'll call delay.

[Welpe]

Aggie, I disagree. Per the Rule 2 definition of a kickoff, it may either be a place kick or a free kick. The Redding Guide agrees.

[Rob4092xx]

Can a ball be placed sideways on the tee during a free kick?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Rob4092xx

Can a ball be placed sideways on the tee during a free kick?

Yes. I know of nothing that disallows a ball being put on a legal tee anyway they like.

Peace

[golfdesigner]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

Fed 6-1-2 says that when a punt is used for a free kick, it must be from within 1 step behind K's line. Seeing no other standard, I would say that for a drop kick, within 1 step behind the spot, is the spot.

I think I have to disagree with Robert, when one looks at the actual language of the rule, read the rest of the rule where you find the reference to within 1-yard, it says the free kick must be made ON the free kick line. There is no option. ON is ON not near.

Rule 6
Section 1 The Kickoff and Other Free Kicks
ART. 1 . . . For any free kick, a free-kick line, corresponding to a scrimmage
line, is established for each team. These lines are always 10 yards apart. Unless
moved by a penalty, K’s free-kick line is:
a. Its 40-yard line for a kickoff.
b. Its 20-yard line after a safety.
c. The yard line through the spot of the catch after a fair catch.
d. The yard line through the spot of an awarded fair catch.
ART. 2 . . . A free kick shall be made from any point between the hash marks
and on K’s free-kick line. A punt may not be used for a free kick other than after
a safety. Once designated, K must kick from that spot. When a punt is used following
a safety, the ball must be kicked within one step behind K’s free-kick line.
In an emergency, such as a pool of water on K’s free-kick line, the referee has
authority to move the ball to a playable line. in which case, both free-kick lines are
moved to compensate.

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by golfdesigner

I think I have to disagree with Robert, when one looks at the actual language of the rule, read the rest of the rule where you find the reference to within 1-yard, it says the free kick must be made ON the free kick line. There is no option. ON is ON not near.

Rule 6
Section 1 The Kickoff and Other Free Kicks
ART. 2 . . . A free kick shall be made from any point between the hash marks
and on K’s free-kick line. A punt may not be used for a free kick other than after
a safety. Once designated, K must kick from that spot. When a punt is used following
a safety, the ball must be kicked within one step behind K’s free-kick line.

Then do you think they intended a drop kick to be that much more difficult than a punt, when used for a free kick?