Free kick > K advancing the ball

[DLH17]

K kicks the ball beyond the LOS where R1 muffs an attempt to catch the ball (no possession) OR the ball bounces and hits R1 in the leg. The ball is scooped by a member of K and advanced. Does the play end where K first touched or can K advance?

[jTheUmp]

K cannot advance a free kick (or scrimmage kick, for that matter), muffed or unmuffed.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by jTheUmp

K cannot advance a free kick (or scrimmage kick, for that matter), muffed or unmuffed....

...that K recovers beyond the neutral zone.

[DLH17]

So, according to the 2011-2012 Handbook:

When R is the first to touch a scrimmage kick beyond the expanded neutral zone, the act has the following effect:

1. K may recover and maintain possession

since a muff is considered touching, correct?

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by dlh17

so, according to the 2011-2012 handbook:

When r is the first to touch a scrimmage kick beyond the expanded neutral zone, the act has the following effect:

1. K may recover and maintain possession

since a muff is considered touching, correct?

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[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by DLH17

K kicks the ball beyond the LOS where R1 muffs an attempt to catch the ball (no possession) OR the ball bounces and hits R1 in the leg. The ball is scooped by a member of K and advanced. Does the play end where K first touched or can K advance?

Neither. The ball is dead where first possessed by K.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by DLH17

K kicks the ball beyond the LOS where R1 muffs an attempt to catch the ball (no possession) OR the ball bounces and hits R1 in the leg. The ball is scooped by a member of K and advanced. Does the play end where K first touched or can K advance?

There's no such thing as a LOS during a free kick.

Are you asking about free kicks or scrimmage kicks?

The only kick K can advance is a scrimmage kick recovered in/behind the NZ. All others are dead when possessed.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

Neither. The ball is dead where first possessed by K.

That depends on where K recovers the ball.

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

That depends on where K recovers the ball.

Yeah. Had to assume certain things from the description, didn't think I'd have to cover the possibility it bounced back to the neutral zone or K's side.