New FK rule interpretation?

[Sturno]

Originally Posted by ump33

In NC, we have been told that if all 11 are in the "5 yard zone" then any one of the 11 may kick provided there are at least 4 K players on each side of the kicker / ball when kicked.

___________________________________ ...35 yard line

...1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10...11......Any one can kick as long as 4 per side of the kicker / ball when kicked

___________________________________ ...40 yard line

As for "he is not a kicker until he kicks the ball", this was never an issue with 6-1-3a.

I did the "what if" with our crew regarding this same thing when we were going over the new rule definitions earlier in the year. As long as those parameters have been met, that's exactly how I see it.