Fair Catch

[Welpe]

Assuming that in b) when the kick was muffed, it did not touch the ground, then Team B (known as Team R in Fed rules) will have the option to kick a free kick.

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by Welpe

Assuming that in b) when the kick was muffed, it did not touch the ground, then Team B (known as Team R in Fed rules) will have the option to kick a free kick.

But since he used the word "recovers" and Fed defines that in relation to a ball that's touched the ground....

[Welpe]

All I'm doing is accounting for the use of common language instead of precise rulebook language.

[MTUMP]

Welpe, I'm aware of the Rule 2 definitions and did mean to describe the play as the ball hitting the ground. In the case of a muff, I would assume B20 (R20) is a defenseless player until he attempts to recover the ball. Any other guidance on a hit to R20 after a muffed kick?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

But since he used the word "recovers" and Fed defines that in relation to a ball that's touched the ground....

Pedantic does not equal helpful...or even necessarily clear.