A little something extra on the extra point (Video)

[ajmc]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

Silly NFHS... What an odd rule.

Why does it seem so difficult for some to understand that NFHS Rules are designed for the significantly different skill sets, experience, maturity levels, physical developments found in players aged 8 to 18/19 than in young ADULT MEN aged 18/19 through 30ish.

Any variences are intended to relate to those significantly different capabilities, than to be "silly".

[Welpe]

There is no variance in this but feel free to carry on carrying on.

[MD Longhorn]

Appears I'm just flat wrong in both rulesets this time. Time to crack open the book again.

[JRutledge]

Bottom line, do not penalize the kicking team when the receiving team cannot keep the ball out of the uprights.

Very unusual play and most of us will probably never see anything close to this. But we have to know the rule if it happens.

Peace

[Sturno]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Bottom line, do not penalize the kicking team when the receiving team cannot keep the ball out of the uprights.

Very unusual play and most of us will probably never see anything close to this. But we have to know the rule if it happens.

Peace

Try this out once...I'd pay good money for video of what happened to us about 5 years ago here in WI at a JV game. Two rival high schools (literally 8 miles apart) and this is their Super Bowl every year when they play each other.

Home team attempts FG with about a minute left in game, ball splits uprights and is over crossbar - hits the knuckle and bolts where the swivel on the goal posts connect to the base after breaking the plane of all 3, literally 18 to 20 inches past, and ball bounces BACK thru uprights towards kicker and into the end zone. Kick is called good by wing back under post and I go up with the ol #5 signal.

Visiting coaching staff and rather large fan following are livid and ragging the rest of the game and all the way to the vehicles on the way out. A LONG minute or so 'twas.

[Welpe]

And that would be no good in NCAA. There's another crazy little difference for you.

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by Welpe

And that would be no good in NCAA. There's another crazy little difference for you.

Are you sure? I think when it hit the structure mentioned by the previous poster, that was a ball hitting an object other than the goal out of bounds. Same as if it'd hit a tree. Therefore dead. Since the ball passed over the bar and did not return before becoming dead, it scores in NCAA too.

[Altor]

Originally Posted by Sturno

Home team attempts FG with about a minute left in game, ball splits uprights and is over crossbar - hits the knuckle and bolts where the swivel on the goal posts connect to the base after breaking the plane of all 3, literally 18 to 20 inches past, and ball bounces BACK thru uprights towards kicker and into the end zone. Kick is called good by wing back under post and I go up with the ol #5 signal.

Are you refering to a kick that hit the Dawson Bar?

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

Appears I'm just flat wrong in both rulesets this time.

Not just "both", but as I pointed out, all comparable ones going back all of time, except Rugby League. In general, when the defending team puts the ball into its goal, that's on them.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

Not just "both", but as I pointed out, all comparable ones going back all of time, except Rugby League. In general, when the defending team puts the ball into its goal, that's on them.

I don't think he's really concerned with anything other than NCAA.