Football Kickoff Quesiton

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biggdowgg
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Football Kickoff Quesiton

Post by biggdowgg »

I was told there is a new rule on kickoffs, where you can not overload and line evryone up on one side, in order to try an get an onside kick?

is this in high school?

and what exacly is the rule?

thanks


biggdowgg
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Post by biggdowgg »

OK, thats what I was thinking ..........


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Post by OZZIEOHIO »

IO was listning to the Notre Dame Game last night and they said it was a high school rule also.


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I believe you have to have atleast 4 players on one side of the ball while trying for an on-side kick


Frank Reagan
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As a football official at the high school level, there is no regulations on onside kicks. They team can put as many players as it wants on either side of the kicker. (as long as they only have 11 on the field :lol: )


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Re: Ref Question?

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The rule is the reciving team must have at least 5 men within the yard line that is the reciving side of the ball


Frank Reagan
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toadstool wrote:The rule is the reciving team must have at least 5 men within the yard line that is the reciving side of the ball


That requirement no longer exists for the receiving team. It was eliminated 4 or 5 years ago.


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Post by JohnKnight »

more like 1996 don't you think?
http://football.refs.org/rules/NFrules5.html


Frank Reagan
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Post by Frank Reagan »

JohnKnight wrote:more like 1996 don't you think?
http://football.refs.org/rules/NFrules5.html


Wow!!!!!!!! Time flies when you're having fun. :roll:


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Post by wowhesfast »

As time goes on, NFL rule changes become less and less logical. Every year, it becomes harder and harder for a team to come back from a deficit and win a game or at least make it exciting, and that's what drives ratings and revenue; excitement.

By not allowing as many people on one side of the ball as a kicking team wants, it becomes more difficult for that kicking team to recover the ball. This rule may make a difference in one game every five years, but it makes a difference. I've read that with the current rules, legendary comebacks like the Heidi Game back in the day could not have happened. It started with clock rules, and has expanded to facet of the game.

I hope this rule does not expand to any other level, and where it has gained footing, that it quickly looses it.


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Yes, time flies when you're having fun unless you are

a frog, then time's fun when you're having flies!!


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