1. ANEFO September 12, 2016 Marcus Chang
Rule 6: Kicks
ANEFO
September 12, 2016
Marcus Chang

2. Agenda
1. Free Kicks
Positioning
Rules/Enforcement
Scrimmage Kicks

3. Free Kick: PositioningH U B
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4. Free kick: Onside kick positioningH U R
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5. Team Requirements Team A: Team B: 1. All inbounds
Minimum of 4 players on each side of kicker
All, but kicker must be 5 or less yds behind their restraining line.
All players must have been between 9yd marks after RDP
Team B:
1. All inbounds
2. All behind restraining line when kicked R H U K B L

6. Restrictions: Touching and Recovery
Team A
Cannot touch the ball until the ball
touches a Team B player (forced touching is disregarded, illegal touching in Team A’s end zone is ignored)
breaks the plane and remains beyond Team B restraining line
touches any player, the ground, an official or anything beyond Team B’s restraining line
Violation: Ball belongs to Team B at spot of violation. If live-ball fouls are accepted by either team, or there are offsetting fouls, illegal touching privilege is cancelled.
Cannot block until Team A is eligible to touch (live ball, 5 yds)
Cannot go out of bounds and return inbounds during the play unless forced out and immediately returns IB (live ball, 5 yds)
Team B
All Team B players may recover the ball
Cannot block the kicker until he has advanced 5 yards beyond restraining line or the kick has touch a player, an official, or the ground (15 yards from previous spot)
Cannot form a wedge of two or more players S2S within two yards of each other.
15 yds spot of foul
15 yds from where the dead ball belongs to Team B is spot is behind the spot of the foul
15 yds, previous spot, repeat down, if dead ball belongs to Team A

7. Free Kicks at Rest or Out of Bounds
No one touches or attempts to touch the ball  Dead at the spot
if in the end zone = touchback
Kick Out of Bounds
Team B options
5 yds from previous spot (rekick)*
5 yds from dead ball spot on inbound hash
30 yds beyond Team A restraining line (30 yd line) on closest hash
If the ball is kick out of bounds behind the goal line, it is a touchback

8. Free Kick – Penalty Enforcement
Team A
Kickers
Team B
Receivers
All fouls Except KCI
KCI
Block After Fair Catch
All Others
Spot Foul
Previous Spot
Spot Foul
Team B Possesses
Team A Possesses
Option: Previous or Tack-on
Previous Spot

9. Scrimmage Kick: Positioning - PuntH B R K X U
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10. Scrimmage Kick: Positioning – Field Goal/TryH B U K X L R
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11. Scrimmage Kick: Definitions, Legal vs Illegal
Kick made in or behind the NZ
Punt, drop kick, or place kick (for a field goal/try)
Scrimmage Kick Formation:
Scrimmage kick formation must have a player at least 10 yards behind the line of scrimmage (the likely punter) OR a potential kicker and potential holder at least seven yards deep. It must be obvious that a kick will be attempted.
Legal
Punt, drop kick, or place kick made according to rule
Illegal
Kicker’s entire body is beyond the neutral zone (Live-ball foul, ball is considered dead, 5 yds from previous spot, and loss of down)
Return kick (5 yds from the spot of the foul)
Team B Restrictions
Team B may not line up 3 defenders, shoulder-to-shoulder, moving forward, with contact against single Team A player (Live- ball foul, 5yds from previous spot)
Roughing or Running into Kicker/Holder (15 yds from previous spot, automatic 1st, Rule 9:A16)
Team B may not leap (15yds, Rule 9: A11)

12. Scrimmage Kicks: Behind or Beyond NZ
All players may catch or recover a kick that does not cross the neutral zone; the ball continues in play
Beyond:
If recovered by Team B, the ball continues in play
Team A cannot touch or recover before the ball is touched by Team B (Violation, BEAN BAG)
All players are eligible to recover once the ball has touched an inbounds Team B player
If Team A recovers, play is dead, Team A gets the ball at the spot of recovery H B R U K L

13. Scrimmage Kicks: Out of bounds or Beyond Goal Line
Kicks out of bounds between the goal line belong to Team B at the dead-ball spot
Kicks that come to rest inbounds with no players attempting to secure it belong to Team B at the dead-ball spot
Beyond Goal Line
Non-scoring scrimmage kicks, untouched by Team B, that go behind the goal line or OOB beyond the goal line belong to Team B
Punt: Touchback
Missed field goal: Previous spot or 20 yd line
If a scrimmage kicks beyond the neutral zone, untouched by Team B is batted into the end zone by Team A, violation for illegal touching (not a foul). Ball belongs to Team B at their 20 yard line.

14. Scrimmage Kick – Penalty Enforcement
Team A
Kickers
Team B
Receivers
All fouls Except KCI
KCI
PSK
All Others: 1. Roughing
2. Running
3. Leaping
4. Leverage
5. Fouls at snap
IF:
Ball crosses NZ
Foul During Kick
B possesses at end
Spot Foul
Team B Possesses
Team A Possesses
Previous or Tack-on
Previous Spot
Previous Spot
Basic Spot is End of Kick
(BEANBAG!)
Fouls by Team A in own EZ is a SAFETY

15. Fair Catch/ Opportunity to Catch a Kick
Team A must be given an unimpeded opportunity to catch the kick (with or without a valid or invalid signal) – 15 yds -- between goal lines enforce from spot of foul -- behind goal line award touchback and tack-on 15 from succeeding spot
“Halo” – “width of the receiver’s shoulders and extending one yard in front of him”
Protection ends once the kick touches the ground. No foul if Team A is blocked into the potential Team B receiver
Scenario: B48 is in a position to catch A15’s punt at the B-15. While the ball is still very high in the air and well before it comes close to B48, A5 runs directly in front of B48 within a yard but is not near to him when the ball arrives. B48 catches the punt without incident and is tackled by A9.
Ruling: Legal play. Though A5 penetrates the one-yard region directly in front of the receiver, this is very early in the action that there is no interference with B48’s opportunity to catch the kick.

16. Fair Catch/ Opportunity to Catch a Kick
Valid Fair Catch Signal
Invalid Fair Catch Signal
Extending 1 hand (only) above head, and waving side to side more than once
Protected from contact or being tackled after catch or muff into the air
Dead ball once catch (5 yds if advanced more than 2 steps)
Signaler cannot block or foul after signaling (15 yds spot foul on free kick, PSK applies for scrimmage kick)
Any signal that doesn’t qualify as a valid fair catch. (e.g. “get away”),or
Any signal after:
Ball hits the ground
Ball is touched by a player
Ball already caught/recovered
Dead ball once caught, but
Can be tackled; KCI still possible