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He is defensless. So no he can not be hit in the head or neck area. That would be a 15 yard penalty, but would be targeting and include an ejection. Remember no player can hit hit any opponent with his crown. Of course since the ball has gone 15 yards the kicking team could also just recover...

Once the ball hits the ground a second time, ie rolling on the ground, you can't not have KCI. But remember the kicking team can't block a receiving team player until the ball has gone 15 yards or the ball has touched a receiving team player. So if a receiving Team player moves forward 2 yards...

Leaving your feet to deliver a blow is NOT a foul..... If you leave your feet and dive into and ram your shoulder into the rib cage of the ballcarrier that is a great hit.. It is only a foul if that "leaving your feet" leads to delivering a blow to the head or neck area of a "defenseless...

I will attempt to clarify several statements on here as this question as morphed into multiple topics. The rulebook is more technical than most people realize Targeting. 1. You can NOT target and make forcible contact against an opponent with the crown (top) of your helmet. 2. You...

I'm going to try and clear some of this up. First let's use the same terms to describe the same play. As officials a "peel back" block is a low block toward a players own goal line. A "blind side" block is a block that a player does not see coming. Now both of these can be legal and illegal...

UIL has published an updated six man rules document. http://www.uiltexas.org/files/athletics ... ARISON.pdf

I would have water for the officials without asking. They need it as much as the players. Everything else mentioned by lifegate is spot on. I do know umpires seem to appreciate the snacks though.

AR 2-12-2-I Team A's untouched scrimmage kick strikes thr ground in the field of play and breaks the plane of Tean B's goal line. While the ball is in the air over the end zone, A81, who is either on the one-yard line or in the end zone, bats the ball into the field of play. RULING: Violation...

As fencewire pointed out, this is NOT taunting. Rule 9-2-1-a-1-(a) talks about point at an opponent or slashing the throat. This has nothing to do with "left" or "right" politics, only following the rulebook. Quick spontaneous celebrations are legal. We are trying to stop the "Unsprtsmanlike"...

A quick point to the sky should not be considered an unsportsmanlike conduct. If it is done as part of a "production or in a way to draw attention to himself" that is different. In the list of UNS examples the "point to the sky" is not listed.

Blue Bird wrote: > Because every player on the field is an eligible receiver, does this mean > that the only time the defense can block below the waist is at the neutral > zone and in the offensive backfield? If within 5 yards of the neutral zone, the defense could block below the waist (even...

To help clarify this topic regarding defensive players Assuming there is no change of possession or there is not a kick 1. Defensive players can block below the waist against any team A player until the ball goes more than 5 yards beyond the neutral zone (this is what allows DE or LB to cut the...