chewy
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Post by chewy on Feb 13, 2008 8:20:00 GMT -6
I once knew a HC that would put a LB on the front line of his KOR team. He would start approaching the kicker as the kicker approached the football. About the time the kicker looked up for his follow thru it was BAM....right in the mouth. Sometimes he would switch up who was coming to hit the kicker to keep him guessing.
The tactic worked bc the kicker would whiff or make a bad kick the next time around.
Would this be ethical though the rules don't say you cannot do this.
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Post by briangilbert on Feb 13, 2008 8:46:43 GMT -6
The Kicker should just kick it off the guy coming at him. Problem Solved.
Although we play a team in our league that I may consider doing this too, thought about it last year. He puts the ball on the 5 consistently.
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chewy
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Post by chewy on Feb 13, 2008 9:39:33 GMT -6
He would also send other people from other spots on the field, so he wouldnt know where it was coming from.
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shs06
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Post by shs06 on Feb 13, 2008 9:52:08 GMT -6
Is that legal? Would the kickoff return team not be considered offsides? I have never heard or seen anything like that. If that is legal, why would you not just block the kickoff and try to recover it? That does not seem like it is possible. I really thought the return team had to wait until the ball was kicked before they come forward. Please help me clear this up.
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Post by gacoach on Feb 13, 2008 9:55:58 GMT -6
Is that legal? Would the kickoff return team not be considered offsides? I have never heard or seen anything like that. If that is legal, why would you not just block the kickoff and try to recover it? That does not seem like it is possible. I really thought the return team had to wait until the ball was kicked before they come forward. Please help me clear this up. You do have to be 10 yards from the ball when it's kicked, he's talking about AFTER it's kicked and the kicker is following through. It makes the kicker keep his head on a swivel. |
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Post by phantom on Feb 13, 2008 10:12:27 GMT -6
I once knew a HC that would put a LB on the front line of his KOR team. He would start approaching the kicker as the kicker approached the football. About the time the kicker looked up for his follow thru it was BAM....right in the mouth. Sometimes he would switch up who was coming to hit the kicker to keep him guessing. The tactic worked bc the kicker would whiff or make a bad kick the next time around. Would this be ethical though the rules don't say you cannot do this. Under Federation rules that is illegal. Is it not being called or is the coach just accepting the penalty? |
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Post by utchuckd on Feb 13, 2008 10:43:04 GMT -6
We played a team last year who did that. We saw it on film and for game night we took our 2 biggest/most athletic linemen and put them about 4 yards on either side of the tee. So when their guy came at our kicker we had two guys coming at him. He wasn't very aggressive after our first kickoff. But we had a kicker with about a 70-80% touchback ratio, so we could afford the risk of putting a couple guys on him.
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Post by coachbdud on Feb 13, 2008 20:11:15 GMT -6
JV team did that this year, the other team was up big late in the game, and had starters in and kept throwing.
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Post by phantom on Feb 21, 2008 17:43:03 GMT -6
I once knew a HC that would put a LB on the front line of his KOR team. He would start approaching the kicker as the kicker approached the football. About the time the kicker looked up for his follow thru it was BAM....right in the mouth. Sometimes he would switch up who was coming to hit the kicker to keep him guessing. The tactic worked bc the kicker would whiff or make a bad kick the next time around. Would this be ethical though the rules don't say you cannot do this. I linked this thread to the Rules board to check on the legality. This is what bobm said: REPLY: The way the original post was worded, it sounded like the LB was extremely close to the kicker when he kicked the ball. According to Fed rules, the receivers are also restricted to their side of their restraining line the same way the kickers are. So in order to be legal, the LB would have to be at least ten yards from the kicker when the ball is kicked. Otherwise it would be a dead ball foul for encroachment. If the kicker gets flustered by a LB who's ten yards away and whiffs on a kick, he's got a problem that the rules can't solve. A subsequent post made it sound like the LB did stay on his side of the line but then made a fast run at the kicker immediately after the ball was kicked. Even this may be a problem. Also, by Fed rules, the kicker of a free kick may not be blocked before he has advanced 5 yards beyond his free kick line or the kick has touched the ground or any other player. So if he kicks it deep and doesn't proceed more than five yards, any contact with him initiated by this rogue LB would be illegal if done before the kick hit the ground or another player. |
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Post by dubber on Feb 21, 2008 18:38:43 GMT -6
bush league
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