Kicking Game-1
Blocking after a signal- Play 10: Fourth and 10 on team R's 40 yardline. While K1's punt is in
flight, R2 and R3 give valid fair catch signals at team R's 12 yardline. The ball hits the ground at
team R
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Kicking Game-1
Blocking after a signal- Play 10: Fourth and 10 on team R's 40 yardline. While K1's punt is in
flight, R2 and R3 give valid fair catch signals at team R's 12 yardline. The ball hits the ground at
team R's seven yardline. R2 blocks K4, who is attempting to down the ball near team R's
goalline. The block is above the waist and from the front. - ANS-Ruling 10: R2 is guilty of an
illegal block because he gave a fair catch signal, then blocked before the kick ended.
Blocking after a signal- Play 11: Fourth and 10 on team K's 15 yardline. While K1's short punt is
in flight, R2 gives a valid fair catch signal at team K's 24 yardline. The ball hits the ground at
team K's 17 yardline and is untouched when it ricochets back behind the neutral zone. K3
recovers the ball and begins a legal advance. R2 blocks K4. The block is above the waist and
from the front. - ANS-Ruling 11: R2's block is legal because the kick ended when K3 recovered
it.
Blocking after a signal- Play 12: As seen in PlayPic D, team R's number 80 signals for a fair
catch but the ball goes over his head. While the ball is loose, number 80 blocks an opponent.
Another team R player recovers the loose ball. - ANS-Ruling 12: The block by number 80 is
illegal. Number 80 is prohibited from blocking until the kick ends. The 15-yard penalty is
enforced using post-scrimmage kick enforcement.
Contact by Team K- Play 9: Fourth and 10 on team K's 20 yardline. While K1's punt is in flight,
R2 gives a valid fair catch signal at team K's 45 yardline. R3 catches the kick at team K's 40
yardline and is tackled immediately by K3 before the covering official can sound his whistle. The
contact is forceful but does not qualify as a personal foul. R3 fumbles and the ball is recovered
by K4. - ANS-Ruling 9: Because R3 did not give a fair catch signal, he is not protected from
contact. Since the contact was not a personal foul, there is no foul. It is not a fair catch because
R3 did not give a valid signal. The fumble is ignored because the ball was dead when R3 caught
it. It will be team R's ball at the spot of recovery.
Delay of game- No team R player may advance the ball after any team R player has given a
valid or invalid fair catch signal. PlayPics E and F illustrate the player who made the fair catch
advancing, but
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