The ball was kicked off and the team that recieved the ball was running for a sure td. The ref who called the play on the kickoff team blew the whistle when the kid was about 20 yards from a td. When play stopped the ref called illegal procedure on the kick off team. What is the rule here
2006-10-29 11:35:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football (American)
A member of the kicking team apparently crossed their free kick line before the ball was kicked. The player in question running for a TD was merely running a dead ball and the refs were trying to stop the play and administer the penalty for the kicking team to kick off again.
2006-10-30 04:58:03 · answer #1 · answered by bigvol662004 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Procedure calls can be any number of things.
For instance, the rules usually mandate that the teams have a certain number of men on the line of scrimmage, and violation of that would be a procedure call.
Another one would be that the man in motion in the backfield can't start running upfield (running towards one side is okay) before the ball is snapped.
There much be a dozen, and it all depends on the rules. Pro rules are different than college or high school rules. Without being on the sidelines, or the ref having a mic, you can't know for certain what the problem was.
2006-10-29 19:40:56 · answer #2 · answered by geek49203 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The only illegal procedure possible (except for 12 men on the field) is that one of the players got ahead of the kicker. The receiving team should have continued to run for the T.D., and then declined the penalty.
2006-10-29 19:41:10 · answer #3 · answered by Pete 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kicking team player moving before ball is snapped or kicked
wrong number of players on field less or more than 12 College (11 pro)
2006-10-29 19:45:19 · answer #4 · answered by cork 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
movement over the line
12 players
wrong equipment
2006-10-29 19:39:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋