2006-12-11 06:54:14 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football (American)
The ball is to be placed between the kicking team's goal line and their own 30-yard line (35-yard line in Canadian football and in college football). All players on the kicking team must not cross the line at which the ball is placed until the ball is kicked. The receiving team must stay behind the line that is 10 yards from where the ball is placed. The ball can be fielded by the receiving team at any point after it has been kicked or by the kicking team after it has travelled 10 yards or has been touched by a member of the receiving team. If it is fielded by the kicking team, it is called an onside kick. A low, bouncing kick is called a squib kick. Although a squib kick typically gives the receiving team better field position than they would if a normal kick had been used, a squib kick is sometimes used to avoid giving up a long return, as well as to give the kicking team the best chance of recovering the ball, typically when behind near the end of the game.
2006-12-11 06:56:36 · answer #1 · answered by Who Me? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ball must travel at least 10 yards, if it doesn't then it is a penalty against the Kicking Team.
2006-12-13 08:21:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this may well be a terrible concept. what's next? Are we gonna start up giving communities 8 factors for a TD of greater suitable than 70 yards or some thing? C'mon now. field goals are 3 factors, no rely how long they are. And a 50 backyard kick does not turn the ball over of their very own TERRITORY, a 50 backyard kick may well be from the 33. it may well be almost impossible for somebody to kick a FG from their very own territory, because it would could be a sixty seven backyard field purpose.
2016-10-18 03:02:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ball must be kicked at least 10 yards on every kick.
2006-12-11 06:57:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is no set distance. It is a free ball, but it must go 10 yards for the kicking team to recover it. The receiving team can grab it at any distance.
2006-12-11 06:56:30 · answer #5 · answered by TheOnlyBeldin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no set distance. The kicker wants to kick it as far as possible to give his team as good as field position as possible. If the kicking team wants to recover the ball, however, they must kick it at least 10 yards.
2006-12-11 07:23:37 · answer #6 · answered by Josh H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no REQUIRED distance, but it must travel AT LEAST 10 yards before the kicking team is eligible to recover and/or advance it.
2006-12-12 03:53:41 · answer #7 · answered by bigvol662004 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ball must travel at least 10-yeards beyond the line of scrimmage to be considered "in play" during a kick-off.
2006-12-11 06:56:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I understood that it should travel at least 10 yards, or be touched by the opposition. If neither happens a free kick is awarded.
2006-12-11 07:05:52 · answer #9 · answered by Vulture38 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A kick-off must travel at least 10 yards to be legal. As long as it passes that and stays inbounds then it's good.
2006-12-11 06:57:35 · answer #10 · answered by Jason W 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋