2006-12-20 02:17:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football (American)
A hit from behind is a clip. Now, in order for it to be a clip, the head must be on the back side of the opponents body upon contact. If the head is on the front side of the body when the impact occurs, REGARDLESS of the bodys position, it is not a clip. That's how you determine it.......
2006-12-20 02:20:34 · answer #1 · answered by Rod Farva 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the early days of football, clipping was very easy to determine and even easier to refrain from committing. Basically, clipping is when an offensive player hits a defensive player from behind. The rule of thumb when I played was that you had to get your helmet in front of the defender you were blocking. The same holds true today.
Over the years, the rule has been expanded to include blocking below the waist on returns (front or back) and the elimination of the crackback block, where a wideout hits a defender from the side (with helmet to the front or back) and below the waist.
Clipping has become less common as the Illegal Block rule has been in place, eliminating many of the infractions from being called Clipping. Clipping is now any block to the back of an opposing defender. The only exceptions are when the defender, who had just been facing an offensive player, moves so that contact would result in clipping, and an area near the ball, while the defender is engaging a ball carrier. In other words, a defender can be hit to the back, if his front is unavailable due to the defender's own actions.
2006-12-20 02:28:29 · answer #2 · answered by tambar@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The previous answers are close but are missing one key element. A clipping call occurs when a block in the back happens below the waist. A block in the back is not necessarily a clip. If its above the waist its a Block in the Back penalty. Heres the exact description of the penalty:
Clipping: Throwing the body across the back of an opponent’s leg or hitting him from the back below the waist while moving up from behind unless the opponent is a runner or the action is in close line play.
2006-12-20 02:26:00 · answer #3 · answered by VanMan_30 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What I call clipping and what the Ref calls clipping are 2 different things at least from my position in front of the TV. Often times a Ref will call a "Clipping" and on the replay its quite obvious that it wasn't.
2006-12-20 02:33:33 · answer #4 · answered by Waalee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is still the clipping penalty. It's just that players now are extra cautious about it since clipping can cause more injuries than most other penalties.
2016-03-13 08:53:10 · answer #5 · answered by Karin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard that clipping was okay with 2 yards of the line of scrimage. Outside of that its still clipping.
2006-12-20 03:06:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A clip is a block on or below the knee from behind.
2006-12-20 04:47:20 · answer #7 · answered by bigvol662004 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any block in the back is a clipping call. When the block is on the side, it is kind of vague. The referee has to make the decision whether it was on the back or on the side. The side is usually okay.
2006-12-20 02:21:08 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is essentially hitting from behind. You cant block or push a player with his back to you.
2006-12-20 02:23:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-20 02:19:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋