Indian Nations Youth Sports

Football => "Ask the Ref" => Topic started by: AllIn21 on September 21, 2020, 04:47:33 pm

Title: kick off out of bounds
Post by: AllIn21 on September 21, 2020, 04:47:33 pm
What is the penalty for kicking the ball out of bounds on the kick off? Is it 15 yds from the spot the ball went out of bounds?
Title: Re: kick off out of bounds
Post by: Director of Officials on September 21, 2020, 09:28:10 pm
Three options:

1.) you can take the ball where it goes out of bounds
2.) back the kicking team up 5 yards and re-kick
3.) or take the ball 25 yards from the kick line (normally the 35 yard line because the kicking team kicks off from the other 40 yard line - thus 25 yards) 
Title: Re: kick off out of bounds
Post by: CoachEmUp" on September 21, 2020, 11:30:21 pm
Option 1 now comes with 5 yards added on to the spot of  the ball where it went out of bounds from.
Title: Re: kick off out of bounds
Post by: Director of Officials on September 22, 2020, 07:54:36 am
excellent point Sir!  Thanks for the correction.