FinePrint Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 As I watched the Triton / LaVille game Friday night, I saw something I had never seen in a high school game. LaVille attempted a "Fair Catch Kick" as time expired in the second quarter. Triton punted from deep in their own territory and the LaVille returner executed a fair catch at around the 50 yard line with 6 seconds left. LaVille informed the officials they wanted to attempt a free kick and lined up in kickoff formation where the ball was spotted on the field. The Triton defenders were placed 10 yards from the line of scrimmage and the LaVille kicker was given a chance to kick a free kick in an attempt to make a field goal. He was allowed to place the ball on a kickoff tee. The kick fell well short, but I suppose it was worth a try! Triton did have a return man deep, but the ball crossed the goal line, so I assume he was unable to return it by rule. Follow the link for Wikipedia's explanation of a fair catch kick. Interesting play! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_catch_kick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 Like a unicorn... Kudos to LaVille's coach for knowing all the rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustRules Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 20 minutes ago, tango said: Like a unicorn... Kudos to LaVille's coach for knowing all the rules. Agreed! And kudos to the officials for knowing it as well. Hopefully they submit this for the IFOA training video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachkj Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 Learned this rule at a Colts game their first season in Indy. I've been coaching 30 years waiting for the opportunity to use it. Still hasn't happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodney Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 Fair catch should be removed from the game All punts live let's go 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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