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Who here has heard of a fair catch kick?


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On 9/1/2017 at 6:29 PM, nptb17 said:

I haven't until 5 minutes ago in the Colerain vs St. X game.

Are you talking about a fair catch on a kickoff?  Sure.  I mostly have seen it on pooch kicks where a linebacker (or someone similar) catches it.  I don't think you'd want someone from the DL running with the ball.

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On 9/1/2017 at 7:32 PM, nptb17 said:

Man I've played and watched football now for almost 30 years and never heard of it

 

 

50 minutes ago, sausmann9 said:

That play and the fair catch on a punt to end the half or game results in one down as a field goal attempt.  Two great special teams plays that many coaches don't know that. 

 

I'm familiar with teams having the opportunity to kick a field goal from the spot they fair catch a punt, but what was the situation in the St. X game (I can't imagine it is the fair catch deal, seeing as though the field goal was from the 25)?

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Just now, Cal 14 said:

Are you talking about a fair catch on a kickoff?  Sure.  I mostly have seen it on pooch kicks where a linebacker (or someone similar) catches it.  I don't think you'd want someone from the DL running with the ball.

No Colerain punted from it's endzone.  St. X fair caught the ball at the Colerain 25.  St. X then had a free kick from the Colerain 25 off of a kicking tee and Colerain players had to stand at their 15 yard line.  If it went through the uprights, it would have been worth 3 points.

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12 minutes ago, nptb17 said:

No Colerain punted from it's endzone.  St. X fair caught the ball at the Colerain 25.  St. X then had a free kick from the Colerain 25 off of a kicking tee and Colerain players had to stand at their 15 yard line.  If it went through the uprights, it would have been worth 3 points.

Yep, saw a kid kick a 67-yarder that way. At altitude here, but still cool.

 

 

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2 hours ago, Mjd33 said:

Someone go into further detail of this game? Score? Time remaining ? Heard of the rule never seen it used though ... there film out there of it ? 

St. X just scores to tie it up at 14 with 1:52 left.....Kickoff, Colerain returns to own 8 with 1:45 left..... 3 plays later its 4th and 15 from the 5 with 14 secs left..... Colerain punts to own 25 with 7 secs left, X fair Catch...........X free kick off tee from 25........completely shanked it.

Here's whole game..........free kick is around 2:28:00

 

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