Make the Right Call

[Anthony D Burgess]

Question:

Name 2 of the 3 Free Kicks ?

Is a punt a free kick ? or a play from scrimmage ?

a punt after a safty is a free kick

[Anthony D Burgess]

Outstanding, do you know the answer of the second ? and what is the other free kick ?

Originally Posted by bigredtops

a punt after a safty is a free kick

[Anthony D Burgess]

I will post the answer when I get off from work, that way it will give every one the chance to answer it.

1. Kickoffs are free kicks.
2. Safety kicks are free, whether by punt, drop kick or placekick minus the tee.
3. Don't know if there is a 3rd unless it's mentioned in my #2. Or is it a free kick/field goal attempt after a fair catch. I've only heard the commentators propose this one, but I've never seen it.

[Anthony D Burgess]

There is a third but many will not know this, it is this:

A fair catch kick; It allows the receiving team, after a fair catch, to attempt a kick which scores three points, just like a field goal.

Originally Posted by JIMBO

1. Kickoffs are free kicks.
2. Safety kicks are free, whether by punt, drop kick or placekick minus the tee.
3. Don't know if there is a 3rd unless it's mentioned in my #2. Or is it a free kick/field goal attempt after a fair catch. I've only heard the commentators propose this one, but I've never seen it.

...of my #3. I've only heard it said, never seen it though.

so how would that work?

[Anthony D Burgess]

I have not seen it done so I can only guess

You punt the ball from you're 1 yard, it's a bad punt, thr receiving team fair catches that punt at you're 35 yard line, then he punts the ball through the up rights for 3 points.

Like I said I have never seen it done so my answer is just a guess. There is more to the development of this type of play than I know.

[artlax]

After the fair catch you can set-up for an uncontested kick at the goalposts. No snap - no linemen. You can even use the famed "drop kick" technique.