What is the difference between an onside kick and a regular kick?
Q. I know what an onside kick is, and that it has to go 10 yards before the kicking team can recover. But how come, when you kick a ball deep, and the kicking team gets down there and is the first to touch the ball, they can't recover the ball? Instead, the ball is downed immediately after the kicking team touches the ball. Couldn't the kicking team kick a deep ball with lots of hang time, and get their guys to recover the ball and claim that it was an onside kick?
Asked by David - Thu Jan 3 01:26:33 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The ball is live on a kickoff no matter what. You're thinking of a PUNT when the kicking team can't recover the ball (unless a member of the receiving team touches it first). If you kick it deep and nobody on the receiving team picks the ball up, the kicking team can pick it up and gain possession. You can't get hang time on a kickoff like you can on a punt because you can't get under the football, so you wouldn't be able to kick it high enough for your team to run down the field in time to recover the ball.
Answered by Night Owl - Thu Jan 3 01:33:43 2008
Q. I know what an onside kick is, and that it has to go 10 yards before the kicking team can recover. But how come, when you kick a ball deep, and the kicking team gets down there and is the first to touch the ball, they can't recover the ball? Instead, the ball is downed immediately after the kicking team touches the ball. Couldn't the kicking team kick a deep ball with lots of hang time, and get their guys to recover the ball and claim that it was an onside kick?
Asked by David - Thu Jan 3 01:26:33 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The ball is live on a kickoff no matter what. You're thinking of a PUNT when the kicking team can't recover the ball (unless a member of the receiving team touches it first). If you kick it deep and nobody on the receiving team picks the ball up, the kicking team can pick it up and gain possession. You can't get hang time on a kickoff like you can on a punt because you can't get under the football, so you wouldn't be able to kick it high enough for your team to run down the field in time to recover the ball.
Answered by Night Owl - Thu Jan 3 01:33:43 2008
Why is a normal kickoff not a live ball until touched by the receiving team, but an onside kick is live?
Q. An onside kick is when the ball is kicked at least 10 yards...and then it's live. The receiving team does not need to touch it for it to be live. The kicking team can recover it as soon as it travels 10 yards. But if the ball is kicked deep...it's not live until the reveiving team touches it. So how far does a kickoff need to be kicked before it's no longer a live ball? What am I missing here?
Asked by RootBeer - Sun Dec 21 15:46:08 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. All kickoffs are live balls unless they enter the endzone
Answered by shaqdz34 - Sun Dec 21 15:49:48 2008
Q. An onside kick is when the ball is kicked at least 10 yards...and then it's live. The receiving team does not need to touch it for it to be live. The kicking team can recover it as soon as it travels 10 yards. But if the ball is kicked deep...it's not live until the reveiving team touches it. So how far does a kickoff need to be kicked before it's no longer a live ball? What am I missing here?
Asked by RootBeer - Sun Dec 21 15:46:08 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. All kickoffs are live balls unless they enter the endzone
Answered by shaqdz34 - Sun Dec 21 15:49:48 2008
What allows a recover of an onside kick?
Q. As far as I can find, the ball has to travel 10 yards minimum, or touched by the receiving team, before the kicking team can recover it. However, what defines the boundaries? A regular kick off can be downed by the kicking team, but cannot be recovered (with no touch of course). So, what I am really asking is there a maximum distance the ball can travel, or what?
Asked by ssmit233 - Sun Jan 10 13:49:29 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. No, a punt can be downed by the kicking team. If the kicking team kicks it deep and it rolls to the 5 and they come pick it up, it's their ball. Kickoffs and punts have different rules. As long as it goes past 10 yards on a kickoff no matter where the ball is if the kicking team gets it it's theirs. A punt is only if the other team touches it first.
Answered by kipreiserer - Sun Jan 10 13:53:44 2010
Q. As far as I can find, the ball has to travel 10 yards minimum, or touched by the receiving team, before the kicking team can recover it. However, what defines the boundaries? A regular kick off can be downed by the kicking team, but cannot be recovered (with no touch of course). So, what I am really asking is there a maximum distance the ball can travel, or what?
Asked by ssmit233 - Sun Jan 10 13:49:29 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. No, a punt can be downed by the kicking team. If the kicking team kicks it deep and it rolls to the 5 and they come pick it up, it's their ball. Kickoffs and punts have different rules. As long as it goes past 10 yards on a kickoff no matter where the ball is if the kicking team gets it it's theirs. A punt is only if the other team touches it first.
Answered by kipreiserer - Sun Jan 10 13:53:44 2010
In the LSU game on Saturday, was it correct that the kicking team for the onside kick cannot interfere with th?
Q. kick interfered with LSU's ability to field the ball. Is there a "halo" rule for the onside kick also?
Asked by Kay Mc - Tue Sep 7 15:55:40 2010 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
Q. kick interfered with LSU's ability to field the ball. Is there a "halo" rule for the onside kick also?
Asked by Kay Mc - Tue Sep 7 15:55:40 2010 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
Did anybody like the Texas Tech onside kick in the Cotton Bowl?
Q. With the two kickers. Back up kicking it and the starter recovering it.
Asked by drew l - Wed Jan 2 09:45:08 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The kick was pretty nice. No one even saw it coming.
Answered by Orange_Crush - Wed Jan 2 09:52:49 2008
Q. With the two kickers. Back up kicking it and the starter recovering it.
Asked by drew l - Wed Jan 2 09:45:08 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The kick was pretty nice. No one even saw it coming.
Answered by Orange_Crush - Wed Jan 2 09:52:49 2008
I'm too embarrassed to show my face, but why did the Chargers go for that onside kick?
Q. I hope we get a new coach, Norv is lame azz hell! And Nate Kaeding is needs to go somewhere and beat himself up! @ Jets over Pats, I think our defense was fine. We lost the game because of the 3 field goals and that Rivers interception.
Asked by Choc1 - Sun Jan 17 20:02:34 2010 - - 17 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Nate kaeding needs to get ucked up by the fans!! 9 POINTS?!?!?!?!
Answered by BOLTage - Sun Jan 17 20:06:15 2010
Q. I hope we get a new coach, Norv is lame azz hell! And Nate Kaeding is needs to go somewhere and beat himself up! @ Jets over Pats, I think our defense was fine. We lost the game because of the 3 field goals and that Rivers interception.
Asked by Choc1 - Sun Jan 17 20:02:34 2010 - - 17 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Nate kaeding needs to get ucked up by the fans!! 9 POINTS?!?!?!?!
Answered by BOLTage - Sun Jan 17 20:06:15 2010
Can the kicking team advance an onside kick after recovering it in College football?
Q. Can the kicking team advance an onside kick after recovering it in College football?
Asked by James - Sun Sep 13 03:46:07 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The kicking team can NEVER advance a free kick (kickoff or kick after a safety). It is dead where the kicking team recovered it. This is true at all levels of football, not just the NCAA. One thing that fans sometimes miss is that a "kick" ends when the ball is possessed (not touched, but possessed) by the receiving team. So if the receiving team possesses the ball then fumbles, the kicking team can advance.
Answered by Rob B - Sun Sep 13 10:10:19 2009
Q. Can the kicking team advance an onside kick after recovering it in College football?
Asked by James - Sun Sep 13 03:46:07 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The kicking team can NEVER advance a free kick (kickoff or kick after a safety). It is dead where the kicking team recovered it. This is true at all levels of football, not just the NCAA. One thing that fans sometimes miss is that a "kick" ends when the ball is possessed (not touched, but possessed) by the receiving team. So if the receiving team possesses the ball then fumbles, the kicking team can advance.
Answered by Rob B - Sun Sep 13 10:10:19 2009
How do you kick and recover an onside kick in madden 08 easily?
Q. It is on ps2
Asked by rockets wr - Fri Dec 28 15:11:57 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. go to the video game section of Y!answers.
Answered by Carson N - Fri Dec 28 15:20:32 2007
Q. It is on ps2
Asked by rockets wr - Fri Dec 28 15:11:57 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. go to the video game section of Y!answers.
Answered by Carson N - Fri Dec 28 15:20:32 2007
Can an onside kick be attempted on the kick following a safety?
Q. Can an onside kick be attempted on the kick following a safety?
Asked by MadDog - Sat Nov 21 18:38:43 2009 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Gee Bob, how could anyone give a thumbs down on a correct answer? There are two types of legal kicking plays: free kicks and scrimmage kicks. There are three metods of kicking: punt, place kick, and drop kick. There is no requirement that a free kick after a safety be done by punting, although it is the most common method. It could also be done by a drop kick or a place kick (the NFL does not allow a tee for this, but NCAA and HS do). Because it is a free kick, the kicking team can gain possession if the ball travels 10 yards (and touches the ground in HS) or touches a receiving team player. It could even be accomplished off of a punt.
Answered by Rob B - Sun Nov 22 03:55:48 2009
Q. Can an onside kick be attempted on the kick following a safety?
Asked by MadDog - Sat Nov 21 18:38:43 2009 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Gee Bob, how could anyone give a thumbs down on a correct answer? There are two types of legal kicking plays: free kicks and scrimmage kicks. There are three metods of kicking: punt, place kick, and drop kick. There is no requirement that a free kick after a safety be done by punting, although it is the most common method. It could also be done by a drop kick or a place kick (the NFL does not allow a tee for this, but NCAA and HS do). Because it is a free kick, the kicking team can gain possession if the ball travels 10 yards (and touches the ground in HS) or touches a receiving team player. It could even be accomplished off of a punt.
Answered by Rob B - Sun Nov 22 03:55:48 2009
How smart was that onside kick in the Phi Ne game in the second quater.?
Q. How smart was that onside kick in the Phi Ne game in the second quater.?
Asked by Jesswonmysliceofdpie - Sun Nov 25 21:10:38 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Blimey! another yank lost in space. This forum is for real football not the American rubbish.
Answered by hammer - Mon Nov 26 01:11:06 2007
Q. How smart was that onside kick in the Phi Ne game in the second quater.?
Asked by Jesswonmysliceofdpie - Sun Nov 25 21:10:38 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Blimey! another yank lost in space. This forum is for real football not the American rubbish.
Answered by hammer - Mon Nov 26 01:11:06 2007
Does an onside kick in college football have to stay ten yards for the defense to recover?
Q. Does an onside kick in college football have to stay ten yards for the defense to recover?
Asked by William Wittgen - Mon Sep 21 12:17:46 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. stay 10 yards? It has to travel 10 yards... bouncing back in the direction it came is irrelevant... it just has to cross that 10 yard marker and it's a live ball.
Answered by Warrior - Wed Sep 23 04:01:45 2009
Q. Does an onside kick in college football have to stay ten yards for the defense to recover?
Asked by William Wittgen - Mon Sep 21 12:17:46 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. stay 10 yards? It has to travel 10 yards... bouncing back in the direction it came is irrelevant... it just has to cross that 10 yard marker and it's a live ball.
Answered by Warrior - Wed Sep 23 04:01:45 2009
How do you onside kick in madden 08? What is the easist way?
Q. what power and area do you use on the football? i know the kicker and kickoff team determines it as well...but what spots have the best success? and its for 360, im not sure if that matters or not
Asked by tayhawk24 - Tue Jan 22 18:47:59 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. well first of all depends on what system you have it for. me i have it for 360 as well. but i can still help you. first during the kickoff choose a different formation. the onside kick should come up. select the one you want. now the easiest way getting the ball back would be this. aim it lower. not too low though or you will be penalized. after that make the worst kick you can do. that means the power should be low.( don't kick the ball to the side now ) but you know what i mean. it should send the ball closest to you and then just dive for it. this would be the easiest way for me. but i think you should try it. give your opinion. ( e-mail is OK )
Answered by bboyskyerjr - Tue Jan 22 19:06:51 2008
Q. what power and area do you use on the football? i know the kicker and kickoff team determines it as well...but what spots have the best success? and its for 360, im not sure if that matters or not
Asked by tayhawk24 - Tue Jan 22 18:47:59 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. well first of all depends on what system you have it for. me i have it for 360 as well. but i can still help you. first during the kickoff choose a different formation. the onside kick should come up. select the one you want. now the easiest way getting the ball back would be this. aim it lower. not too low though or you will be penalized. after that make the worst kick you can do. that means the power should be low.( don't kick the ball to the side now ) but you know what i mean. it should send the ball closest to you and then just dive for it. this would be the easiest way for me. but i think you should try it. give your opinion. ( e-mail is OK )
Answered by bboyskyerjr - Tue Jan 22 19:06:51 2008
how i do an onside kick in madden 10?
Q. i have watched and looked at heaps of things that do it, but somehow they get the little arrow to go along the ground, mine goes down but it still goes high when i kick it. (xbox 360) any help appreciated!
Asked by MItch - Fri Nov 6 06:59:11 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
Q. i have watched and looked at heaps of things that do it, but somehow they get the little arrow to go along the ground, mine goes down but it still goes high when i kick it. (xbox 360) any help appreciated!
Asked by MItch - Fri Nov 6 06:59:11 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
Yards a team is penalized if first onside kick goes out of bounds?
Q. Yards a team is penalized if first onside kick goes out of bounds?
Asked by Jake - Sun May 3 21:35:47 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. 10
Answered by New England Patriots Fan!!(10-6) - Sun May 3 21:43:11 2009
Q. Yards a team is penalized if first onside kick goes out of bounds?
Asked by Jake - Sun May 3 21:35:47 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. 10
Answered by New England Patriots Fan!!(10-6) - Sun May 3 21:43:11 2009
In NCAA Football 07 where is the best place to put the cursor on the football to recover an onside kick?
Q. In NCAA Football 07 where is the best place to put the cursor on the football to recover an onside kick?
Asked by faba_2005 - Fri Nov 10 16:51:54 2006 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. the farthest out and closest to you and barely kick it
Answered by mr.asics - Sun Nov 12 13:23:17 2006
Q. In NCAA Football 07 where is the best place to put the cursor on the football to recover an onside kick?
Asked by faba_2005 - Fri Nov 10 16:51:54 2006 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. the farthest out and closest to you and barely kick it
Answered by mr.asics - Sun Nov 12 13:23:17 2006
I think Texas just found the ultimate onside kick?
Q. Why don't people do that more?
Asked by The Gamecock Fan (iamrulz25) - Thu Jan 7 23:09:44 2010 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. It was great. I think it may be sort of difficult to hit an opposing player every time though. Especially if they are expecting it and duck.
Answered by JCB - Thu Jan 7 23:13:00 2010
Q. Why don't people do that more?
Asked by The Gamecock Fan (iamrulz25) - Thu Jan 7 23:09:44 2010 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. It was great. I think it may be sort of difficult to hit an opposing player every time though. Especially if they are expecting it and duck.
Answered by JCB - Thu Jan 7 23:13:00 2010
CAN YOU "FAIR CATCH" AN ONSIDE KICK IN NFL?
Q. Suppose a team is trying an Onside Kick. So they make the kick and while the ball is in the air the "Receiving Team" calls for "Fair Catch". Can you use this as a strategy for not letting the Kicking Team win on the Onside Kick?
Asked by jomc11 - Mon Nov 24 13:13:20 2008 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments
A. you can if it doesn't hit the ground first. Thats why the kicker tops the ball and drives it into the ground, then hops real high...
Answered by Allen H - Mon Nov 24 13:56:41 2008
Q. Suppose a team is trying an Onside Kick. So they make the kick and while the ball is in the air the "Receiving Team" calls for "Fair Catch". Can you use this as a strategy for not letting the Kicking Team win on the Onside Kick?
Asked by jomc11 - Mon Nov 24 13:13:20 2008 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments
A. you can if it doesn't hit the ground first. Thats why the kicker tops the ball and drives it into the ground, then hops real high...
Answered by Allen H - Mon Nov 24 13:56:41 2008
Is there a limit to how many onside kicks a team can attempt in a professional football game?
Q. I realize the gamble in attempting an onside kick multiple times, but I wanted to know if there was a rule the NFL had on them. Please provide a source with your info to confirm the credibility of your answer.
Asked by Kori: follower of Christ - Tue Oct 28 14:36:30 2008 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments
A. There is no limit because there is no such thing in the rule book as an "onside kick." That was a term, like "lateral," that was made up. What most people call an onside kick is simply a free kick. Any free kick can be recovered by the kicking team if certain criteria are met (like going 10 yards or being touched by a receiving team player, some leagues also have rules that they must touch the ground). The onsides kick is just a method of performing a free kick to increase the odds the kicking team can recover the ball.
Answered by Rob B - Tue Oct 28 16:18:03 2008
Q. I realize the gamble in attempting an onside kick multiple times, but I wanted to know if there was a rule the NFL had on them. Please provide a source with your info to confirm the credibility of your answer.
Asked by Kori: follower of Christ - Tue Oct 28 14:36:30 2008 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments
A. There is no limit because there is no such thing in the rule book as an "onside kick." That was a term, like "lateral," that was made up. What most people call an onside kick is simply a free kick. Any free kick can be recovered by the kicking team if certain criteria are met (like going 10 yards or being touched by a receiving team player, some leagues also have rules that they must touch the ground). The onsides kick is just a method of performing a free kick to increase the odds the kicking team can recover the ball.
Answered by Rob B - Tue Oct 28 16:18:03 2008
madden 09 moment...how do you get onside kick and then score in 13 seconds?
Q. i cant even get the onside kick...please help me
Asked by mr bob t - Fri Aug 22 16:49:28 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. i put the cross down on the bottom of the ball and then the kick meter just over the third bar and it works all the time, then i throw a bomb to hold and the first time i dropped the ball at the three which i woulda scored, if caught. then i got lucky on the third time i threw it with 1 second the safety tipped it n holt caught it broke away for 15 yards for a TD. if u set them on streaks the cardinals usually blitz a few n play zone, so once holt passes the zone its just a toss n catch make sure ur close to the goal line so u can dive or truck stick in.
Answered by I'll be you James Dean!! - Mon Aug 25 05:20:44 2008
Q. i cant even get the onside kick...please help me
Asked by mr bob t - Fri Aug 22 16:49:28 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. i put the cross down on the bottom of the ball and then the kick meter just over the third bar and it works all the time, then i throw a bomb to hold and the first time i dropped the ball at the three which i woulda scored, if caught. then i got lucky on the third time i threw it with 1 second the safety tipped it n holt caught it broke away for 15 yards for a TD. if u set them on streaks the cardinals usually blitz a few n play zone, so once holt passes the zone its just a toss n catch make sure ur close to the goal line so u can dive or truck stick in.
Answered by I'll be you James Dean!! - Mon Aug 25 05:20:44 2008
onside kick for touchdown by kicking team?
Q. has a nfl team ever scored touchdown on a onside kick recovered by kicking team
Asked by AMBER - Fri Aug 27 13:06:08 2010 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. I have seen it happen with the falcons once.Answer mine.
Answered by Buff Dude - Fri Aug 27 13:21:15 2010
Q. has a nfl team ever scored touchdown on a onside kick recovered by kicking team
Asked by AMBER - Fri Aug 27 13:06:08 2010 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. I have seen it happen with the falcons once.Answer mine.
Answered by Buff Dude - Fri Aug 27 13:21:15 2010
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