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Post by daytonadan on Dec 14, 2009 21:17:39 GMT -5
NEW ORLEANS (December 14, 2009) -- The Southern Indoor Football approved two rules changes at its league meeting Monday, including the addition of a 1-point "uno" for kickoffs that make it the uprights and another to deter intentionaly kicking the ball out of bounds to avoid run backs. Visit www.southernifl.com later for more details.
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Post by Banana Cat on Dec 14, 2009 22:12:47 GMT -5
I like rules that force teams to kick it inbounds. I've seen games where one team just keeps kicking it out of bounds to avoid the flashy return guy returning it for a TD and the rules give the starting position at the teams' own 40. It should be the 50 IMHO. The one point for getting it through the goal posts, I could take or leave. It does give teams an option for another point if they are down a certain margin though.
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Post by Caballo Diablo on Dec 15, 2009 9:45:24 GMT -5
I agree, the intentionally kicking out of bounds got waaay out of hand last season but............... If they're kicking for the "Uno", won't most of the kicks go out of the back of the endzone whether they make it through the uprights or not? Well, unless you add nets.
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Post by Doom on Dec 15, 2009 12:33:07 GMT -5
Would be good, if you miss the uprights and it goes out of bounds out the back of the endzone the other team gets the point you were trying to get.
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Post by Banana Cat on Dec 15, 2009 12:41:12 GMT -5
Indeed.
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Post by Caballo Diablo on Dec 15, 2009 16:24:48 GMT -5
They need to do something like that.
If you kick it out of bounds along the sidelines, the receiving team gets a free return.
But it seems most teams will attempt the "UNO-Goal". If you make it you get a point, if you miss it still goes out of bounds through the back of the endzone, for what I assume would be a touchback.
Unless you've got a weak legged kicker - lol
How does this lower the number of kicks out of bounds? I'm confused.
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Post by dagr814ever on Dec 21, 2009 18:43:36 GMT -5
The UNO is exciting and really gets the point spread off kilter to avoid ties at the end of the game. In the AIFA, if the UNO went through you got the point and your opponent got the ball at the 5. If it was wide the opponent got it at the 15 ( I think). So it was worth the attempt to get the opponent the ball deeper in its territory.
As I understand the new rule it states if it goes out of bounds between the goal lines, so kicks out of the back of the endzone will not be effected.
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Post by Banana Cat on Dec 21, 2009 21:34:16 GMT -5
Where would kicks out of the back of the end zone be spotted?
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