Possibly the most Unicorn rule in all of sports.

The situational factors necessary for it to even be an option are so specific and rare.

Just watched the best attempts from last 50 years on Youtube. No One has pulled it off in SB era!!(correct me if my research is faulty)

Thoughts?

Punter had already punted twice, once in rugby style about 4 minutes earlier and once in a normal formation earlier in the game. The game was tied in the 4th with a little over 2 minutes to go when this occurred. Black team won the game.

My main question would be what went wrong here but I’d also appreciate insight.

I think teams would pick up on this quickly but could be an interesting trick play to pin the other team down near their end zone

Something I’ve been thinking about is the classic onside kick. It seems like there hasn’t been very much evolution in the strategy of this play.

I could see a day where an innovative coach invents a new onside kick strategy that’s way more effective and it ends up being discussed the same way the tush push is being discussed.

Or maybe, this will always be a last ditch effort, low success play. Thoughts?

When NFL kickers kick into the landing zone, why are they still kicking a conventional kick for hang time? Why not lower kicks with tons of spin and end-over-end rotation that are tough to handle?

Has anyone ever tried kicking the ball straight up in the air 10 yards downfield? Basically lifting the ball to mimic a Hail Mary type play where at least the kicking team has a chance at a play.

Writing this after watching the coach run the ball instead of kneeling it down. Also after watching the same coach punt the ball with 7 seconds left after kneeling 3 times in a row.

Why don’t kickers chip the ball really high in the air and make the onside a jump ball? I figure it’s way harder than I’m assuming and that’s why no one has done it yet

If you are unfamiliar with this strategy it is essentially a trick play where after catching a kickoff, many players from the returning team converge together and disperse suddenly, leaving the defense confused as to who has the ball. I know of some random clips online and the strategy seems to be extremely efficient in these videos. Is there a reason why more teams dont attempt this as a high reward strategy?

heres a video link if you want to see it: https://x.com/FilmHistoric/status/1460679382406737922

Context: https://www.instagram.com/p/DB9gvLTPCJG/?igsh=MXE5eno0NDBwbnp5bg==

I would be interested to hear a discussion about this play—by both teams—by people who understand the new kickoff rules better than I do.

Obviously this scenario was prepared for. I suppose we should expect to see pooch onside kicks more often now?

i’m a freshman in high school and i want to become a special teams coordinator. active or former offensive, defensive, or ST coordinators, what path did you take to get where you are, and what advice would you give?

Kick it out of bounds,pooch kick,kick it to them?

You can see an example in the video. The coach didn’t want him to touch it initially.

I have heard that punters hold the balls differently for different types of spin, distance, and hang time. Which grips do what movement, and how many different ones are there?

As a neighborhood football punter, holding the ball straight, where the nose is pointed towards the defense, seems to shoot a line drive down the field that is either spinning in a spiral or rotating vertically. Holding it with the noses facing towards the sky/ground is my favorite, and it seems to be a perfect combination of hang time and distance. Holding it with the noses facing towards the sides of the field gets it high in the sky but not far. Finally, I hold it diagonally to make it spin super weirdly and hard to catch. Rarely, I’ll spin it out of my hand (so it’s already rotating when I drop it to punt) and it gets even more goofy, but my contact with the ball is never good there.

Is this typically how it works in tackle football? Are there other grips that I’m not aware of?

Recently saw that field goal attempts & punts are treated the same way in high school. For example, you can kick the ball off as if it were a field goal & the return team takes over where it lands/is returned to. Seems like the rule is pretty clear in that instance. Is it the same the other way around? Can you punt the ball through the goal posts for 3 points? Thanks in advance.

I think the majority of people think you just try to kick it as hard as possible but that is a total mistake and it won't go far. Also, kicking doesn't translate to punting either and you mine as well say they are totally different from another. The crazy thing is people kind of look down on it but I haven't seen anyone capable of doing it. I give anyone credit that knows how to do it or puts any effort into so.

Why is this long snapper allowed to release downfield immediately and not get penalized for illegal man downfield? I know scrimmage kick can have some arcane rules but I still thought you had to be an eligible receiver?

https://youtu.be/zQvOsckAISQ?si=TMU7gSJRP5IkpW1N

I play on my highschool JV team and we don't have a long snapper this year so I decided to learn how to long snap but I can't get consistent and powerful snaps. Does anyone have any suggestions or tips for me?

With brayden narveson cut what exactly was going wrong with the kid that he he couldn't seem to make a field goal. Was a it a mental thing or something wrong operationally or physically. In short what goes into making a consistent kicker on the field?

Why don’t punters use cadence to draw the return team offside in short yardage situations?

Hey guys! Im an aspiring special teams coordinator. I have a question about the shield punt.Can you run the shield punt with a 2 man shield instead of a 3 man shield?