[NU Sports] More on rule changes (fwd)

[Clark Zahn]

-----Original Message-----
>From: Roy Lamberton <rstetson at capps-assoc.com>
>Sent: Feb 15, 2007 2:56 PM
>To: 'Mike Nolan' <nolan at romaine.tssi.com>, nwu-sports at romaine.tssi.com
>Subject: RE: [NU Sports] More on rule changes (fwd)
>
>Teams will have to work on the 25-30 yard kick where the ends get under the ball
>to catch it in the air. 
>
>It's a play that Greensboro College used a lot, usually in the 3rd quarter. You
>put two very fast players at end then kick the ball down field about 30 yards to
>where the kid is running.
>
>Its something like a soccer kick where you lead the striker or a kick where a
>player heads the ball into the goal, in other words, its doable by almost any
>soccer style kicker.
>
>Once you run it, any kickoff becomes a challenge for both sides. I hope the rule
>change leads to more of this kind of kickoff play, but the "big leg" guys will
>still boom it down field and hope for coverage.
>
>Since NU has a RS Frosh who is a "big leg guy," we should see some of this
>stuff.
>
>rsl
>

Couldn't the receiving team just signal for a fair catch?  The bounce kick works because they can't fair catch it.

Clark