Is it legal to use a start similar to what wide receivers use in arena football? Lets say I set my blocks 5 meters behind and start my movement in anticipation of the gun. Is it legal if I don't break the plane before the gun goes off? This is a legitimate question due to a foot injury that prevents me from starting from a static position.
Set means no movement
lol...
Sprint start question wrote:
Is it legal to use a start similar to what wide receivers use in arena football? Lets say I set my blocks 5 meters behind and start my movement in anticipation of the gun. Is it legal if I don't break the plane before the gun goes off? This is a legitimate question due to a foot injury that prevents me from starting from a static position.
In football you can't go in motion in the direction of the line of scrimmage.
If you mistime it and break the line before the gun goes off, that's offsides, they'll move your start line back 5 yards in the restart.
Football Freddie wrote:
Sprint start question wrote:Is it legal to use a start similar to what wide receivers use in arena football? Lets say I set my blocks 5 meters behind and start my movement in anticipation of the gun. Is it legal if I don't break the plane before the gun goes off? This is a legitimate question due to a foot injury that prevents me from starting from a static position.
In football you can't go in motion in the direction of the line of scrimmage.
In arena football, which was his question, you can. Canadian League, too.
OP: no. But you could still contribute in a relay, in which you can get a running start.
thejeff wrote:
Football Freddie wrote:In football you can't go in motion in the direction of the line of scrimmage.
In arena football, which was his question, you can. Canadian League, too.
OP: no. But you could still contribute in a relay, in which you can get a running start.
Thanks. And, yes, Arena Football, not NFL.