Punt question

[Old School]

If a member of the punting team pushes a member of the receiving team into the ball - that is, a member of the receiving team touches the ball, but only because a member of the punting team causes it - can a member of the punting team take possession of the ball? Advance it?

[Lighthouse]

If that happens, it would be an unfair advantage gained by the kicking team. Possession would go to the receiving team.

[gerntz]

So if a punt team player is blocked by a receiving team player & in the process the receiving team player moves or is moved in the direction of the ball - is pushed by the contact he initiated - & is hit by the ball, it's the punting team's fault & the receiving team gets the ball regardless?

[Lighthouse]

So if a punt team player is blocked by a receiving team player & in the process the receiving team player moves or is moved in the direction of the ball - is pushed by the contact he initiated - & is hit by the ball, it's the punting team's fault & the receiving team gets the ball regardless?

If I read you question correctly, it opposite the question originally asked. If not, I'm completely confused.

[gerntz]

If I read you question correctly, it opposite the question originally asked. If not, I'm completely confused.

I don't know what opposite means here, but if the receiving team player tries to block punt team player & the punt team player still moves the receive team player into the ball, & the receive team player still touches the ball, who is at fault for the ball touch by the receiving team & can the punt team recover? I mean what decides whether the punt team initiated contact with the receive team's player or the receive team initiated? Seems very arbitrary.

[Lighthouse]

I don't know what opposite means here, but if the receiving team player tries to block punt team player & the punt team player still moves the receive team player into the ball, & the receive team player still touches the ball, who is at fault for the ball touch by the receiving team & can the punt team recover? I mean what decides whether the punt team initiated contact with the receive team's player or the receive team initiated? Seems very arbitrary.

In the original question, the punting team pushes or blocks a receiving team player into the ball, while in your question a receiving team player is doing the blocking. This is what's causing the confusion. Sorry.