Title: Five man Free Kick Responsibilities Based on the 200607 NFHS Officials Manual by Grant Christianson
1Five man Free KickResponsibilitiesBased on the
2006-07 NFHS Officials Manualby Grant
Christianson
2R
U
L
Regular Kick SituationBefore Kick
Responsibilities
LJ
BJ
3R
R10
R11
U
R8
R9
L
R7
R6
Regular Kick SituationDuring Kick
Responsibilities
R5
R1
R2
R4
R3
LJ
BJ
K1
K3
K4
K7
K8
K2
K5
K6
K9
K10
K11
4R
U
R9
R11
R8
L
R5
R6
R1
R7
K10
R4
R3
R2
K6
K9
K1
K2
K4
K8
K7
LJ
K3
K5
Regular Kick SituationDuring Return
Responsibilities
BJ
K11
5R
U
R9
R11
R8
L
R5
R6
R1
R7
K10
R4
R3
R2
K6
K9
K1
K2
K4
K8
K7
LJ
K3
K5
Regular Kick Situation Return to Side Zone
During Return Responsibilities
BJ
K11
6R
U
R9
R11
R8
L
R5
R6
R1
R7
K10
R4
R3
R2
K6
K9
K1
K2
K4
K8
K7
LJ
K3
K5
Regular Kick Situation Return for Touch Down
During Return Responsibilities
BJ
K11
7R
R10
R11
U
R8
R9
L
R7
R6
Deep Kick SituationBefore Responsibilities Same
as Regular Kick
R5
R2
R1
R4
R3
LJ
BJ
K1
K4
K7
K2
K3
K5
K6
K8
K9
K10
K11
8R
R10
R11
U
R8
R9
R6
L
R7
Free Kick Out of Bounds SituationBefore
Responsibilities Same as Regular Kick
R5
R2
R1
R4
R3
LJ
BJ
K1
K4
K7
K2
K3
K5
K6
K8
K9
K10
K11
9R
Onside Kick SituationBefore Kick Responsibilities
L
U
LJ
BJ
10R
R10
R8
R11
R9
R6
Onside Kick SituationDuring Kick Responsibilities
R7
R3
R2
R4
R5
R1
U
L
LJ
BJ
K3
K2
K4
K5
K6
K1
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11
11R
R10
R8
R11
R9
R6
Onside Kick SituationFirst Touching by K
R7
R3
R2
R4
R5
R1
U
L
LJ
BJ
K3
K2
K4
K5
K6
K1
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11
12R
R10
R8
R11
R9
R6
Onside Kick SituationKick Out of Bounds
R7
R3
R2
R4
R5
R1
U
L
LJ
BJ
K3
K2
K4
K5
K6
K1
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11
13R
U
Free Kick AfterSafety SituationBefore Kick
Responsibilities
L
LJ
BJ
14R
R10
R11
U
Free Kick AfterSafety SituationDuring Return
Responsibilities
R9
R8
L
R7
R6
R5
R2
R1
R4
R3
LJ
BJ
K1
K3
K4
K5
K7
K8
K2
K6
K9
K10
K11
15R
U
R9
R11
R8
L
Free Kick After Safety SituationDuring Return
Responsibilities
R5
R6
R1
R7
K10
R4
R3
R2
K6
K1
K2
K9
K4
K8
K7
LJ
K3
K5
BJ
K11
16R
U
L
LJ
BJ
Free Kick After Fair Catch or Awarded
SituationBefore Kick ResponsibilitiesFree Kick
Lines Always 10 yards Apart