Blocking below the waist
In
NCAA, and in high school. The block is illegal unless it is against the ball carrier.[3]
In the NFL, blocking below the waist is illegal during kicking plays and after a change of possession. Illegal crackback blocks, peel-back blocks and cut blocks are called during other times when an illegal block is made below the waist.
It was during the 1970s that the rules prohibiting these blocks were instituted in various leagues. Blocking below the waist was initially banned in 1970 in the NCAA after a unanimous vote.[4]
References
- ISBN 9780803124004.
- ^ Bach, Greg; National Alliance for Youth Sports. Coaching Football for Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. p. 52.
Blocking below the waist.
- ^ NCAA football rules and interpretations. 2001. pp. 104–05.
- ISBN 9780874134551.