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he can get up and run if he has not been touched yet. then he has to be tackled to be down, not "touched".
The above is true in the NFL...the touch must have caused the fall or happened while the knee or elbow is on the ground.
In college or ANY level below the play ends when the players knee or elbow touches regardless of the reason.
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Is a college football player down if his hand touches the ground?
yes if his hand touches the ground he is down but only if he is touched by contact and then touches the groundNo. A player is down only when a part of his body other than a hand or a foot touches the ground, or when the officials rule that his forward progress has been stopped.
When is the ball or player considered down in NFL football?
The runner is considered down when either a: His forward progress stops or b: any part of his body other than his foot or hand touches the ground AND he is touched by a player of an opposing team. There is no "down by contact" in college football. That's only in the pros. When a college player goes down he cannot get up and continue running, period. He does not have to be touched by an opposing player to be considered down.
If a ball carriers elbows touch the ground is that a dead ball?
In the NFL, if any part of the player's body except for the hands or feet touches the ground, and the player is in contact with an opposing player, the play is over. In college football, the player would be down and the ball would be dead, regardless of whether an opposing player made contact with him.
Is a player down in the nfl if the football touches the ground?
yes or if one knee touches the ground
If a player touches a base can he then return to the previous base if the runner in front of him returns to the base he touched?
Yes, as long as he or she touches any previously touched bases in reverse order.
What is the call when a defensive player touches a flyball and then another player catches the ball before it touches the ground?
Out.
When kicking off the ball touches the receiving team player then bounces to the ground and is then touched before going out of bounds by the kicking team who gets the ball?
the receiving team
What happens to the down if the player with the ball touches his knee to the ground?
as long as no opposing player makes contact of any kind with that player, the ball is still live. The above is true only in the NFL. In college or high school, the play (and therefore the down) is over when any part of the ball carrier's body touches the ground, other than a hand or a foot.
Is a college football player down if he touches the ball to the ground?
Yes.
Does the basketball touch the ground?
the basketball sport is actually with the ball rebounding in the ground while the player moves. So ti does touches the ground.
Player attempts to catch a pop up and touches the ball in foul territory and it hits the ground in fair territory?
Once a batted ball is touched by a defensive player in foul territory, it is ruled a foul ball regardless if said batted ball returns to fair territory.
What are referees job in dodgeball?
the referees job in dogeball is to: look if a player crossed the center line, to signal if a person is out (got hit by a ball), to signal if a person is out ( the opposing team caught a thrown ball before it touched the ground). - Chow
