Jump to content

Recommended Posts

Posted
Just now, FizzleFish said:

a lot of these targeting calls are because the defender leads with the crown. When are coaches going to teach them to lead with their face Mask?

They do, but they obviously need to do a better job. "See what you hit" has been taught for decades. Hitting with the crown of your helmet has been illegal for decades, but it used to be called spearing.

Posted
1 minute ago, Huckleberry said:

They do, but they obviously need to do a better job. "See what you hit" has been taught for decades. Hitting with the crown of your helmet has been illegal for decades, but it used to be called spearing.

Yeah, spearing was always on the books but almost never called.  But the spearing rule wasn't about protecting the player being hit, it was to protect the hitter from paralyzing himself.

Posted
Just now, WBT said:

Yeah, spearing was always on the books but almost never called.  But the spearing rule wasn't about protecting the player being hit, it was to protect the hitter from paralyzing himself.

That's still the reason that forcible contact with the crown of the helmet is illegal.

Posted
1 minute ago, Huckleberry said:

They do, but they obviously need to do a better job. "See what you hit" has been taught for decades. Hitting with the crown of your helmet has been illegal for decades, but it used to be called spearing.

Yes I know. That’s how I was taught. Just seems with the targeting calls being prevalent they would really preach it. That targeting wouldn’t have been called if he had his head up.

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.



×
×
  • Create New...