Are you required to kick the same type of ball your offense uses?

[mmmmmmmmmmmmmm]

For instance...

Offense: Wilson GST
Kicking: Rawlings

 

[Hampton Roads 6]

that's a good one

 

[Stretch35]

Unless it's specifically forbidden somewhere else in the rule book, Rule 1-3 Art 2 allows it.

ART. 2 . . . Each team shall provide at least one legal game ball to the referee at the time the game officials assume authority for the contest. Only legal game balls approved by the referee may be used during the contest.
Each team may use any referee-approved ball of its choice to free kick or start a new series of downs. If a touchdown occurs following a change of possession and the scoring team did not put the ball in play, any referee-approved ball may be used for the try.

 

[White hat]

If you're asking about kick-offs, then no, as long as the ball is legal, you can kick off with it.

As noted, you cannot bring in a different ball for punts, field goals or extra points.

 

[bowlingref]

Great info Whitehat. I tell people all the time,if you do not have a rule book for a specific sport, there is no way you can know the little things.

 

[White hat]

Originally posted by Stretch35:
Unless it's specifically forbidden somewhere else in the rule book, Rule 1-3 Art 2 allows it.

ART. 2 . . . Each team shall provide at least one legal game ball to the referee at the time the game officials assume authority for the contest. Only legal game balls approved by the referee may be used during the contest.
Each team may use any referee-approved ball of its choice to free kick or start a new series of downs. If a touchdown occurs following a change of possession and the scoring team did not put the ball in play, any referee-approved ball may be used for the try.

Just to clarify, the part that disallows it is the phrase "to start a new series of downs." A new ball can be put in on first down, but once the series starts you use the same ball throughout -- so even if the actual ball is changed because it's wet or got thrown incomplete 60 yards away, it has to be the same type of ball. Because a PAT is a continuation of the scoring play, a new ball cannot be used unless there was a change of possession.
This post was edited on 8/21 12:02 AM by White hat