Pooch kick/ onsides kick

[oldfool2]

Ball is kicked pooch style and goes beyong 10 yards and a player from kick team attempt to catch ball about 13 yards from the kick in the air. The ball never hits the ground and recieving team does not call for fair catch, what is the rule on the field?

 

[VAOfficial]

Ball is kicked pooch style and goes beyong 10 yards and a player from kick team attempt to catch ball about 13 yards from the kick in the air. The ball never hits the ground and recieving team does not call for fair catch, what is the rule on the field?

Since this is a free kick, no kicking team player can touch the ball until it has either touched the ground or a receiving team player. The foul is kick-catching interference. The penalty is 15 yards from the spot of the foul (known as the spot of the "awarded fair catch") or 15 yards from the previous spot and rekick, or the receiving team can decline the foul and take the result of the play (depending on how the play ended, what's more advantageous).

This is different than a scrimmage kick (punt, FG, etc.) where if there is no receiving team player in position to catch the ball, a kicking team player can touch a kick in flight.

 

[Bo Bob]

Since this is a free kick, no kicking team player can touch the ball until it has either touched the ground or a receiving team player. The foul is kick-catching interference. The penalty is 15 yards from the spot of the foul (known as the spot of the "awarded fair catch") or 15 yards from the previous spot and rekick, or the receiving team can decline the foul and take the result of the play (depending on how the play ended, what's more advantageous).

This is different than a scrimmage kick (punt, FG, etc.) where if there is no receiving team player in position to catch the ball, a kicking team player can touch a kick in flight.

Thanks for the explanation!