Definitions for fair catch
fair catch

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1. fair catchnoun

   (American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled

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1. fair catchnoun

   A call on a kicking play in which the receiver waves his hand to indicate that he will not run with the ball, assuring that he will not be tackled after catching it.

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1. fair catch

   In American football, a fair catch is a rule that allows a player who is about to catch a kickoff or punt the option to signal and give himself protection from being tackled. After signaling by waving one arm above his head, the player cannot run with the ball after catching it, but his team retains possession. The purpose of a fair catch is to prevent injury to the receiver as he attempts to catch a ball while opposing players are bearing down on him.

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1. Fair catch

   A fair catch is a feature of American football and several other codes of football, in which a player attempting to catch a ball kicked by the opposing team – either on a kickoff or punt – is entitled to catch the ball without interference from any member of the kicking team. A ball caught in this manner becomes dead once caught, i.e., the player catching the ball is not entitled to run with the ball in an attempt to gain yardage, and the receiving team begins their drive at the spot where the ball was caught. A player wishing to make a fair catch signals his intent by extending one arm above his head and waving it while the kicked ball is in flight. The primary reason for the fair catch rule is to protect the receiver. A receiver directs his attention toward the incoming punt and cannot focus on the defenders running towards him. He is quite vulnerable to injury and is also at risk for fumbling the kick if the punter intentionally makes a high short kick to allow defenders time to hit the receiver. The XFL removed the fair catch rule in an effort to make the game more "extreme." Canadian football and Arena football also do not have fair catch rules, with XFL and CFL preferring a five yard "no-yards" rule instead.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fair catch in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fair catch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fair catch
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fair_Catch
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=fair catch