Hurdling is a rare foul and may take an official by surprise when it happens. Both offensive and defensive players can be guilty of hurdling. There are two main components to the hurdling definition. Officials must know these two components to properly rule on the foul when it occurs.
Foul Philosophy
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False Start and Snap Infraction
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Encroachment
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Illegal Formation
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Illegal Shift and Illegal Motion
0/1
Offensive Holding
0/1
Blocking in the Back
0/1
Blocking Below the Waist
0/1
Illegal Blindside Block
According to Rules 2-3-10, 2-32-16i, and 9-4-3n, an illegal blindside block involves these criteria:
1. Forceful Contact: The Colorado interpretation of "forceful" is the opponent is knocked to the ground.
2. Outside the Free Blocking Zone: The block occurs outside the free blocking zone.
3. Without Open Hands: The blocker does not use open hands when making contact.
4. The opponent does not see the blocker approaching.
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Facemask
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Chop Block
0/1
Clipping
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Horse-collar Tackle
0/1
Hurdling
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Unsportsmanlike Conduct
0/1
Illegal Helmet Contact
0/1
Illegal Batting
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Illegal Kicking and Illegal Kick
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Pop Up Kicks
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Roughing the Passer
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