Who kicks after a TD?

[Orin]

Is a team either Kicking or Receiving for the entire half? I would think they are. So after the receiving teams scores a touch down (in their own turn) does the other team kick and immediately get their turn and drive towards the ball in the opponents half of the field? Or does the team that made the TD get to kick?

[narkotic]

Always the team that scored last has to kick. At the beginning of the 2nd half, the team that has received at the beginning of the match, has to kick.

[bluetooth]

Always the team that scored last has to kick. At the beginning of the 2nd half, the team that has received at the beginning of the match, has to kick.

Yep. Narcotic is right. And if the game is a tie at the end of 2nd half, the match goes into a "sudden death" overtime. Flip the coin (as in the beginning of the match) to see who kick-off.

[Orin]

Ah, right, so I've been doing it wrong. I really should memorize that LRB, because I found the rule in the mean time.

[Dave]

By alterating the kicking team, the team that just conceded a TD can score an equalizer.. (Or try that at least )

[Orin]

But isn't it easier to score by kicking and taking the turn? That way you can immediately pick up the ball deep in the opponents half.

[Dave]

that's a blitz (10 on the Kick Off table)

The sequence is:

Kicking team sets up (defender)
Recieving team sets up (attacker)
Kicking team places ball on recieving team half of the pitch
roll Kick Off table
Scatter ball
resolve KO table result
bounce ball (if it doesn't land on top of a player)

Recieving team gets his turn
Defender's turn
Attacker's turn etc.

If the attacker scores, the role's reverse. He becomes defender (kicker) etc.

[Snew]

Dave's right. The kicking team doesn't take the first turn unless there is a "Blitz" result on the kick-off table. His series of steps is correct.

[Dave]

now that feels good