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Q: Does the center have to snap the ball?
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What is it when the center passes the ball to the quarterback?

A Hike or Snap Is when the center hands the ball to the quarterback.


What is when the center sends the ball to the quarterback?

it is called a hike or a snap


Does a hiking of the ball in football have to travel through the legs or can it be handed to the QB over the side of the center's body?

The ball can be snapped under the legs or the center can do a legal snap called a side snap. This is where the center picks up the ball, turns around, and hands it to the quarterback


A hiked ball that is handled or dropped by the quarterback is a what?

The transfer of the ball from the center to the quarterback is called a 'snap'.


Can a defensive player swat at the ball when being snap by the center?

yes


In football what is a side snap?

A standard snap, the center quickly places the ball in-between his legs to the quarterback. A side snap, although extremely rare, is a legal play where the center snaps the ball around his side.


Can center keep ball and advance it?

Yes as long as the quarterback touches the ball.AnswerNo. The center must release the ball to an eligible player from the snap. If the QB touched the ball and gave it back to the center, that would be a forward handoff, which is illegal.


What is the penalty for spiking the ball when the qb takes a snap not directly from under center?

intentional grounding


Is the center allowed to move his hand off the ball pre-snap in football?

No. It will be ruled a false start by the ref.


Does the center have to snap the ball between his legs?

No, he does not. There have been very few instances, however, of Centers doing otherwise.


What is a center snap?

when the center snaps it.


The person who hikes the ball to the quarterback is the?

Center. In the middle of the line, the center is also responsible for tackling the nose guard and for calling out audible adjustments based off the defensive formation before the snap.