If one looks at punting formations in the two leagues, one quickly sees the difference.
"In college, the ineligible receivers can go downfield before the punt, in the nfl they can't.
So in college really those 3 back guys do the blocking and everyone else goes downfield, maybe with the kicker taking some extra time by doing a rugby style punt.
In the NFL those guys on the line can't go downfield, so they stay on the line to block, and there's not much upside to delay the kick by moving."
When my son played Aussie rules football (we lived in Melbourne for 7 years) he (and all his teammates) learned multiple kicking styles depending on the game situation. In a game where kicking replaces passing, itтАЩs easy to see why the kicking skill level improves for all. The hardest skill to pickup was тАЬdribblingтАЭ the oblong ball. He was 12 and the Australian kids had been doing it since they were 4 or 5 years old. The Australians seem to punch above their weight in practically every sport they try. There were also fewer obese classmates in their schools.
How are the rules different?
16% Aussie punters in the NFL as of September, 2024 seems quite a few.
If one looks at punting formations in the two leagues, one quickly sees the difference.
"In college, the ineligible receivers can go downfield before the punt, in the nfl they can't.
So in college really those 3 back guys do the blocking and everyone else goes downfield, maybe with the kicker taking some extra time by doing a rugby style punt.
In the NFL those guys on the line can't go downfield, so they stay on the line to block, and there's not much upside to delay the kick by moving."
When my son played Aussie rules football (we lived in Melbourne for 7 years) he (and all his teammates) learned multiple kicking styles depending on the game situation. In a game where kicking replaces passing, itтАЩs easy to see why the kicking skill level improves for all. The hardest skill to pickup was тАЬdribblingтАЭ the oblong ball. He was 12 and the Australian kids had been doing it since they were 4 or 5 years old. The Australians seem to punch above their weight in practically every sport they try. There were also fewer obese classmates in their schools.