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PENALTY ENFORCEMENT. Darrell Leftwich & Glenn Jackson Metropolitan Football Officials Association. PENALTY VS. FOUL PENALTY VS. FOUL. F FOUL : A Rule Infraction For Which a Penalty is Prescribed. PENALTY : The Consequences of Such a Rule Infraction --- Accepted Or Declined .
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PENALTY ENFORCEMENT Darrell Leftwich & Glenn Jackson Metropolitan Football Officials Association
PENALTY VS. FOULPENALTY VS. FOUL • F • FOUL: A Rule Infraction For Which a Penalty is Prescribed. • PENALTY: The Consequences of Such a Rule Infraction --- Accepted Or Declined
PENALTY VS. FOUL THEY ARE NOT THE SAME! “Foul” Is To “Crime” as “Penalty” Is To “Punishment”
“LOOSE BALL PLAY” ACTION DURING: • Free kick or scrimmage kick. • Legal Forward Pass. • Backward pass, illegal kick, or fumble in or behind the neutral zone. • Run preceding such legal or illegal kick, legal forward pass, backward pass, or fumble (in or behind the neutral zone). All others are a “Running Play.”
“END OF RUN” • Where ball becomes dead in a runner’s possession. • Where runner loses possession if his run is followed by a loose ball.
LIVE BALL FOULS FINAL RESULT IS A TOUCHBACK RUNNING PLAY LOOSE BALL PLAY FOUL AT SNAP SUCCEEDING SPOT END OF RUN PREVIOUS SPOT PREVIOUS SPOT “BASIC SPOTS”
“ALL BUT ONE” PRINCIPLE A penalty for a foul occurring during a play is enforced from the BASIC SPOT with the exception of a foul by the offense (including a foul by R during a kick return) that occurs behind the basic spot during a loose ball or running play. This type of foul is enforced from the spot of the foul.
DEAD BALL FOULS NON-PLAYER AND UNSPORTSMANLIKE FOULS SUCCEEDING SPOT SUCCEEDING SPOT
FOULS WITH LOSS OF DOWN • ILLEGAL FORWARD HANDING • ILLEGAL FORWARD PASS a. INCLUDING INTENTIONAL GROUNDING b. 2nd or more forward passes during a down. c. Pass from beyond Neutral Zone. 3. ILLEGAL TOUCHING
FOULS WITH AUTOMATIC FIRST DOWN • ROUGHING KICKER • ROUGHING PASSER • ROUGHING SNAPPER • ROUGHING HOLDER
PASSINGPLAY Behind Beyond Hold by A76 Complete to A87 (Downed after 5 yard run) Run Pass ENFORCED FROM SPOT OF THE FOUL
10 yards from Spot of the Foul
PASSING PLAY Behind Beyond Pass Interference by B34 Pass Incomplete Run Pass ENFORCED FROM PREVIOUS SPOT
15 yards from Previous Spot
RUNNING OR LOOSE BALL PLAY? Run Pass Behind Beyond Runner Advances And is Tackled Completed Pass To A85 Block in Back By A45 RUNNING PLAY ENFORCED FROM SPOT OF FOUL
10 yards from Spot of Foul
PASSING PLAY Behind Beyond Intentional Grounding Run Pass ENFORCED FROM SPOT OF FOUL
5 yards from Spot of Foul; Loss of Down
RUNNING PLAY Behind Beyond RUN ENDS Run Pass Clip by A88 ENFORCED FROM SPOT OF FOUL
15 yards from Spot of Foul
RUNNING PLAY Behind Beyond RUN ENDS Clip by A88 Run Pass ENFORCED FROM END OF RUN
15 yards from End of Run
RUNNING PLAY Behind Beyond RUN ENDS Run Pass Facemask by B54 ENFORCED FROM END OF RUN
5 yards from End of Run
15 yards from End of Run
RUNNING PLAY Behind Beyond ENFORCED FROM END OF RUN (SPOT OF FUMBLE) FUMBLE!!! Run Pass Facemask by B54 RECOVERED BY A47 (Downed Immediately)
5 yards from End of Run
15 yards from End of Run
RUNNING PLAY Run Pass Behind Beyond FUMBLE!!! Clip by A59 RECOVERED BY A47 (Downed Immediately) ENFORCED FROM SPOT OF FOUL
15 yards from Spot of Foul
Post-Scrimmage Kick Enforcement Spot • Spot where kick ends when R fouls: • During scrimmage kick plays (NOT on a try). • The ball crosses, and the foul occurs beyond, the neutral zone expanded. • The foul occurs BEFORE the kick ends. • K does NOT have possession when down ends. • If R fouls BEHIND the post-scrimmage kick spot, enforcement is from the spot of the foul.
SCRIMMAGE KICK Run Kick Behind Beyond Kick Ends Illegal block by R59 ENFORCED FROM PSK SPOT Kick Returned to 47 yd. line
15 yards from PSK Spot
SCRIMMAGE KICK Run Kick Behind Beyond Kick Ends Illegal block by R59 ENFORCED FROM SPOT OF FOUL Kick Returned to 47 yd. line
15 yards from Spot of Foul
SCRIMMAGE KICK Run Kick Behind Beyond Kick Ends Facemask by K37 ENFORCED FROM PREVIOUS SPOT Kick Returned to 47 yd. line
5 yards from Previous Spot
15 yards from Previous Spot
DOUBLE FOUL ENFORCEMENT • Whenever there is a “double foul” situation (live ball fouls by both teams), fouls off-set and there are no options for the teams. • Dead ball fouls, non-player fouls, and unsportsmanlike fouls CAN NOT be combined with a live-ball foul to create a double foul situation. • ALL dead ball fouls, non-player fouls, and unsportsmanlike fouls MUST be administered in the order they occurred.
DOUBLE FOUL ?? Run Pass Behind Beyond Play Ends Hold by A37 NO DOUBLE FOUL; BOTH ENFORCED B23 punches A46 after the play
THEN ENFORCE FIRST ENFORCE 15 yards from Succeeding Spot 10 yards from Spot of Foul
DOUBLE FOUL ENFORCEMENT INVOLVING A CHANGE OF POSSESSION • Team gaining FINAL possession must have gained possession with “clean hands” • Dead ball fouls, non-player fouls, and unsportsmanlike fouls CAN NOT be combined with a live-ball foul to create a double foul situation. • ALL dead ball fouls, non-player fouls, and unsportsmanlike fouls MUST be administered in the order they occurred.
DOUBLE FOUL ENFORCEMENT INVOLVING A CHANGE OF POSSESSION Foul by A PRIOR to change of possession And Foul by B PRIOR to change of possession Offsetting Penalties Foul by A PRIOR to change of possession And Foul by B AFTER to change of possession B can decline foul And keep possession; Foul by B MUST Be enforced
DOUBLE FOUL ENFORCEMENT INVOLVING A CHANGE OF POSSESSION Foul by B PRIOR to change of possession And Foul by A AFTER change of possession Offsetting Penalties B can decline foul And keep possession; Foul by B MUST Be enforced Foul by A AFTER change of possession And Foul by B AFTER change of possession
DOUBLE FOUL WITH POSSESSION CHANGE Behind Beyond Illegal Motion by A23 FUMBLE AND POSSESSION CHANGE Run Pass PlayEnds NO DOUBLE FOUL IF B DECLINES A’S FOUL B23 clips A46
THEN ENFORCE 15 yards from Spot of the Foul
DOUBLE FOUL WITH POSSESSION CHANGE Run Pass Behind Beyond Hold by A51 FUMBLE AND POSSESSION CHANGE PlayEnds DOUBLE FOUL; REPLAY DOWN Facemask by B23
DOUBLE FOUL WITH POSSESSION CHANGE Run Pass Behind Beyond Facemask by A51 FUMBLE AND POSSESSION CHANGE PlayEnds NO DOUBLE FOUL; IF B DECLINES A’S FOUL Hold by B23