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OCEP PLAYOFF CERTIFICATION TRAINING ISSUES FOR THE REFEREE

This training module focuses on guidelines for referees to handle issues related to illegal contact with a scrimmage kicker/holder during playoff matches. It covers penalties, differentiation between contact on the plant leg versus the kicking leg, and the factors that determine roughing. The module emphasizes ensuring the safety of players, particularly kickers, by understanding when they are considered fair game and when protection begins. Referees are advised on differentiating between contact on the kicker's plant leg and running into the kicker, with a focus on the severity of contact to determine fouls. This certification training aims to enhance officials' understanding of the rules to ensure fair and safe gameplay.

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OCEP PLAYOFF CERTIFICATION TRAINING ISSUES FOR THE REFEREE

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  1. OCEP PLAYOFF CERTIFICATION TRAINING ISSUES FOR THE REFEREE ILLEGAL CONTACT WITH A SCRIMMAGE KICKER/HOLDER

  2. THE RULE RUNNING INTO THE KICKER/HOLDER IS WHEN THE KICKER/HOLDER IS DISPLACED FROM HIS POSITION BUT NOT ROUGHED. PENALTY IS 5 YARDS FROM THE PREVIOUS SPOT. THE PENALTY IS 15 YARDS FROM THE PREVIOUS SPOT AND AN AUTOMATIC FIRST DOWN.

  3. GUIDELINES OFFICIALS NEED TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN CONTACT ON THE KICKER’S PLANT LEG VS. THE KICKING LEG. SINCE THERE IS A HIGHER PROBABILITY OF INJURY ON THE PLANT LEG THAN ON THE FREE LEG, CONTACT ON THE PLANT LEG IS PROBABLY ROUGHING. A PUNTER IS NOT FAIR GAME BECAUSE THE SNAPPER FAILED TO EXECUTE A GOOD SNAP. 

  4. GUIDELINES PROTECTION BEGINS WHEN THE PLAYER BECOMES A KICKER. A PLAYER BECOMES A KICKER WHEN HIS KNEE, LOWER LEG OR FOOT MAKES CONTACT WITH THE BALL. (2-32-8) IF A KICK IS REASONABLY CERTAIN OR OBVIOUS, THE DEFENSE MUST MAKE AN EFFORT TO AVOID CONTACT.

  5. GUIDELINES IF THE CONTACT IS CAUSED BY A TEAM K BLOCK, THERE IS NO FOUL.  IN MOST CASES, THERE IS NO FOUL IF CONTACT IS BY THE DEFENSE AND THAT PLAYER BLOCKS THE BALL. IT IS STILL A FOUL IF ONE PLAYER BLOCKS THE BALL AND ANOTHER PLAYER ROUGHS OR RUNS INTO THE KICKER/HOLDER.

  6. GUIDELINES A KICKER LOSES PROTECTION AS A KICKER WHEN HE HAS HAD A REASONABLE TIME TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE

  7. GUIDELINES CALL RUNNING INTO THE KICKER, NOT ROUGHING, WHEN THE KICKER COMES DOWN ON TOP OF A GROUNDED DEFENSIVE PLAYER WHO SLID UNDERNEATH HIM. HOWEVER, IF THE KICKER COMES TO THE GROUND AND THEN FALLS OVER A GROUNDED DEFENDER, THERE IS NO FOUL.

  8. GUIDELINES WHEN IN DOUBT, THE FOUL IS FOR ROUGHING. USE THE SEVERITY OF THE CONTACT AS YOUR GUIDELINE.

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