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Rule 7 Snapping and Passing The Ball

Rule 7 Snapping and Passing The Ball. Tony Dutton San Angelo Chapter. Starting With a Snap (7-1-1). The ball shall be put in play by a legal snap unless the rules provide for a legal free kick. Legal Snap (2-23). Handing or passing the ball backward from its position on the ground

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Rule 7 Snapping and Passing The Ball

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  1. Rule 7 Snapping and Passing The Ball Tony Dutton San Angelo Chapter

  2. Starting With a Snap (7-1-1) The ball shall be put in play by a legal snap unless the rules provide for a legal free kick

  3. Legal Snap (2-23) Handing or passing the ball backward from its position on the ground Quick and continuous motion of hand(s) Ball actually leaving the hand(s) If the ball slips during backward motion, it is a backward pass and remains in play Ball remains dead if the snap is not legal

  4. A.R. 7-1-5 I Snapper A1 lifts the ball before backward passing it. B2 bats the ball away, and B3 recovers the ball. RULING: Team A foul, illegal snap. Penalty--Five yards from succeeding spot. Team A retains possession

  5. Offense - Before the Snap (7-1-3) Each of the following is a dead-ball foul The snapper: May not move to a different position May not lift the ball, move it beyond the neutral zone, or simulate the start of a play May take his hand(s) off the ball, but not simulate the start of a play

  6. Nine-yard marks Team A substitute must be between after the ready and before the snap Team A previous-downplayers must be between after the previous down and before the snap All Team A players must be between after a timeout or the end of a period Offense - Before the Snap (7-1-3)

  7. Encroachment Once the snapper is established, no other Team A player may be in or beyondthe neutral zone. Exceptions: Substitutes or departing players Players in scrimmage kick formation pointing to opponents with hands Offense - Before the Snap (7-1-3)

  8. Snapper Established (2-27-8) [The snapper] is established as the snapper when He takes a position behind the balland Touches or simulatestouching the ball (hand[s] at or below the knees)

  9. No Team A player may commit a false startor contact an opponent (7-1-2-3-d) Offense - Before the Snap(7-1-3)

  10. False Start (7-1-2-b) Simulatingthe start of a play Snapper movingto another position Any offensive quick, jerkymovement Restricted linemanmoving hand(s) or making any quick movement

  11. Restricted Lineman (2-27-4-c) Ways to be restricted Any lineman Not positioned on the end of the line Wearing a number 50-79 Hands below the knees

  12. False Start Exception (7-1-2-b-3): Not a false start if Team A lineman immediately reactswhen threatened by a Team B player in the neutral zone

  13. A.R. 7-1-3 V Note 54 61 79 Number 79 threatens 54, 61, and 78 78 5 0

  14. A.R. 7-1-3 V Note 54 Number 79 threatens 61, and 78 61 79 78 5 0

  15. No Team A player may commit a false start or contact an opponent (7-1-2-3-d) Offense - Before the Snap (7-1-3)

  16. A.R. 7-1-3 III B71 crosses the neutral zone into the Team A backfield and does not threatenany Team A player. A23 legally in the backfield, intentionally reaches to contact B71. RULING: Team A foul, false start

  17. Also a False Start (7-1-2-b-5): The offensive team never coming to a one-second stop prior to the snap after the ball is ready for play

  18. A.R. 7-1-2 IV Team A is in a no-huddle offense and is moving to the line when the ball is made ready for play. Although some players settle into their positions and stop, at least one player never stops and is still moving when the ball is snapped. RULING: Dead-ball foul—false start, since Team A never satisfied the one-second rule before the snap. Officials should shut the play downand penalize Team A five yards.

  19. Offense – At the Snap (7-1-4) Each of the following is a live-ball fouland play continues All players must be in bounds All players must be linemen or backs

  20. Lineman (2-27-4-a) Legally on his scrimmage line when He faces opponent’s goal line with Shoulders approximatelyparallel and Is either the snapper or His head breaks the planeof the line through the snapper’s waistline

  21. Line of Scrimmage & Neutral Zone

  22. Back (2-27-4-d) Any Team A player who is not a lineman and Whose head or shoulder does not breakthe plane of the line through the waistline of the nearest Team A lineman A Team A player in position to receive a hand-to-hand snap A lineman may become a backwhen he moves to a position as a back and stops

  23. Offense – At the Snap (7-1-4) No more than fourplayers may be backs (7-1-4-a-4) At least fivelinemen must wear jerseys numbered 50 through 79 Exception: scrimmage kick formation

  24. Scrimmage Kick Formation (2-16-10) At least one player seven yards or morebehind the neutral zone No player in position to receive a hand-to-hand snap and It is obvious that a kick may be attempted

  25. Numbering Exception (7-1-4-a-5): Players on the line of scrimmage not numbered 50 through 79 become numbering-exception players when the snapper is established and Must be on the lineof scrimmage and Not on the endof the line of scrimmage Are ineligible receivers

  26. A.R. 7-1-4-V 4th & 10. A33 is on the line next to end A88. Before the snap, A88 shifts To a backfield position, and A32 steps forward to an end position. 88 33 63 51 67 71 87 32 43 12 RULING: Illegal formation. Since A33 is now an end, he is in an illegal position at the snap (live-ball foul). Penalty-5 yards, previous spot 44

  27. Man in Motion (7-1-4-b) One Team A back may be in motion but not towardhis opponent’s goal line Player may not start in motion from the line of scrimmageunless he becomes a back and comes to complete stop

  28. Illegal Shift (7-1-4-c) At the snap Team A shall not execute an illegal shift

  29. Shift Defined (2-22-1) A shift is a simultaneous change of position or stance by two or moreoffensive players after the ball is ready for play and before the next snap A shift in itself is not illegal

  30. Shift (7-1-2-a) After a huddle or shift and before the snap, all Team A players must come to an absolute stopand remain stationaryin their positions for at least one full second before the ball is snapped

  31. Defensive Beforethe Snap (7-1-5) Each of the following is a dead-ball foul; stop the play. Defensive player may not Touch the ball or contact an opponent Enter the neutral zone causing an opponent to react immediately Use words or signals that disconcertopponents, by simulating sound or cadence Make quick, abrupt, or exaggerated actions not part of normal movement Cross the neutral zone and continue charge toward any back

  32. A.R. 7-1-5 III Prior to the snap, a Team B player crosses the neutral zone and without making contact continues his chargebehind a Team A lineman and directly toward the quarterback or kickerRULING: Team B dead-ball foul. Player is considered to be interfering with Team A’s formation

  33. Defensive At the Snap (7-1-5-b) Live-ball fouls and play continues No player may be in or beyondthe neutral zone at the snap All players must be inbounds

  34. Handing the Ball Forward (7-1-6) Team A backmay hand the ball forward to another back if both are behind their scrimmage line Team A backmay hand the ball forward to a lineman provided that teammate Leaves the line moving both feet Faces toward his own goal line and Is at least two yards behind the scrimmage line when he receives the ball

  35. Planned Loose Ball (7-1-7) A Team A player may not advancea planned loose ball in the vicinity of the snapper PENALTY—Five yards from previous spot and loss of down

  36. Backward Pass (2-19-2) Pass is forward if it first strikes the ground, a player, an official, or anything beyond the spot where the pass is released All other passes are backwardpasses A snap becomes a backward pass when the snapper releases it

  37. Backward Pass (7-2-1) Ball carrier may hand or pass ball backward at any time, exceptto throw the ball intentionally out of bounds to conserve time PENALTY: 5 yards, spot of foul, loss of down if by Team A. Clock starts On the referee’s signal (3-3-2-e-14)

  38. Backward Pass & Fumble (7-2-2) Caught or recovered by any inbounds player: continues in play. Exceptions: Team A fumble on atry caught or recovered by Team A player other than fumbler: No team A score Team A fumble on4th down, before a change of possession caught or recovered by Team A player other than fumbler: Ball is dead

  39. On a Try A7 fumbles at the 1 A79 recovers In the end zone RULING: Ball dead No score for Team A G

  40. On 3rdDown A7 fumbles at the 1 A79 recovers In the end zone RULING: Touchdown G

  41. On a Try or 4th Down 84 A84 catches or recovers and advances into the end zone 21 A21 muffs backward pass RULING: Touchdown Any player may advance a backward pass G

  42. On a Try Holder muffs the snap Kicker recovers the ball and advances into the end zone K H RULING: Touchdown The Snap is a backward pass two points for Team A G

  43. Out of Bounds (7-2-4) Backward pass (between goal lines) Fumble forward (between goal lines) Fumble backward (between goal lines) Belongs to passing team at out-of-bounds spot Belongs to fumbling team at spot of the fumble Belongs to fumbling team at out of bounds spot

  44. Forward Pass (2-19-2) First strikesthe ground, a player, an official, or anything beyondthe spot where the pass is released Any intentional forward movementof the passer’s hand or arm with the ball firmly in his controlstarts the forward pass WIQ the ball is passed and not fumbled

  45. Legal Forward Pass (7-3-1) Pass by Team A One forward pass during down Before team possession changes Pass is thrown from in or behind neutral zone. Remember: player has not crossed until entire body has been beyond the neutral zone (2-19-3-b)

  46. Illegal Forward Pass (7-3-2) Thrown by Team A beyond the neutral zone Thrown by Team B Thrown after changeof team possession Second forward pass by A during down Thrown after runner in possession goes or has been beyond the neutral zone PENALTY—Five yards from spot of foul and loss of down

  47. Change of Possession Illegalforward pass by B.

  48. Second Forward Pass Second forward pass by A Illegal

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