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PENALTY PENALTY ENFORCEMENTENFORCEMENT
Darrell Leftwich & Glenn JacksonDarrell Leftwich & Glenn JacksonMetropolitan Football Officials AssociationMetropolitan Football Officials Association
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PENALTY VS. FOULPENALTY VS. FOULPENALTY PENALTY VS. FOULVS. FOUL
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• 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 VS. FOULPENALTY VS. FOUL
THEY ARE NOT THE SAME!
“Foul” Is To “Crime”
as
“Penalty” Is To “Punishment”
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““LOOSE BALL PLAY”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.”
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““END OF RUN”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.
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LIVE BALL FOULS
FINAL RESULT IS A
TOUCHBACK
RUNNING PLAY
FOUL AT SNAP
LOOSE BALL PLAY
SUCCEEDINGSPOT
END OF RUNPREVIOUS
SPOTPREVIOUS
SPOT
““BASIC SPOTS”BASIC SPOTS”
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““ALL BUT ONE” PRINCIPLEALL 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.
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DEAD BALL FOULSNON-PLAYER AND
UNSPORTSMANLIKEFOULS
SUCCEEDINGSPOT
SUCCEEDINGSPOT
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FOULS WITH LOSS OF DOWNFOULS WITH LOSS OF DOWN
1. ILLEGAL FORWARD HANDING
2. 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
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FOULS WITH AUTOMATIC FOULS WITH AUTOMATIC FIRST DOWNFIRST DOWN
1. ROUGHING KICKER
2. ROUGHING PASSER
3. ROUGHING SNAPPER
4. ROUGHING HOLDER
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PASSINGPASSING PLAYPLAY
Behind Beyond
Hold by A76
ENFORCED FROM SPOT OF THE FOUL
Complete to A87(Downed after 5 yard run)
Run
Pass
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10 yards from Spot of the Foul
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PASSING PLAYPASSING PLAY
Behind Beyond
Pass Interference by B34
ENFORCED FROM PREVIOUS SPOT
Run
Pass
Pass Incomplete
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15 yards from Previous Spot
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RUNNING OR LOOSE BALL PLAY?RUNNING OR LOOSE BALL PLAY?
Behind Beyond
Completed PassTo A85
ENFORCED FROM SPOT OF FOUL
Runner AdvancesAnd is Tackled
Block in BackBy A45
RUNNING PLAY
Run
Pass
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10 yards from Spot of Foul
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PASSING PLAY
Behind Beyond
Intentional Grounding
ENFORCED FROMSPOT OF FOUL
Run
Pass
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5 yards from Spot of Foul;Loss of Down
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RUNNING PLAY RUNNING PLAY
Behind Beyond
Clip by A88
ENFORCED FROM SPOT OF FOUL
RUN ENDS
Run
Pass
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15 yards from Spot of Foul
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RUNNING PLAY RUNNING PLAY
Behind Beyond
Clip by A88
ENFORCED FROM END OF RUN
RUN ENDS
Run
Pass
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15 yards from End of Run
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RUNNING PLAYRUNNING PLAY
Behind Beyond
Facemask by B54
ENFORCED FROM END OF RUN
RUN ENDS
Run
Pass
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5 yards from End of Run
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15 yards from End of Run
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RUNNING PLAYRUNNING PLAY
Behind Beyond
Facemask by B54
ENFORCED FROM END OF RUN
(SPOT OF FUMBLE)FUMBLE!!!
RECOVERED BY A47(Downed Immediately)
Run
Pass
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5 yards from End of Run
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15 yards from End of Run
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RUNNING PLAYRUNNING PLAY
Behind Beyond
Clip by A59
ENFORCED FROM SPOT OF FOUL
FUMBLE!!!
RECOVERED BY A47(Downed Immediately)
Run
Pass
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15 yards from Spot of Foul
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Post-Scrimmage Kick Post-Scrimmage Kick Enforcement SpotEnforcement 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.
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SCRIMMAGE KICKSCRIMMAGE KICK
Behind Beyond
Illegal block by R59
ENFORCED FROM PSK SPOT
Kick Ends
Kick Returned to 47 yd. line
Run
Kick
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15 yards from PSK Spot
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SCRIMMAGE KICKSCRIMMAGE KICK
Behind Beyond
Illegal block by R59ENFORCED FROM
SPOT OF FOUL
Kick Ends
Kick Returned to 47 yd. line
Run
Kick
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15 yards from Spot of Foul
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SCRIMMAGE KICKSCRIMMAGE KICK
Behind Beyond
Facemask by K37
ENFORCED FROM PREVIOUS SPOT
Kick Ends
Kick Returned to 47 yd. line
Run
Kick
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5 yards from Previous Spot
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15 yards from Previous Spot
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DOUBLE FOUL ENFORCEMENTDOUBLE 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.
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DOUBLE FOUL ??DOUBLE FOUL ??
Behind Beyond
Hold by A37
NO DOUBLE FOUL;BOTH ENFORCED
Play Ends
B23 punches A46 after the play
Run
Pass
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10 yards from Spot of Foul
FIRST ENFORCE THEN ENFORCE
15 yards from Succeeding Spot
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DOUBLE FOUL ENFORCEMENT DOUBLE FOUL ENFORCEMENT INVOLVING A CHANGE OF POSSESSIONINVOLVING 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.
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DOUBLE FOUL ENFORCEMENT DOUBLE FOUL ENFORCEMENT INVOLVING A CHANGE OF POSSESSIONINVOLVING A CHANGE OF POSSESSION
Foul by A PRIOR to change of possessionAnd
Foul by B PRIOR to change of possession
OffsettingPenalties
Foul by A PRIOR to change of possessionAnd
Foul by B AFTER to change of possession
B can decline foulAnd keep possession;
Foul by B MUSTBe enforced
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DOUBLE FOUL ENFORCEMENT DOUBLE FOUL ENFORCEMENT INVOLVING A CHANGE OF POSSESSIONINVOLVING A CHANGE OF POSSESSION
Foul by A AFTER change of possessionAnd
Foul by B AFTER change of possession
B can decline foulAnd keep possession;
Foul by B MUSTBe enforced
Foul by B PRIOR to change of possessionAnd
Foul by A AFTER change of possession
OffsettingPenalties
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DOUBLE FOUL WITH POSSESSION CHANGEDOUBLE FOUL WITH POSSESSION CHANGE
Behind Beyond
Illegal Motion by A23
NO DOUBLE FOUL IFB DECLINES A’S FOUL
FUMBLE ANDPOSSESSION
CHANGE
B23 clips A46
Play Ends
Run
Pass
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FIRST SIGNAL
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15 yards from Spot of the Foul
THEN ENFORCE
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DOUBLE FOUL WITH POSSESSION CHANGEDOUBLE FOUL WITH POSSESSION CHANGE
Behind Beyond
Hold by A51
DOUBLE FOUL;REPLAY DOWN
FUMBLE ANDPOSSESSION
CHANGE
Facemask by B23
Play Ends
Run
Pass
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DOUBLE FOUL WITH POSSESSION CHANGEDOUBLE FOUL WITH POSSESSION CHANGE
Behind Beyond
Facemask by A51
NO DOUBLE FOUL;IF B DECLINES A’S FOUL
FUMBLE ANDPOSSESSION
CHANGE
Hold by B23
Play Ends
Run
Pass
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FIRST SIGNALS
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SECOND SIGNAL
10 yards from Spot of the Foul
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MULTIPLE FOULSMULTIPLE FOULS
• When a team commits more than one live-ball foul on a given play, only ONE foul may be enforced.
• Dead ball fouls, non-player fouls, and unsportsmanlike fouls CAN NOT be combined with a live-ball foul to create a multiple foul situation.
• ALL dead ball fouls, non-player fouls, and unsportsmanlike fouls MUST be administered in the order they occurred.
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““HALF THE DISTANCE”HALF THE DISTANCE”
• Penalty enforcement can NOT move the ball more than half the distance from the enforcement spot to the offending team’s goal line.
• If in this situation, the ball is placed halfway from the enforcement spot to the goal line.
• Be aware whenever you have a 15 yard penalty and the “enforcement spot” is inside the 30 yard line.
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FOUL BY B IN A’s ENDZONEFOUL BY B IN A’s ENDZONE
• If the result of the play is a safety, the goal line is the enforcement spot.
• If the result of the play is a touchback, the succeeding spot (20 yard line) is the enforcement spot.
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FOUL BY A IN A’s END ZONEFOUL BY A IN A’s END ZONE
When measurement of a penalty is in or behind the goal line, it is a SAFETY.
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SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT:SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT:ROUGHING THE PASSERROUGHING THE PASSER
• Enforcement spot is the end of the last run (if it ends beyond the neutral zone with no change of possession).
• Otherwise enforce from the previous spot.
• Automatic First Down.
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ROUGHING THE PASSERROUGHING THE PASSER
Behind Beyond
Roughing the Passer
Enforced from End of RunPass Caught
RunnerDowned
Run
Pass
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15 yards from End of the Run;
Automatic First Down
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ROUGHING THE PASSERROUGHING THE PASSER
Behind Beyond
Roughing the Passer
Enforced from End Of the Last Run
Pass Caught
FUMBLE!!
Run
Pass
A87 recoversAnd advances
Five yards, Then downed
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15 yards from End of the LastRun; Automatic
First Down
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ROUGHING THE PASSERROUGHING THE PASSER
Behind Beyond
Roughing the Passer
Enforced from Previous Spot
Pass CaughtFUMBLE!!
Run
Pass
B54 recoversAnd advances
Five yards, Then downed
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15 yards from Previous Spot;
AutomaticFirst Down
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ROUGHING THE PASSERROUGHING THE PASSER
Behind Beyond
Roughing the Passer
Enforced fromPrevious Spot
Pass Incomplete
Run
Pass
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15 yards from Previous Spot;
Automatic First Down
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SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT:SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT:FREE KICK OUT-OF-BOUNDS FREE KICK OUT-OF-BOUNDS
UNTOUCHED BY RUNTOUCHED BY R
R has three choices:– Accept a 5 yard penalty from the previous
spot and have K re-kick.– Put the ball in play at the inbounds spot 25
yards beyond the previous spot (usually the R’s 35 yard line).
– Decline penalty and put ball in play at the inbounds spot.
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SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT:SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT:KICK-CATCHING INTERFERENCEKICK-CATCHING INTERFERENCE
• 15 yard penalty from previous spot.
OR
• R may choose an “awarded fair catch” at the spot of the foul.
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SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT:SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT:FOUL BY OPPONENTS OF THE FOUL BY OPPONENTS OF THE
SCORING TEAM ON A SUCCESSFUL…SCORING TEAM ON A SUCCESSFUL…
• TOUCHDOWN: Scoring team may accept the play (touchdown) and have the penalty enforced from the succeeding spot (on the try).
• FIELD GOAL AND TRY: Scoring team my EITHER accept the penalty and replay the down following enforcement OR accept the result of the play and enforce penalty from the succeeding spot (the kickoff).
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SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT:SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT:“UNFAIR ACTS”“UNFAIR ACTS”
• A player, non-player, or person not subject to the rules may not hinder play by a situation not covered in the rules.
• No team shall intentionally commit fouls that half the distance to the goal.
• No team may commit acts that make a “travesty” of the game.
Referee has the authority to enforce ANY penalty he deems equitable; including
awarding a score or forfeiting the game.