Penalty Enforcement
Back to basics …….
Basic Spots, that is
Basic Spot
• Depends on the play
• Could be
– Previous spot
– Succeeding spot
– End of the run
– Goal line
– 20-yard line
• Do not always enforce from the basic spot
Dead Ball Fouls
• Prior to the snap
– Basic spot = previous spot
• After the end of a play
– Basic spot = succeeding spot
– Includes all unsportsmanlike fouls and nonplayer fouls
Live Ball Fouls
• Concurrent with the snap
– Basic spot = previous spot
• Loose ball plays
– Basic spot = previous spot
• Running Plays
– Basic spot = end of the run
• All but one Principal: Fouls by the offense
behind the basic spot enforced from spot of foul
Loose-Ball Play Definition
A loose-ball play is action during
a. A free kick or scrimmage kick other than postscrimmage kick fouls.
b. A legal forward pass.
c. A backward pass (including the snap), an illegal
kick or fumble made by A from in or behind the
neutral zone prior to a change of team
possession.
d. The run or runs which precedes such legal or
illegal kick, legal forward pass, backward pass
or fumble.
Special Enforcements
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Automatic First Down / Loss of Down
Post Scrimmage Kick
Kick Catching Interference
Roughing the Passer or Snapper
Free kick out of bounds
Fouls on scoring plays
Fouls in the endzone
Unsportsmanlike penalties
Disqualification
Double / Multiple Fouls
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Double fouls
Multiple fouls
Live ball fouls and dead ball fouls
Double fouls on change of
possession play
– “Clean hands”