Inadvertent Whistle
4-1-2
Tony Dutton
Inadvertent Whistle Rules Apply
(4-1-2-b)
• 4-1-3-k: a live ball not in player
possession touches anything inbounds
other than a player, a player’s
equipment, an official, an official’s
equipment or the ground.
• 4-1-3-m: the ball becomes illegal
through play.
4-1-3-k
4-1-3-m
Inadvertent Whistle When
(4-1-2-b-1 & 2)
•
Ball is in player
• Team in possession
possession
may:
or
1. Put the ball in
• Loose from:
play where
a) A fumble,
declared dead, or
b) Backward pass or
2. Repeat the down.
c) Illegal forward
pass.
Ball loose from a fumble. Team in possession
may have the ball at spot where possession
was lost, or replay the down.
Team B may have the ball at the dead-ball
spot, or replay the down.
Ball loose from a backward pass. Team in
possession may have the ball at the spot
where possession was lost, or replay the down.
Team in possession may have the ball at the
dead-ball spot, or replay the down. Extend
the period.
Inadvertent Whistle During
(4-1-2-b-3)
• A legal forward pass
or
• Free or scrimmage
kick.
• Return ball to
previous spot and
repeat the down.
Inadvertent whistle during the pass.
Return to the previous spot and replay.
Ball is loose from a scrimmage kick.
Return to the previous spot and replay.
Inadvertent Whistle
(4-1-2-b-4)
• After Team B gains
possession on the try
or during an extra
period.
Don’t do this one. Put
the whistle in your
pocket.
• The try is over or the
extra-period
possession series is
ended.
During a try or extra period.
Try or extra-period possession series is ended.
A Foul Occurs During
Any of the Previous (4-1-2-c)
• “…the penalty shall be administered as in
any other play situation.”
• That is, if the penalty is refused, the result
of the play is the inadvertent whistle.
A.R. 4-1-2 II
• 4th and 16 at the 50-yard line. At the snap
B1 is offside. Team A advances the ball to
the 30-yard line and fumbles. During the
loose ball, an inadvertent whistle is
sounded.
A.R. 4-1-2 II
4th & 16
B offside.
Ruling: A may replay the down or
refuse the penalty and have the ball
on the 30, 1st & 10.
A runs to the 30
and fumbles.
Inadvertent
whistle while
the ball is loose.
50
40
30
A.R. 4-1-2 I
• 4th and 16 at the 50-yard line, Team A
kicks. B1 clips on Team B’s 40-yard line,
and B2 muffs the kick on the 25-yard line.
While the ball is loose, an inadvertent
whistle is sounded.
A.R. 4-1-2 I
4th & 16
A punts.
B clips on
The 40.
K
50
40
B muffs at the 25
and an inadvertent
whistle while
the ball is loose.
25
30
Scrimmage Kick Play
Defined (2-30-3)
“A scrimmage kick play is the interval from
the time between the snap and when a
scrimmage kick comes into player
possession or the ball is declared dead by
rule.”
Penalty Enforcement for
Scrimmage Kick Plays (2-25-10-e)
“The basic spot on legal kick plays before
a change of possession is the previous
spot.”
Post Scrimmage Kick (10-2-3)
•
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Applies only to Team B and only under
the following conditions:
Not during a try, successful field goal, or
in extra periods.
Ball crosses the neutral zone.
Foul is three yards or more beyond the
neutral zone.
Foul occurs before the end of the kick.
Team B will next put the ball in play.
A.R. 4-1-2 I
4th & 16
A punts.
Ruling: A may replay the down or
accept the penalty; penalize B from
the 50, and have the ball 1st & 10
at the 35.
B clips on
the 40.
K
50
40
B muffs at the 25
and an inadvertent
whistle while
the ball is loose.
25
30