Penalty Enforcement
Tim Kiefer #18338
[email protected]
630-464-4134
Penalty Enforcement
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Key Terms / Definitions
4 Basic Keys
Enforcement Progression
Basic Spot
All But One Principle
Double and Multiple Fouls
Special Enforcements
Game Simulation
Key Terms / Definitions
• Spots
– Basic
– Foul
– Previous
– Succeeding
– Post Scrimmage Kick
Key Terms / Definitions
• Types of Plays
– Loose Ball Play
• Kicks (Post Scrimmage Kick Exception)
• Legal Forward Pass
• Illegal Kick, Fumble, Backward Pass behind Line
of Scrimmage prior to change of possession
• Run or runs which precedes above
– Running Play
Key Terms / Definitions
• End of the Run
• End of related Run
4 Basic Keys
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Who is the foul on?
What is the foul?
Where did the foul occur?
When did the foul happen?
• Clock Status
Enforcement Progression
• “There’s a Flag on the Play”
Progression
• Calling Official
– Continue to Officiate
– Know 4 Basic Keys before throwing flag.
– Report to Referee at end of play
– If you call it, know how to enforce it
Progression
• Referee
– Get 4 Basic Keys from calling official
– Give Preliminary Signal
– Take time and sort things out
• Start with 4 basic keys
• Ask for help in needed
– Choices
– Direct Enforcement and Give Final Signal
– Clock
Progression
• Non Calling Officials
– Assist in Administration
• Hold / Cover Spots / Flags
• Captains
• Notifying Sideline
Progression
• All Officials
Make Sure We Get it
Right!!!!!
It is every officials responsibility to make
sure we enforce penalties correctly
Basic Spot
• Basic Spot
– Determined by action during the play
– Basic Spot Previous Spot
• Fouls that occur simultaneously with snap / free
kick
• Fouls that occur during loose ball play
– End of Scrimmage Kick (PSK)
• Unless foul occurs BEHIND the expanded neutral
zone
– End of Related Run
All But One
• Offensive fouls behind the Basic Spot
– Determine Basic Spot FIRST!
– Decided if foul occurred BEHIND the basic
spot
– Unless Specified by Rule
– Examples
All But One Example #1
LOS
Loose Ball Play
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20
30
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30
LOS 16 yard
line
Offensive Foul
on 20 yard line
Foul on Loose
Ball Play, Basic
spot is the
Previous spot
EXCEPT!!!!
LOS
All But One Example #1
LOS
Foul occurred
BEHIND the
basic spot
G
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20
30
G
10
20
30
Spot of foul
enforcement
LOS
All But One Example #2
• R1 signals for a fair catch on his own 10
yard line. The ball hits the ground and is
rolling to the goal line were K1 is in
pursuit. R1 blocks K1 from getting to the
ball at the 10 and the ball rolls into the end
zone.
All But One Example #2
• Who
– Foul is on R
• What
– Blocking after giving fair catch
• Where
– R’s 10 yard line
• When
– While the ball was rolling into the end zone
All But One Example #2
• Referee’s (and all officials) determination
from information
– Kick Results in a touchback
– Basic spot end of kick (PSK) which is the 20
yard line because of touchback.
– Foul behind basic spot
– Enforced from spot of foul.
– R’s ball 1st and 10 on the 5 yard line.
All But One Example #2b
• Who
– Foul is on R
• What
– Blocking after giving fair catch
• Where
– R’s 10 yard line
• When
– AFTER the ball was rolling into the end zone
Double and Multiple Fouls
• Double Foul
– Both teams commit LIVE ball fouls
– No change in team possession
– Down replayed
• Multiple Foul
– Same team commits LIVE ball fouls
– Only one live ball penalty enforced, other(s)
declined.
Double and Multiple Fouls
• Double Foul Change of Possession
– Team in final possession must decline
opponents penalty(s) to retain possession
– “Clean Hands”
• Fouls on both teams or multiple fouls on a
team where at least one occurred during a
dead ball period.
– Enforce ALL dead ball penalties (unless
declined) in order which they occur
Special Enforcements
• Free Kick out of bounds untouched by R
– 25 yards previous spot
– 5 yards previous spot re-kick
– Decline penalty and put ball in play at out of
bounds spot
• Kick Catching Interference
– 15 yards PREVIOUS spot, replay down
– Awarded fair catch at spot of foul
– Decline / Result of play
Special Enforcements
• Foul by opponent of scoring team on try,
field goal, or touchdown.
– Normal enforcement
– Succeeding spot enforcement option
• Fouls by defense in opponents end zone
– If play would have resulted in safety, basic
spot goal line
Special Enforcements
• Fouls by offense in own end zone
– If basic spot is in offensive end zone, a safety
is awarded to the defensive team.
• Roughing the Passer
– Basic spot of enforcement is the end of the
LAST related run.
– BEAN BAG
• Automatic First Downs
– Roughing Passer, Kicker, Holder, Snapper
– DPI
Fouls at End of Period
• Accepted / Enforced fouls and time has
expired
• Untimed down unless
– Loss of down foul
– Dead Ball Fouls
Game Simulation
Game Simulation
• 2nd and 10
• Line of Scrimmage 36 yard line
• Clip at 32 yard line
Game Simulation
Game Simulation
• 2nd and 10
• Line of Scrimmage 31 yard line
• Illegal Formation at the snap
Game Simulation
Game Simulation
• 1st and 10 on the 39 yard line
• Interception at 15 yard line
• Block in the Back after interception at the
33 yard line
• Runner brought down at 41 yard line
Game Simulation
Game Simulation
• 2nd and 6
• Line of Scrimmage 47 yard line
• Encroachment on Defense
Game Simulation
Game Simulation
• 3rd and 13 on 34 yard line
• Illegal Motion at the snap
• Incomplete pass
Game Simulation
Game Simulation
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2nd and 10 on 48 yard line
Illegal Shift at snap
Hold on the 50 yard line
Intentional Grounding on the 35 yard line
Game Simulation
Game Simulation
• 3rd and 13 from 29 yard line
• OPI at the 35 yard line
Game Simulation
Game Simulation
• 1st and Goal from the 10
• Defensive Hold in the End Zone
• Ball downed at one foot line
Game Simulation
Game Simulation
• Change of possession
• Unsportsmanlike Conduct at the 10 yard
line
Game Simulation
Game Simulation
• 1st and 10 from the 50
• Ball downed at the 34
• Order of Fouls
– Dead Ball Personal Foul on Defense
– Dead Ball Unsportsmanlike Defense
– Dead Ball Unsportsmanlike Offense
Game Simulation
Game Simulation
• 4th and 8 from 9 yard line
• Illegal Touching at the 7 yard line
Game Simulation
Game Simulation
• 4th and 10 from the 40 yard line
• Kick Catching Interference at the 38 yard
line
The TEST!
4 down and 10 at
the 50
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30 40
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K Flagged for
Holding at K’s 40
Block in the Back by
R at R’s 20 during
kick
Kick ends at R’s 12
R and K flagged for
live ball personal
fouls at R’s 8
R flagged for spiking
ball after touchdown
as period ends
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