Region One Football Officials Association Rule Topics: Force Rule book references: Rule 2 (force), Rule 8.5 (force, safety, touchback); Rule 10 (enforcement of penalties)

Force (from field of play into endzone) Carry Fumble Kick Pass Snap Note: Can have new force after fumble, kick, backward pass has been grounded (by muff, bat, or illegal kick)

Fundamentals: Touchback or Safety Unless there is momentum, a player in possession of ball & downed in their endzone is Safety or Touchback - Key is force that put ball into the endzone Team forces ball into their own endzone & if downed there = Safety Team forces ball into opponent’s endzone & if opponent downed there = Touchback Player in possession of ball in opponent’s endzone = Touchdown Foul committed by team in possession of the ball in their own endzone = Safety

Loose ball is in A’s possession when it enters the end zone Team A’s End Zone Team B’s End Zone Out of Bounds ---------------------- Safety - B A Out of Bounds ---------------------- Touchback - B A or No Player has it --------------------------- Safety - B A A or No Player has it --------------------------- Touchdown - A B has ball ---------------------- Touchdown - B A B has ball ---------------------- Touchback - B Out of Bounds ---------------------- Touchback - A B Out of Bounds ---------------------- Safety - A After we talk about how the ball gets into the endzone, we will talk about what happens if a foul occurs A or no player has it ---------------------------- Touchback - A B A or No Player has it --------------------------- Touchdown - A B has ball ---------------------- Touchdown - B B B has ball ---------------------- Safety - A