PENALTY ENFORCEMENT by Bill Stevens

PENALTY VS. FOUL FOUL FOUL: A Rule Infraction For Which a Penalty is Prescribed PENALTY PENALTY: The Consequences of Such a Rule Infraction—Accepted Or Declined

PENALTY VS. FOUL THEY ARE NOT THE SAME! “Foul” Is To “Crime” as “Penalty” Is To “Punishment”

PENALTY VS. FOUL l Can a foul be declined? l NO! l Can a penalty declined? l YES!

PENALTIESCOMPLETED PENALTIES COMPLETED l Penalty Completed When: Accepted, Declined, or Canceled l ANY Penalty May Be Declined l Multiple Live-Ball Fouls By One Team -- Offended Team Chooses One

PENALTIESCOMPLETED PENALTIES COMPLETED l Offsetting Fouls --Only Live-Ball Fouls Offset --Exceptions:

EXCEPTIONS TO OFFSETTING FOULS l “Clean Hands” Provision l Postscrimmage Kick Enforcement l Try, After Team B Possession l Extra Periods, After Team B Possession

BASIC SPOT AND ENFORCEMENT SPOT BASIC SPOT l Benchmark for Application of “3-and-1” Principle--Depends on Type of Play d ENFORCEMENT SPOT l Spot From Which a Penalty Is Enforced

PENALTY ENFORCEMENT c The 3-and-1 Principle Asks: l What kind of play was run when the foul occurred? l Where Is the BASIC SPOT? l Who FOULED? l Where Is the FOUL in Relation to the Basic Spot?

BASIC SPOTS END OF THE RELATED RUN l Running Plays When Run Ends Beyond NZ l Running Plays When There Is No NZ

BASIC SPOTS PREVIOUS SPOT l Running Plays When Run Ends Behind Neutral Zone l Forward Pass Plays l Kick Plays (Except When PSK Applies)

END OF RUN The spot where the run ends may be: l Where the ball becomes dead l Where a player fumbles the ball l Where the ball is handed to another player l From where a backwards or illegal pass is thrown l Where an illegal scrimmage kick is made

ENFORCEMENT SPOTS l Previous Spot l End of the Run l Spot of the Foul Special Cases: Succeeding Spot: Dead-Ball Fouls End of the Kick: Postscrimmage Kick BASIC SPOTS

DIAGRAM For “3-and-1” FOUL BY TEAM In Possession Not In Possession BASIC SPOT *Penalize From Basic Spot Beyond Basic Spot* Behind Basic SpotBehind Basic Spot*

The “3-and-1” PRINCIPLE “3-and-1” Does NOT Mean “From Where It Hurts Most”

POSTSCRIMMAGE KICK ENFORCEMENT Applies ONLY to Fouls by Team B: l Three or More Yards Beyond NZ l During Scrimmage Kick Play Not on a Try Not in Extra Period Not On Successful Field Goal l Kick Crosses NZ l Team A Does Not Have Legal Possession When The Ball Is Declared Dead (2-2-5-c)

POSTSCRIMMAGE KICK ENFORCEMENT If These Conditions Are Satisfied: l Apply “3-and-1” Principle The PSK Spot Is The Basic Spot (End Of Kick Or B-20) l PSK enforcement applies as if Team B had possession during the kick.

The “3-and-1” PRINCIPLE

Defensive Pass Interference l DPI is not a personal foul; so it can never carry over if committed during TD. l If the DPI occurs less than 15 yards from LOS, it is a spot foul. l If the DPI occurs more than15 yards from LOS, the penalty is 15 yards from the previous spot.

Defensive Pass Interference l There is not “half the distance” penalty until the previous spot is at the 2 yard line. l Inside the 30 yard line, you will mark off the full 15 yards. l Inside the 17 yard line, you will put the ball at the 2 yard line.

Defensive Pass Interference l This is sometime referred to as the “moving window”. l The “moving window” does not collapse until you reach the 17 yard line.

Defensive Pass Interference on the Try l Ball snapped at the 3, use half the distance enforcement. l Ball snapped outside the 3, use the “moving window”.

FOUL REPORTING AND ADMINISTRATION

FOULS ON SCORING PLAYS Foul by Defense During Touchdown Play l Penalties for PERSONAL FOULS Enforced on Try OR Kickoff. Do NOT Carry Over in Extra Period. l Penalties For ALL OTHER FOULS Do NOT Carry Over. Usually They Are DECLINED BY RULE. (Exception: When Illegal Touching Enables Enforcement)

FOULS ON SCORING PLAY c Unsportsmanlike Conduct Fouls During or After TD Play: l Penalty Enforced on Try or on Kickoff (On Try in Extra Period)

FOULS AFTER SCORING PLAY c Personal Foul Committed Between Touchdown and Try: l Penalty Enforced on Try or Kickoff (On Try in Extra Period)

PENALTY ENFORCEMENT ON THE TRY 8-3-3, -4, -5 Successful Try, Foul by Team B: l A May Decline Penalty; OR Accept and Go for 2 Points. HOWEVER l Personal Foul: Accepted Penalty Carried Over to KO or Extra Period.

PENALTY ENFORCEMENT ON THE TRY No Change of Possession l Offsetting Fouls: Repeat Try l Loss-of-Down: Try is Over. No Penalty. No Score. l Kick-Catch Interference: Penalty Declined by Rule

PENALTY ENFORCEMENT ON THE TRY Change of Possession l Either Team (Not Both) Fouls After Change of Possession: Penalty Declined By Rule—No Carry-Over [EXC: Flagrant Personal Foul or LBF Treated as DBF: Penalty Carries Over]

PENALTY ENFORCEMENT ON THE TRY Change of Possession l Both Teams Foul and Team B Fouled Before Change of Possession: Fouls Offset--Down is Replayed l Both Teams Foul, and Team B Did NOT Foul Before Getting Possession: Fouls Cancel, No Replay. Exception to Does Not Apply.

FOUL AFTER THE TRY Condition In Dead-Ball Foul Following Try: If Try Is Replayed, DBF Penalty Enforced Before The Replay. If Try Is Not Replayed, DBF Penalty Enforced on Kickoff or in Extra Period

SUMMARY: PENALTIES CARRIED OVER l Penalties Carry Over to Try or KO ONLY: Personal Foul by Non-Scoring Team on a Touchdown DBF Between TD and Try l Penalties for Other Fouls Do Not Carry Over

SUMMARY: PENALTIES CARRIED OVER l Penalties Carry Over to KO or XP: During Try: Personal Foul by Team B DBF Field Goal Score DBF After the Try (To Kickoff, if Try is Not Replayed)