1. NFHS vs. NCAA Penalty Enforcement

2. Areas of Concern All-but-1 Basic Spots Special Enforcement situations
Multiple Fouls
Penalties including Automatic 1st Downs
Penalties including Loss of Downs
Illegal Participation
Personal fouls
Other notable differences

3. All-But-1
Basic Spot is the spot of Enforcement in the following situations:
Defensive Foul Behind the Basic Spot
Defensive Foul Beyond the Basic spot
Offensive Foul Beyond the Basic Spot
“But 1”
Offensive fouls Behind the Basic Spot

4. Basic Spots The following are basic spots for possible play types
Loose ball plays include the run(s) that precede the above actions
Running Play
End of Related Run
Loose Ball play
Scrimmage kick meeting PSK Requirements
PSK
Roughing the Passer
Dead ball spot
Kick-Catch Interference
Spot
All other including – Legal forward pass, backward pass or fumble behind NZ, Non- PSK scrimmage kicks, Free kicks
Previous Spot

5. Special Enforcement
Kick-catch Interference – 15 from awarded fair catch
Unfair Acts – Referee Discretion
Successful Try’s and FG attempts – accept and replay or tack on to succeeding spot
During Scoring play – On try or subsequent Free kick
Dead Ball Fouls:
Defense, Kicking team or Receiving team on Free-kicks in neutral zone
Pop up Kicks
No penalty may bring the ball closer than half the distance to the offended teams goal
Note – With under 2 minutes remaining in either half, offended team has the option to start the game clock on the snap

6. Multiple fouls
Only difference is in handling multiple Dead ball fouls.
15 yard penalties of equal number by opposing teams may cancel each other out
Remaining 15 yard penalties and all 5 yard penalties are administered in the order of occurrence.

7. Penalties including Automatic 1st Downs
Following are 15 yard penalties and include an Automatic 1st Down
Roughing the Snapper – Previous spot
Roughing the Holder – Previous Spot
Roughing the Kicker – Previous Spot
Roughing the Passer
Complete – No CoP – Dead Ball spot when beyond LoS
Previous Spot all other
No Auto 1st on PF, DPI and Defense Hold Beyond LoS

8. Penalties including Loss of Downs
Illegal forward Pass – All include 5 yard penalties:
From beyond LoS
2nd forward pass
Intentional Grounding
Illegal Touching – Includes 5 yard penalty
Illegal Handing – Includes 5 yard penalty
*Illegal Batting and Kicking DO NOT include Loss of Down under FNHS rules

9. Personal and Unsportsmanlike fouls
Under NFHS there are is no Auto 1st Down for PF. Major differences are:
Disconcerting Signals – 15-yards, Dead-ball
Facemask – 5-yard option for incidental offenses
Targeting - No ejection unless flagrant.
Crown(9.1.3) – fouls fall under spearing and are 15 yard penalties
Contact to Head or neck(9.1.4) – fouls fall under targeting and are 15 yard penalties
Horse-collar Tackle – Does not need to be immediate and can be to either side. Name plate also included.
Removing Helmet – 15 yards and no buy back w/TO

10. Illegal Participation
Deception: 15 yards(BS) vs 15 yards(PS)
Going OOB: 15 yards(bs) vs 5 yards(PS for k), just LoD against A
Sub After snap: 15 yards(basic spot) vs 5 yards(PS)
Sub on wrong side on LoS: Live ball – 5 yards if he doesn’t participate(illegal sub), 15 yards if he participates vs 5 yd DB encroach for A,K and 5 yd offsides for B,R
12 on the field: Illegal sub if caught before ps) or if attempting to get off bs), 15 if he participates and thrown after snap vs 5 yds

11. Other Notable Differences
Any penalty or the distance portion of the penalty may be declined
No buy buy-backs for injuries and helmets off.
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