OUTLINE

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OUTLINE
PENALTY ENFORCEMENT

• PLAY CLASSIFICATION
• SPOTS
• BASIC SPOT
• ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
• RUNNING PLAYS
• PASSING PLAYS
• SCRIMMAGE KICKS
• MISCELLANEOUS
• OFFSETTING FOULS
• LIVE BALL / DEAD BALL
• DURING A TOUCHDOWN

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PLAY CLASSIFICATION
PENALTY ENFORCEMENT

• FORWARD PASS PLAY
• A legal forward pass play is the interval between
  the snap and when a legal forward pass is
  complete, incomplete or intercepted.
• FREE KICK PLAY
• A free kick play is the interval from the time
  the ball is legally kicked until it comes into
  player possession or is declared dead by rule.
• SCRIMMAGE KICK PLAY AND FIELD GOAL PLAY
• A scrimmage kick play or field goal play is the
  interval between the snap and when a scrimmage
  kick comes into player possession or the ball is
  declared dead by rule.

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RUNNING PLAYS

• ANY LIVE BALL ACTION OTHER THAN FREE KICK PLAY,
  SCRIMMAGE KICK PLAY, OR LEGAL FORWARD PASS PLAY.
• INCLUDES THE SPOT WHERE THE RUN ENDS AND THE
  INTERVAL OF ANY SUBSEQUENT FUMBLE, BACKWARD OR
  ILLEGAL PASS.
• THERE MAY BE MORE THAN ONE RUNNING PLAY DURING A
  DOWN IF PLAYER POSSESSION IS GAINED OR REGAINED
  BEYOND THE NEUTRAL ZONE.
• THERE MAY NOT BE MORE THAN ONE RUNNING PLAY
  BEHIND THE NEUTRAL ZONE IF NO CHANGE OF TEAM
  POSSESSION OCCURS, AND THE BASIC SPOT IS THE
  PREVIOUS SPOT.

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PENALTY ENFORCEMENT
PASSING PLAYS

• What kind of play during the time the QB is
  scrambling?
• What kind of play during the time the ball is in
  the air?
• What kind of play during the time the E is
  advancing the ball?

Complete
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E T G C G T E
F
Q
H H
Scrambles
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SCRIMMAGE KICKS
R

• What kind of play during the time the ball is
  loose?
• What kind of play during the time the Punter is
  running?
• What kind of play during the time the punt is in
  the air?
• What kind of play after E has touched the ball?
• What kind of play during Rs runback?

E touch
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E T G C G T E
B B
B
P
muff
loose
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RUNNING PLAYS

• HOW MANY RELATED RUNS ARE THERE ON THIS DOWN?
• WHICH RUN IS IT WHEN
• QB HAS BALL
• BACKWARD PASS IN AIR
• TB HAS BALL
• FUMBLE IS LOOSE
• FLANKER IS ADVANCING BALL
• WHERE ARE THE END OF THE RUN?

fumble
recovery
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E T G C G T E
F
Q
H
pitchout
T
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SPOTS

• ENFORCEMENT SPOT Point from which the penalty
  for a foul or violation is enforced
• PREVIOUS SPOT Point from which the ball was last
  put in play.
• SUCCEEDING SPOT Point at which the ball is next
  to be put in play
• SPOT OF THE FOUL Point at which that foul occurs
• POSTSCRIMMAGE KICK (PSK) SPOT Spot where the
  kick ends. Team B retains the ball after penalty
  enforcement.....

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ill. scr. kick
handoff
SPOT WHERE RUN ENDS

• BALL IS DECLARED DEAD IN PLAYER POSSESSION
• WHERE PLAYER POSSESSION IS LOST ON A FUMBLE
• WHERE LEGAL (OR ILLEGAL) HANDING OF BALL OCCURS
• FROM WHERE AN ILLEGAL FORWARD PASS IS THROWN
• FROM WHERE A BACKWARD PASS IS THROWN
• WHERE AN ILLEGAL SCRIMMAGE KICK IS MADE BEYOND
  THE L.O.S.

fumble
ill. fwd pass
tackle
backward pass
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E T G C G T E
Q
B
B B
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SPOT WHERE KICK ENDS
gained
R

• A SCRIMMAGE KICK THAT CROSSES THE NEUTRAL ZONE
  ENDS AT THE SPOT WHERE POSSESSION IS GAINED OR
  REGAINED OR THE BALL IS DECLARED DEAD BY RULE
• WITH EXCEPTIONS.....

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E T G C G T E
B B
B
P
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recovered by E
regained
touched by R
SPOT WHERE KICK ENDS

• A SCRIMMAGE KICK THAT CROSSES THE NEUTRAL ZONE
  ENDS AT THE SPOT WHERE POSSESSION IS GAINED OR
  REGAINED OR THE BALL IS DECLARED DEAD BY RULE
• WITH EXCEPTIONS.....

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E T G C G T E
B B
B
P
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SPOT WHERE KICK ENDS

• A SCRIMMAGE KICK THAT CROSSES THE NEUTRAL ZONE
  ENDS AT THE SPOT WHERE POSSESSION IS GAINED OR
  REGAINED OR THE BALL IS DECLARED DEAD BY RULE
• WITH EXCEPTIONS.....

dead by rule
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E T G C G T E
B B
B
P
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SPOT WHERE KICK ENDS

• with exceptions.....

• KICK ENDS IN Bs END ZONE, THE PSK SPOT IS Bs 20
  YARD LINE
• UNSUCCESSFUL FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT UNTOUCHED BY B
  BEYOND THE NZ, THE PSK SPOT IS THE PREVIOUS SPOT.
  IF THE PREVIOUS SPOT IS BETWEEN Bs 20 AND THE
  GOAL LINE, THE SPOT WHERE THE KICK ENDS IS Bs 20
  YARD LINE.
• WHEN RULE 6-3-11 IS IN EFFECT, THE PSK SPOT IS
  THE 20. (TEAM A HAS BATTED IN Bs END ZONE)

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BASIC SPOT
A foul
B penalty

• WHEN BASIC SPOT IS STATED IN A PENALTY.
• BASIC SPOT IS PREVIOUS SPOT
• LEGAL FORWARD PASS PLAYS
• LEGAL KICK PLAYS (EXCEPTION)
• RUN WHICH ENDS BEHIND THE NEUTRAL ZONE

BASIC SPOT
A foul
A penalty
B foul
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BASIC SPOT
A foul
B penalty

• WHEN BASIC SPOT IS STATED IN A PENALTY.
• BASIC SPOT IS END-OF-RUN (SPOT WHERE THE RELATED
  RUN ENDS)
• RUN WHICH ENDS BEYOND THE NEUTRAL ZONE
• RUN WHEN THERE IS NO NEUTRAL ZONE

BASIC SPOT
A foul
A penalty
B foul
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BASIC SPOT
A foul
B penalty

• WHEN BASIC SPOT IS STATED IN A PENALTY.
• POSTSCRIMMAGE KICK SPOT
• SIMILAR TO BASIC SPOT FOR FOULS BY B DURING
  SCRIMMAGE KICK

BASIC SPOT
A foul
A penalty
B foul
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ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES

• THE ENFORCEMENT SPOTS ARE
• THE PREVIOUS SPOT
• THE SPOT WHERE THE RUN ENDS
• THE SPOT WHERE THE SCRIMMAGE KICK ENDS
• THE SPOT OF THE FOUL
• THE SUCCEEDING SPOT
• DEAD BALL - SUCCEEDING
• SIMULTANEOUS WITH SNAP / FREE KICK - PREVIOUS

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ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES

• FOLLOWING ALL DEAL WITH BASIC SPOT
• PASS PLAYS - PREVIOUS
• KICK PLAYS (FREE OR SCRIMMAGE) - PREVIOUS
• POSTSCRIMMAGE KICK EXCEPTION - END OF KICK
• RUNNING PLAYS (COVERS ALL OTHER LIVE BALL ACTION)
• ENDS BEHIND NZ - PREVIOUS
• ENDS BEYOND NZ - END OF RELATED RUN
• NO NEUTRAL ZONE - END OF RELATED RUN

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RUNNING PLAYS

• SNAP IS MADE AT THE 30 YARD LINE
• HOW MANY RELATED RUNS ON THIS PLAY?
• WHERE IS THE END OF THE RUN?
• WHERE IS THE BASIC SPOT?

recovery _at_38
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E T G C G T E
F
Q
fumble _at_ 25
H
reverse
T
pitchout
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RUNNING PLAYS
tackle _at_ 20
A clips _at_ 30

• WHERE IS THE BASIC SPOT AND THE ENFORCEMENT SPOT
  IF THE FOUL OCCURRED
• DURING QBS RUN
• DURING LOOSE BALL
• DURING FLANKERS RUN
• WHAT IF CLIP OCCURS AFTER THE TACKLE HAS BEEN
  MADE?

fumble _at_ 37
recover _at_ 42
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E T G C G T E
F
Q
H
T
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PASSING PLAYS

• WHEN A LEGAL FORWARD PASS CROSSES THE NEUTRAL
  ZONE DURING A FORWARD PASS PLAY AND A CONTACT
  FOUL THAT IS NOT PASS INTERFERENCE IS COMMITTED,
  THE ENFORCEMENT SPOT IS THE PREVIOUS SPOT.
• PENALIZE TEAM B 5, 10 OR 15 YARDS FROM THE
  PREVIOUS SPOT -- THIS WILL ALSO BE AN AUTOMATIC
  FIRST DOWN

incomplete
defensive holding
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E T G C G T E
F
Q
H H
Scrambles
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PASSING PLAYS

• DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE IS CONTACT BEYOND THE
  NEUTRAL ZONE BY A TEAM B PLAYER WHOSE INTENT TO
  IMPEDE AN ELIGIBLE OPPONENT IS OBVIOUS AND IT
  COULD PREVENT THE OPPONENT THE OPPORTUNITY OF
  RECEIVING A CATCHABLE FORWARD PASS

pass interference
pass interference
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E T G C G T E
F
Q
H H
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PASSING PLAYS

• PENALIZE TEAM B 15 YARDS FROM THE PREVIOUS SPOT
  WHEN FOUL OCCURS MORE THAN 15 YARDS BEYOND
  NEUTRAL ZONE
• SPOT FOUL WHEN LESS THAN 15 YARDS BEYOND THE
  NEUTRAL ZONE

pass interference
pass interference
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E T G C G T E
F
Q
H H
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PASS INTERFERENCE

• VISUALIZE A WINDOW THAT IS 15 YARDS IN LENGTH,
  STARTING FROM THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE
• FOULS INSIDE THE WINDOW ARE PENALIZED AS SPOT
  FOULS
• FOULS OUTSIDE THE WINDOW ARE PENALIZED FROM THE
  PREVIOUS SPOT AND LEAVE THE BALL AT THE FRONT END
  OF THE WINDOW.
• AS THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE MOVES DOWNFIELD, SO DOES
  THE WINDOW

pass interference
pass interference
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E T G C G T E
F
Q
H H
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PENALTY ENFORCEMENT
PASSING PLAYS
pass interference

• WHEN THE BALL IS SNAPPED BETWEEN THE TEAM B 17
  YARD LINE AND THE TEAM B 2 YARD LINE AND THE
  SPOT OF THE FOUL IS BEYOND THE 2 YARD LINE, THE
  PENALTY FROM THE PREVIOUS SPOT SHALL PLACE THE
  BALL AT THE 2 YARD LINE.
• DO NOT USE HALF THE DISTANCE ENFORCEMENT UNLESS
  THE BALL IS SNAPPED FROM INSIDE THE 2 YARD LINE
• AUTOMATIC 1st DOWN AT THE 2 YARD LINE

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E TGCGTE
Q
F
H H
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pass interference
pass interference
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E T G C G T E
PASSING PLAYS
F
Q
H H

• ONCE THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE IS ON OR INSIDE THE 17
  YARD LINE, THE FRONT END OF THE WINDOW IS FIXED
  AT THE 2 YARD LINE.
• THE WINDOW BEGINS TO CLOSE DOWN AND BECOMES LESS
  THAN 15 YARDS IN LENGTH.
• FOULS INSIDE THE WINDOW ARE STILL SPOT FOULS.
• FOULS OUTSIDE THE WINDOW ARE STILL PENALIZED FROM
  THE PREVIOUS SPOT AND THE BALL PLACED AT THE
  FRONT END OF THE WINDOW.

Q
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POST SCRIMMAGE KICK SPOT
R
THE BASIC ENFORCEMENT SPOT IS THE END OF THE
KICK WHEN TEAM B FOULS
E touch
X
clip

• OTHER THAN A TRY
• BALL CROSSES NZ
• 3 YDS OR MORE BEYOND NZ
• BEFORE END OF KICK
• TEAM A DOES NOT HAVE POSSESION OF THE BALL WHEN
  THE DOWN ENDS

X X X X X X X X
E T G C G T E
B B
B
P
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SCRIMMAGE KICKS
R

• WHERE IS THE POSTSCRIMMAGE OR BASIC SPOT AND
  WHERE IS THE ENFORCEMENT SPOT IF THE FOUL OCCURS
• BEFORE E TOUCHES
• AFTER E TOUCHES, BEFORE R RUNS
• DURING RS RUN
• WHAT IF CLIP OCCURS AFTER THE TACKLE HAS BEEN
  MADE?

E touch
X
clip
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E T G C G T E
B B
B
P
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SCRIMMAGE KICKS
R

• WHERE IS THE POSTSCRIMMAGE OR BASIC SPOT AND
  WHERE IS THE ENFORCEMENT SPOT IF HOLDING OCCURS
• AT NEUTRAL ZONE
• DOWNFIELD, BEFORE R HAS POSSESSION
• DURING THE RUNBACK
• WHO HAS POSSESSION OF THE BALL?

E touch
X
hold
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E T G C G T E
B B
B
P
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SCRIMMAGE KICKS

• WHERE IS THE POSTSCRIMMAGE OR BASIC SPOT AND
  WHERE IS THE ENFORCEMENT SPOT IF HOLDING IS
• AT NEUTRAL ZONE
• DOWNFIELD
• BEHIND NEUTRAL ZONE
• WHO HAS POSSESSION OF THE BALL?

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rebounds untouched
R
hold
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E T G C G T E
B B
B
P
A recovers
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SCRIMMAGE KICKS

• WHERE IS THE POSTSCRIMMAGE OR BASIC SPOT AND
  WHERE IS THE ENFORCEMENT SPOT IF HOLDING OCCURS
• AT NEUTRAL ZONE
• DOWNFIELD
• BEHIND NEUTRAL ZONE
• WHO HAS POSSESSION OF THE BALL?

X
R
hold
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E T G C G T E
blocked
B B
B
P
A recovers
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SCRIMMAGE KICKS
R

• ASSUME TEAM B CLIPS DURING THE RUN BY R
• WHAT HAPPENS IF E IS TACKLED AT THE 5 YARD LINE?
• WHAT IF E CROSSES THE GOAL
• ASSUME TEAM B BLOCKS IN THE BACK DURING THE RUN
  BY R
• WHAT HAPPENS IF E IS TACKLED AT THE 5 YARD LINE?
• WHAT IF E CROSSES THE GOAL

E touch
X
clip / block in back
E recovers fumble
X X X X X X X X
E T G C G T E
B B
B
P
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PENALTY ENFORCEMENT
OFFSETTING FOULS

• IF LIVE-BALL FOULS BY BOTH TEAMS ARE REPORTED TO
  THE REFEREE, EACH SUCH FOUL IS AN OFFSETTING
  FOUL, THE PENALTIES CANCEL EACH OTHER, AND THE
  DOWN IS REPLAYED.

offside
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X
E TGCGTE
Q
F
H H
illegal motion
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PENALTY ENFORCEMENT
OFFSETTING FOULS

• EXCEPTIONS
• WHEN THERE IS A CHANGE OF TEAM POSSESSION DURING
  A DOWN OR AT THE END OF A DOWN BY RULE, THE TEAM
  LAST GAINING POSSESSION MAY DECLINE OFFSETTING
  FOULS AND THEREBY RETAIN POSSESSION AFTER
  COMPLETION OF THE PENALTY FOR ITS INFRACTION IF
  IT HAD NOT FOULED BEFORE LAST GAINING POSSESSION

interception
X
clipping
X XXXXXX
X
E TGCGTE
Q
F
H H
illegal motion
B WILL PROBABLY KEEP BALL
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OFFSETTING FOULS
clipping

• EXCEPTIONS
• WHEN THERE IS A CHANGE OF TEAM POSSESSION DURING
  A DOWN OR AT THE END OF A DOWN BY RULE, THE TEAM
  LAST GAINING POSSESSION MAY DECLINE OFFSETTING
  FOULS AND THEREBY RETAIN POSSESSION AFTER
  COMPLETION OF THE PENALTY FOR ITS INFRACTION IF
  IT HAD NOT FOULED BEFORE LAST GAINING POSSESSION

interception
X
X XXXXXX
X
E TGCGTE
Q
F
H H
illegal motion
B WILL WANT TO OFFSET
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OFFSETTING FOULS

• EXCEPTIONS
• WHEN THERE IS A CHANGE OF TEAM POSSESSION DURING
  A DOWN OR AT THE END OF A DOWN BY RULE, THE TEAM
  LAST GAINING POSSESSION MAY DECLINE OFFSETTING
  FOULS AND THEREBY RETAIN POSSESSION AFTER
  COMPLETION OF THE PENALTY FOR ITS INFRACTION IF
  IT HAD NOT FOULED BEFORE LAST GAINING POSSESSION

interception
X
clipping
recovery by F
fumble
X XXXXXX
X
E TGCGTE
Q
F
H H
illegal motion
OFFSET - NO OPTIONS
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OFFSETTING FOULS

• EXCEPTIONS
• WHEN THERE IS A CHANGE OF TEAM POSSESSION DURING
  A DOWN OR AT THE END OF A DOWN BY RULE, THE TEAM
  LAST GAINING POSSESSION MAY DECLINE OFFSETTING
  FOULS AND THEREBY RETAIN POSSESSION AFTER
  COMPLETION OF THE PENALTY FOR ITS INFRACTION IF
  IT HAD NOT FOULED BEFORE LAST GAINING POSSESSION

X
BBW by A
touched by F
clipping by B
fumble
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X
E TGCGTE
F
H H
P
A CAN OFFSET AND REPLAY -- otherwise B gets _at_15
yd line
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LIVE-BALL -- DEAD-BALL

• WHEN A LIVE-BALL FOUL BY ONE TEAM IS FOLLOWED BY
  ONE OR MORE DEAD-BALL FOULS (INCLUDING LIVE-BALL
  FOULS PENALIZED AS DEAD-BALL FOULS) BY AN
  OPPONENT OR BY THE SAME TEAM, THE PENALTIES ARE
  ADMINISTERED SEPARATELY AND IN THE ORDER OF
  OCCURRENCE.
• AFTER THE PENALTIES ARE ENFORCED IT WILL BE TEAM
  As BALL - 1st and 10 _at_ 34 yard line

interception
X
A late hit
offside
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X
E TGCGTE
Q
F
H H
3rd and 3 from the 24 yard line
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holding
F
FOULS DURING A TOUCHDOWN PLAY

• TEAM A IS PENALIZED FROM THE BASIC SPOT
• 10 YARD PENALTY FROM THE GOAL LINE

X XXXXXX
X
E TGCGTE
Q
F
H H
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FOULS DURING A TOUCHDOWN PLAY
BBW on receiver

• ALLOW THE SCORE
• PENALIZE TEAM B ON THE TRY OR 15 YARDS ON THE
  SUCCEEDING KICKOFF

X XXXXXX
X
E TGCGTE
Q
F
H H
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FOULS BEHIND THE GOAL LINE
15 yd facemask

• THE ENFORCEMENT SPOT IS THE GOAL LINE FOR FOULS
  BY THE OPPONENTS OF THE TEAM IN POSSESSION AFTER
  A CHANGE OF TEAM POSSESSION IN FIELD OF PLAY WHEN
  THE RUN ENDS BEHIND THE GOAL LINE.
• ENFORCE THE PENALTY AGAINST TEAM A FROM THE
  GOAL LINE

X
X XXXXXX
X
E TGCGTE
F
H H
P
B BALL 1st AND 10 FROM THE 15 YARD LINE
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FOULS BEHIND THE GOAL LINE
X
5 yd facemask

• THE BASIC ENFORCEMENT SPOT IS THE 20-YARD LINE
  FOR FOULS THAT OCCUR AFTER A CHANGE OF TEAM
  POSSESSION IN THE END ZONE AND THE BALL REMAINS
  IN THE END ZONE WHERE DECLARED DEAD
• ENFORCE THE PENALTY AGAINST A FROM THE 20-YARD
  LINE

X XXXXXX
X
E TGCGTE
F
H H
P
B BALL 1st AND 10 FROM THE 25 YARD LINE