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FOOTBALL
It's a game of inches.
It's a game of controlled collision.
It's a game of options.
Team options in FOOTBALLFrom the coin toss to placementof the ball in overtime
Presented by
Bill Bert, interpreter
Lancaster Chapterof PIAA Football Officials
COIN TOSS
Held before the scheduled game starting time.
Toss or simulated toss on field 3 minutes before starting time. (3-2-1)
COIN TOSS
Visiting team will give a “heads” or “tails” choice before the coin toss.
Winner of toss may choose to receive, kick, defend a goal or defer first choice of options to 2nd half. (3-2-3)
COIN TOSS
Keep it simple – receive or defer.
Opponent gets remaining choice or – if winning team deferred – it will elect to receive.
MOCK TOSS U
Umpire brings team from chains sideline. Referee brings team from press box sideline. Referee on side that team from opposite sideline will be going.
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MOCK TOSS
U
Review options selected.
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MOCK TOSS
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Review options selected.
If winner defers, tap shoulder and give signal.
R
MOCK TOSSU Rotate teams.
Referee rotates in front of teams, taps shoulder of receiving captain and signals receive.R
2nd HALF
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OVERTIME3-minute intermission.
Coin toss, visitor calls.
Winner may choose offense, defense or end of the field. Opponent gets remaining option.First option alternates if game
remains tied.
GAME BALL
If the defense scores a touchdown, it may use any referee-approved ball for the try.
Each team may use any referee-approved ball of its choice to free kick or start a new series of downs. (1-3-2)
PENALTIESAny penalty may be accepted or declined.(10-1-1)
The distance penalty for any foul may be declined.
Decisions must be made before any timeout.
PENALTIESGive preliminary signal to press-box side of field only.
You might skip the preliminary signal on false starts, encroachments and some other dead-ball fouls, but they should not be skipped on live-ball fouls.
PENALTIESSpecial options apply to:
Free kick out of bounds.
Kick-catching interference.
Double fouls with change of possession.
Fouls during or after scoring plays.
Special options can come into play as soon as the opening kickoff.
PENALTIES
Free kick out of bounds
5-yard penalty and K re-kicks. Take first down 25 yards from previous spot.
Decline and take ball at the inbounds spot. (6-1-8)
PENALTIES
Free kick out of bounds
Signal – free kick out of bounds.
Point to yard line if ball taken 25 yards from previous spot.
BJ gives final signal if rekick.
PENALTIESKick-catching interference.
During free kick or scrimmage kick, no player may touch the ball or R or may obstruct R's path to the ball.
K may catch, touch, muff or bat a scrimmage kick if no player of R is in position to catch the ball. (6-5-6)
PENALTIESKick-catching interference.
Penalty is 15 yards from previous spot or an awarded fair catch at the spot of the foul.
Don't confuse this with contact after a fair catch.
PENALTIESDouble foul during change of possession down when team last in possession did not foul before it gained possession.
Team may decline its opponent's foul and retain possession. It also may accept its opponent's foul, which creates a double foul and replay of the down. (10-2-2)
PENALTIESDouble foul during change of possession down when team last in possession did not foul before it gained possession.
Team not last in possession then may accept or decline fouls.
Same applies if all R fouls are PSK. (10-2-3)
PENALTIESFouls during or after scoring plays.
Generally:
Special options exist for either A or B on dead-ball, unsportsmanlike or nonplayer fouls.
Only A has special options for live-ball fouls.
PENALTIESFouls during or after scoring plays.Touchdown.
Foul by B – live-ball, unsportsmanlike, dead-ball before initial RFP for try:
A may accept result of the play and take penalty on try or kickoff. (8-2-2, 8-2-4, 8-2-5)
PENALTIESFouls during or after scoring plays.Touchdown. Sequence when on KO.
PENALTIESFouls during or after scoring plays.Touchdown.
Foul by A – unsportsmanlike during or after the down or dead-ball foul before initial RFP for the try:
B may take penalty on try or kickoff. (8-2-4, 8-2-5)
PENALTIESFouls during or after scoring plays.Touchdown.
Foul by A – live-ball:
B must take penalty to negate the score. Declining the penalty results in a touchdown with no enforcement.
PENALTIESFouls during or after scoring plays.Touchdown after change of possession.
Live-ball after change of possession: Same as if no turnover. (8-2-3)
Foul before change of possession: Scoring team must decline penalty to keep score. Opponent must accept penalty to negate score. (5-2-1, 10-6)
PENALTIESFouls during or after scoring plays.Try for point.
Dead-ball after RFP butbefore snap: Either team,enforce on try only.
Dead-ball after kick(good or no good): Either team, enforce at succeeding spot. (10-4-5)
PENALTIESFouls during or after scoring plays.Try for point. Live ball. Try is good.
By A: B accepts penalty to negate points; retry unless loss-of-down foul. No option to enforce on kickoff. (8-3-4) By B: A may accept penalty
and retry or accept point(s) and take penalty at succeeding spot. (8-3-5)
PENALTIESFouls during or after scoring plays.Try for point. Live ball. Try is no good By A: Penalty obviously
declined, no enforcement. (8-3-6)
By B: Replay after enforcement with or without distance penalty. No carryover. (8-3-6)
PENALTIESFouls during or after scoring plays.Field goal. Live-ball. Kick is good.
By A: Accept penalty with enforcement at previous spot; declining penalty scores FG By B: Accept penalty and
replay or accept points and take penalty at succeeding spot (8-4-3)
PENALTIESFouls during or after scoring plays.Field goal. Live-ball. Kick is no good. By A: B may decline
penalty and take possession or enforce penalty at previous spot. By B: Enforce penalty at
PSK spot (if applies); otherwise, previous spot. (10-4-3)
PENALTIESFouls during or after scoring plays.Effect on overtime.
Fouls with option to subsequent kickoff, may not be carried over to or applied during overtime. Touchdown.
Fouls with option to succeeding spot, may be applied in overtime. Extra points and field goals.
ENFORCEMENT OF FOULS DURING SCORING PLAYSScore Situation Foul by A Foul by B
TD
TD
TD
TD
TD
XP Enforce on try ( 5-2-3, 10-4-5) Enforce on try (5-2-3, 10-4-5)
XP
XP Replay down after enforcement (8-3-6)
XP
FG
FG
*Chart considers B the scoring team after a change of possession: book refers to scoring team
and opponent of scoring team in such cases. Penalties that carry over to the succeeding spot can
be applied in overtime; fouls that carry over to the subsequent kickoff cannot.
By Bill Bert, interpreter, Lancaster Chapter of PIAA Football Officials, 2012 PIAA Officials Convention
[email protected] PowerPoint available at lancasterfootballofficials.org or PIAA.org
Live ball foul (no change of possession)
B must accept penalty to negate score; declining penalty scores TD (10-1-1, 10-5-3)
A may take result of the play andhave penalty on try or kickoff (8-2-2)
Live ball foul (after change of possession) *
B may take result of the play andhave penalty on try or kickoff (8-2-3)
A must accept penalty to negate score; declining penalty scores TD (10-1-1, 10-5-3)
Live ball foul (before change of possession) *
B must decline penalty to keep ball and score, no enforcement of penalty (5-2-1, 10-1-1, 10-6)
Accept penalty to negate score, retain ball; enforce from basic spot (5-2-1, 8-2-2, 10-1-1, 10-6)
Unsportsmanlike or nonplayer foul
Option to enforce penalty on try or subsequent kickoff (8-2-4)
Option to enforce penalty on try or subsequent kickoff (8-2-4)
Dead ball foul after score but before ready for play on try
Option to enforce penaltyon try or subsequent kickoff (8-2-5)
Option to enforce penalty on try or subsequent kickoff (8-2-5)
Dead ball foul after ready for play, but before the snap
Live ball foul kick, run or pass is good
Accept penalty, retry; unless loss-of-down foul, no retry (5-2-1, 8-3-4, 10-1-1, 10-5-3, 10-6)
Accept penalty, retry; or accept points, penalty at succeeding spot (8-3-5)
Live ball foul kick, run or pass is no good
Penalty obviously declined, no enforcement (8-3-6)
Dead ball foul after kick(good or no good)
Enforce at succeeding spot(5-2-3, 10-4-5)
Enforce at succeeding spot(5-2-3, 10-4-5)
Live ball foul kick is good
Enforce penalty at previous spot, declining penalty scores FG (5-2-1, 10-1-1, 10-5-3,10-6)
Accept penalty, replay; or accept points, penalty at succeeding spot(8-4-3)
Live ball foul kick is no good
B must decline penalty to keep ball, or take penalty at previous spot (5-2-1, 10-1-1, 10-6)
Enforce penalty at PSK spot if PSK applies, otherwise previous spot(10-4-3)
AFTER TRYOR FIELD GOAL
Opponent of the scoring team shall designate which team will kick off. (8-3-9, 8-4-2)
FAIR CATCHCaptain may choose to free kick or snap anywhere between the hash marks on the yard line through the spot of the catch or the spot of interference when a fair catch is awarded. (6-5-4)
Choices remain after a dead-ball foul or an accepted foul during the next down.
FAIR CATCH
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FAIR CATCH
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FAIR CATCH
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FIRSTTOUCHING
Free kick – K touches kick before it crosses R's free-kick line or is touched by R player. (6-1-6)
Scrimmage kick – K touches kick beyond expanded neutral zone before touched by R. (6-2-5)
FIRSTTOUCHING
R may take the ball at the spot of first touching, or any spot if there is more than one, or it may accept the result of the play.
FIRSTTOUCHING
Ignore touching if caused by R pushing or blocking K into the ball.
R loses the right to take the ball at the spot of first touching if R touches the kick and later commits a foul or if the
penalty is accepted for any live-ball foul.
FIRSTTOUCHING
INADVERTENT WHISTLE
Penalty takes precedence. Down is replayed if during snap, legal forward pass or legal kick. (4-2-3a)
INADVERTENT WHISTLE
If the ball is in player possession, team may accept the result of the play or replay the down. (4-2-3c)
If the ball is loose for any other reason, the team last in possession may replay down or take result where possession was lost. (4-2-3b)
SHORTENING PERIODS
A period or periods may be shortened in any emergency by agreement of the opposing coaches and the referee. By mutual agreement of the opposing coaches and the referee, any remaining period may be shortened at any time or the game terminated.(3-1-3)
MISAPPLIEDRULE
Team's request must be made prior to the time the ball becomes live after the play to be reviewed. (3-5-11)
No change – timeout charged to team or delay of game penalty.
If change – official's timeout.
CORRECTINGTIMING ERROR
The referee shall have authority to correct obvious errors in timing if discovery is prior to the second live ball after the error unless the period has officially ended. (3-4-7)
CORRECTINGDOWN NUMBER
The official down is determined by the referee.
The down can be corrected until a change of possession occurs or a new series has been awarded. (Casebook 5.1.1 Situation A)
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BALLPOSITION
Before the ready-for-play signal, A may designate the spot from which the ball is put in play between the hashes in seven situations. (4-3-6)
Start of each series in overtime.After a fair catch.After an awarded fair catch.
BALLPOSITION
Start of each series in overtime.After a fair catch.After an awarded fair catch.For a kickoff.For a try.After a safety.After a touchback.
Team options in FOOTBALLFrom the coin toss to placementof the ball in overtime
QUESTIONSCOMMENTS
Team options in FOOTBALLCoin toss. Choice of ball.
Penalties: including free kick out of bounds, kick-catching interference, double fouls with change of possession, fouls during scoring plays.
Team options in FOOTBALLShortening periods.
After try or field goal.
After a fair catch or awarded fair catch.
First touching.
Inadvertent whistle.
Team options in FOOTBALLMisapplied rule.
Correcting timing errors.
Correcting the down number.
7 situations when ball position may be selected.
Team options in FOOTBALLFrom the coin toss to placementof the ball in overtime
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