Penalties
Demonstrate 2 instances where flag guarding would be called
Placing or swinging hands over the flag belt- Placing ball over the flag belt- Dipping shoulder- Stiff arm
Demonstrate proper mechanics for a Touchdown
Both arms in the air like you're making goal posts
Who is in control of the Stop Clock?
Back Judge
Player running with the ball swipes away defenders hands. What do you call?
Flag Guarding. 10 yd penalty from the spot of the foul.
What are 2 examples of 5 yd penalties?
Delay of Game- Encroachment/Offsides- Illegal procedure- False start- Illegal Formation- Helping the runner- MOST DEAD BALL FOULS AND NON-CONTACT FOULS ARE 5 YARD PENALTIES!
Describe what constitutes illegal participation
If more than 7 players participate- If a player steps out of bounds and then returns to participate in play
Demonstrate proper mechanics for Holding
One hand holding onto opposite wrist in front of the body with fists closed
How long are the Halves
20 minutes each
Player trying to block for his quarterback during a rush moves his screen block to step in front of a rusher. Both fall over. What is the penalty and who is it on.
Illegal contact on the offense. 10 yds from the spot of the foul (not from line of scrimmage, screw the offense, all but one principle)
If a runner loses his/her flags without being pulled by the defensive team, the runner must be________ for the play to be dead.
Tagged
Give 3 instances when a forward pass is considered illegal
Passer’s foot is beyond the plane of A’s scrimmage line when the ball leaves the hand- If thrown after possession has changed- If intentionally thrown to the ground or out of bounds to save loss of yardage- If a passer catches his/her untouched forward pass- If there is more than 1 forward pass per down
Demonstrate proper mechanics for Pass Interference
Hands out in front of body like you are pushing somebody
How many Time outs are the teams awarded?
Each team is allowed 2 one-minute time outs PER GAME
There is a simultaneous catch by players from opposite teams and no penalty has occurred. What do you do?
Ball is called dead and is awarded to the offense at the spot of the catch
What is an example of an illegal uniform
Jersey with pockets or holes in it not long enough to tuck in- having an arm opening of more than 4 inches Shorts/Pants with pockets metal tipped cleats
How do the mechanics change for live ball fouls versus dead ball fouls
Live ball- flag will be thrown where the penalty occurred and play continues/ Dead ball- Whistle is blown to and flag is thrown high in the air for everyone to see
Demonstrate proper mechanics for Stopping the clock
Wave hands above head
The clock will run Continuously until when? (When do stop clock mechanics begin for each half?)
Until the final minute of the first half and the last 2 minutes of the 2nd half unless a timeout is called
There's an interception by the defense, and the defender scores. There is a penalty flag down for flag guarding by player who intercepted the ball before he scored. What is the call?
The defense keeps the ball because the foul was committed after the interception (clean hands principle). Flag guarding is enforced on the new offense. 10 yds from spot of the foul.
What are the 4 options of the team that wins the rock, paper, scissors match for possession
Offense/ Defense/ Defend a Goal/ Defer options to the second half
What penalties are incorporated in the acronym FIELDS and what type of penalties are they?
False Start- Illegal Substitution- Encroachment- Leaving the wrong side of field or endline- Delay of Game- Snap- Dead Ball Penalities
Demonstrate proper mechanics for Illegal Shift and Illegal Motion (Be specific on which is for Motion and which is for Shift)
Shift- Both hands waved in front of body bending at the elbows/ Motion- 1 hand waved in front of body bending at the elbow
Give 2 situations where the clock will restart ON THE WHISTLE
First down inbounds- After a penalty when the play ends inbounds- Officials timeout- Inadvertent whistle
Roughing the passer has occurred during a play. The quarterback managed to throw the ball before penalty occurred and was caught downfield. What is procedure?
10 yds will be added onto the end of the play and an automatic first down is awarded.
After a try, the scoring team can go for 1, 2 or 3 point tries. Where is the ball placed for each of these points?
3 yd line for 1 pt/ 10 yd line for 2 pts/ 20 yard line for 3 pts