Penalty Enforcement
Case Plays
What is the Penalty
Game Mechanics
Simple Rules
100

What is the enforcement for encroachment? 

What is 5 yards.

100

Offense has the ball on their own 25. A-3 goes in motion, but while A-3 is in motion, A-4 takes a step forward to get more on the line. While both are moving the ball is snapped. 

What is Illegal Shift on the offense. Throw and Go. 5 Yard penalty from the line of scrimmage. Ball placed on A-20.

100

Before the ball is snapped, the offense receiver jumps. What is the penalty?

What is False Start.

100

When does the clock not continuously run?

What is the last 2 minutes in the 2nd half.

100

At what yard line does each team start on after a touchdown, touchback, or start of the game?

What is the 10 yard line.

200

What is the enforcement for roughing the passer? 

What is 10 yards and an automatic first down.

200

It is 2nd down for Team A on A-32 LTG is the 40. A-2 goes into motion, A-2 begins traveling gradually forward. The ball is then snapped to A-1. A-1 throws a completed pass to A-4 and is deflagged at B-38.

 What is Team A is flagged for Illegal motion. This will be a 5 yard penalty from the LOS repeating 2nd Down LTG is still the 40.

200

The QB throws a pass to Receiver-1, on the follow through of the QB's arm a defender makes contact with the QB's hand. What is the penalty?

What is roughing the passer.

200

When a team elects to punt, how far do we walk it off?

What is 30 yards.

200

How many timeouts is each team provided?

What is 3 timeouts for the whole game

300

What is the enforcement for Offensive pass interference?

What is 10 yards from the previous spot and loss of down for the offense.

300

It is 3rd down for Team A at B-24, LTG is B-20. Before the snap A-5 is lined up offsides. As a line judge you notify him to get back behind the line and a second after getting behind the line A-1 is snapped the ball.    A-1 steps back and throws the ball to A-3 which is caught at B-16. A-5 then plants himself on the field with arms secure to his body. B-4, running to deflag A-3, runs into A-5 making him not able to deflag A-3. A-3 then scores a touchdown. 

What is there is no foul on the play. Only one person was technically in motion, so there is no illegal motion because he was traveling backwards, and there is no illegal shift because he was the only person in motion. A-5 established himself as a blocker and stood in the same spot causing B-4 to run into him. This is not the offenses fault. The result is a touchdown.

300

After the ball is snapped, the defense has 8 players on the field. What is the penalty?

What is Illegal Participation.

300

What has to happen for the crew to need reverse in play mechanics?

What is an interception. 

300

How many seconds is a team allotted to snap the ball after the ready for play whistle? 

What is 25 seconds.

400

 What is the penalty enforcement for illegal shift?

What is a Throw and go, 5 yard penalty from the previous spot.

400

Team A is on A-30. the ball is snapped to A-1. Before A-1 throws the ball, A-6 makes illegal contact on the at A-27. A-1 throws the ball which is then intercepted by B-2 at B-35. On the return, B-5 makes an illegal block on A-3 at A-35. B-2 is then deflagged at A-30.

What is a double foul. Due to Team A committing the penalty before the interception and Team B committing the penalty after the interception, they will not offset. Instead Team B will get the choice to accept or decline the penalty the Team A committed. Declining the penalty will give Team B the interception and then Team A gets to choose to accept or decline Team B's penalty. If Team A accepts, It will be Team B's Ball 10 yards from the spot of the foul making it 1st down on B-35 and LTG the 40.

400

After the ball in snapped, the defense player is jamming the receiver at the line of scrimmage. What is the penalty? 

What is Illegal Contact

400

What does the acronym F.I.E.L.D stand for?

What is False start, Illegal Snap, Encroachment, Leaving the field on the wrong side, Delay of Game.

400

What is the mercy rule?

What is when a team is up by 30 or more points in the 2nd half.

500

What is the result of an illegal forward pass past the LOS?

What is a throw and go, 5 yard penalty from the previous spot against the offense, loss of down.

500

Team A is on A-20. A-1 catches the snap and rolls to the right. A-1 runs past the line of scrimmage, but then runs back behind the line of scrimmage. A-1 then throws the ball from A-18. Pass is caught by A-3 in the air, but while still in the air, throws the ball forward to A-5. A-5 then catches it and runs down the field and is deflagged by B-4 at B-23 yard line.

What is a legal play. 1st down line to gain is the 20 yard line from B-23.

500

An offensive player is running and a defensive player has slipped and fallen on the ground. The offensive player jumps over the defender on the ground and proceeds to run towards the endzone. What is the penalty?

What is Hurdling.

500

What is the Basic Spot?

What is the succeeding spot in where the end of a run occurs or where the Line of Scrimmage is.

500

How many people at minimum must be on the Line of Scrimmage for it to be a legal formation?

What is 4.

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