EAIFO PIAA Football Officials Chapter

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ILLEGAL HORSE-COLLAR

A has possession 4th and 8 from the B40. A1 advances 7 yards where B1 grabs him and commits an illegal horse collar foul. The jersey/ collar is grabbed one yard inbounds and B1 pulls him down a) inbounds at the B33 or 2) just out of bounds with A1 crossing the sideline at the B33.

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HELMET COMPLETELY OFF

B54's helmet comes completely off during an attempt to tackle A32. After disengaging, 654 puts his helmet back on, then resumes his pursuit of runner A32. B54 is then blocked by A76.

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ACCEPTED PENALTY INSIDE TWO MINUTES OF EITHER HALF

With time expiring inside the last two minutes in the second or fourth period and A behind in the score, A1 intentionally throws the ball forward to the ground in order to stop the game clock. A1's action took place: (a) immediately after receiving the snap while A1 was lined up 3 yards deep; or (b) immediately after receiving the snap; or (c) after A1 delayed and throws an illegal forward pass.

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ILLEGAL BLOCKING

Quarterback A1 takes the snap and hands off to back A2 who takes a few steps left and then hands off to back A3 who attempts to run wide to the right. Linemen A4 and A5 pull and block opponents from behind in the back while the ball is still in the zone. The defenders and linemen were in the zone at the snap and the contact occurred in the free-blocking zone while the free-blocking zone still exists.

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ILLEGAL BLOCKING

During a free kick (including an onside kick attempt) (a) R touches the ball prior to it traveling 10 yards after which K contacts R and recovers the ball; (b) after the ball travels 10 yards, K contacts R prior to R touching the ball and is recovered by K; (c) after the ball touches the ground and travels 10 yards, K contacts R prior to recovering the ball; (d) after the ball travels 10 yards and after R initiates a block against K in the neutral zone, K recovers the ball; or (e) R and K contact each other approximately the same time prior to the ball traveling 10 yards.

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TRY

During a try by place-kick, the kick by K1 is blocked by R1 and recovered by K2, who advances across R's goal line.

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CATCH/NO CATCH/SIMULTANEOUS CATCH

B1 is near the sideline but has not been out of bounds and attempts to intercept a pass while in the air and: (a) the ball touches one hand and then deflects to the other without securing possession, after which B1 lands with his first foot inbounds and second simultaneoisly out of bounds; or (b) deflects the ball into the air, but is able to catch it after e comes down inbounds; or (c) is juggling the ball as he takes two steps inbounds and then out of bounds.

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ENCROACHMENT

When A comes to the line of scrimmage, the linemen assume their final positions such that: (a) five linemen pe*****te the vertical plane through the waistline of the snapper while the head of the sixth pe*****tes the plane drawn through the waistline of the nearest teammate who is on his line of scrimmage; or (b) one interior lineman has his head penetrating the neutral zone while the other linemen are all penetrating the vertical plane of the snapper's waistline.

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RESTRICTIONS ENO

On second down, quarterback A1 drops back and throws an underhand shovel pass forward to back A2 who is behind the neutral zone. A2 throws the ball back to Al. A1 then throws the ball forward beyond the neutral zone to A3. B1 blocks A3 away from the ball and intercepts A1 's pass.

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UNINTENTIONAL CONTACT

A1 throws a forward pass that is intercepted by B1 on B's 30-yard line and returned 70 yards along the B sideline for a B touchdown. During B1 's run, the covering official is forced to change his course to run around an assistant team B coach who is in B's restricted area. The covering official drops his flag near B's restricted area. Later during the return, B12, a nonplayer, leaves the team box and runs alongside (yet out of bounds) B1 all the way to the goal line. B12 never enters the field of play during the down. The referee flags B12 for a nonplayer foul.

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