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Hmmm. Being in my first year in the R position these are things I'm interested in knowing that the "right" thing to do is. I asked this very same question in the referees meeting this season so I would know how to handle this situation.
In looking at your responses I have to ask the following. Are we really explaining the penalty options correctly if we don't provide the captain ALL the information?
Here are two explanations (let's assume K doesn't touch the ball so no FT applies):
I was always under the impression that #2 was the more appropriate explanation.
"Captain, your team was interfered with by the kicking team so here are your choices. You can take them back 15 yards from the previous spot and replay 4th down...or, you can take an awarded fair catch and put the ball in play right there."
Or 2,
"Captain, your team was interfered with by the kicking team so here are your choices. You can take them back 15 yards from the previous spot and replay 4th down...or, you can take an awarded fair catch and put the ball in play right there. If you take the ball right here you will be given the opportunity to put the ball in play by snap or free kick."
I agree what you guys are saying about coaches need to know the rules for appropriate strategy and I also agree we shouldn't "help" them. But, just as we given them facts and data to make a decision (in #1) I'm asking are we really giving ALL the facts and data to make a decision and is it really wrong to provide them? As long as we do that consistently and provide the same courtesy to both teams then I'd ask are we really out of line with providing explanation #2?
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