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Originally Posted by Robert Goodman
There used to be a section of the Football Canada & CFL rule books titled "Fouls and Legal Gains" setting out the enforcement points (spots) for live ball fouls. (In other words, showing that advances of the ball made legally before a foul could be "kept" before enforcement.) They used the "3 and 1" or "all but one" principle just like USAn rules to enforce from PBD (you didn't have EOR) or POF; PBH was looking rather moribund as an enforcement spot. Now, going by what you laid out, it looks like a big gain (or loss) that doesn't result in a 1st down can be completely wiped out by a subsequent foul by either team if the penalty is accepted.
Robert
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There still is a section that deals with Fouls and Legal Gains. How could there not be a section that deals with this?
Personally, I think all fouls should be applied from Point Ball Held. If RB gains 9 yards on 1D and then there is a hold flagged, then yes, the PE is the LS.
I think PBH is the best because of the simplicity for all to understand:
- Whatever you gain legally you keep
- Whatever you gain illegally is open to acceptance/declination of the penalty by non-offending team
- Whenever a foul happens, find where the ball was. This is the spot you report to the R.
Penalty application in Canada is very easy to do. From what I read about the ABO, we have it easy.