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Originally posted by mikesears
I must disagree with your disagreement 
Isn't illegal participation where twelve players are in the formation at the snap a foul simultaneous with the snap according to the case book? If it is a foul simultaneous with the snap, then it is enforced from the previous spot if accepted.
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Sorry Mike x 2, allow me to correct myself. I was looking strictly at the "Official's Study Guide to NFHS Football Rules" which is obviously in error.
9-6-1 is enforced under the All But One.
9-6-4a,b,c & d are enforced from the previous spot since they occur simultaneous with the snap.
The "Guide" had all those enforcements completely backward. I just took a quick look when I saw the play and didn't dig deeper. That'll teach me!
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It makes sense to penalize this when twelve players are in the formation because how do we determine who wasn't supposed to be on the field and who illegally participated?
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For the defense it wouldn't matter, since the spot of the foul wouldn't matter under the ABO.
Quite honestly, I think the enforcement is written wrong. If I'm on offense, gain 30 yards on a run against you, even though you have 12 men on the field, why shouldn't I get the foul tacked onto the end of the run?
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