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Originally posted by BoBo
Help clear this up for me. High School Rules
4th and 10 on A's 40 and A's Ball
PLAY- A1 goes to pass and while rushed intentionally grounds the ball. The pass is made from A's 35.
RESULT- B declines and 1st down at A's 40
B accepts and 1st down at A's 30 (5 yard penalty from the spot and loss of down)
COMMENT- Generally an accepted penalty can not cause a change of possession. But in this case A has forfeited this right when intentionally grounding the pass and giving up the series on downs.
Right-Wrong-Little of Both??????
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I think the loss of down penalties are all good.
When a team drops back to pass, generally, they are taking a greater risk (taking a sack) to get a bigger reward (more yardage). It seems to me that the majority of loss of down penalties are all designed to penalize a team for fouling when they took a greater risk.
I think loss of down on forward handing is good because it prevents a team from cheating in an attempt to reach the line to gain, especially on 4th down. Example:
A32 knowing he is 1 yard from getting to the line-to-gain hands the ball forward to A82 who is beyond the line-to-gain.