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Old Thu Sep 20, 2012, 09:46am
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Originally Posted by Rich View Post
OK, let's be technical. The FOUL is "free kick out of bounds". The PENALTY is one of the three choices, although a case could be made that taking the kick at the inbounds spot is really the receiving team declining the penalty. It's not listed that way, so let's say it's 3 choices.

Edited to add: I've always been taught (and this is backed up in the Redding guides and in NFHS case 6.1.8H) that if you can't enforce the distance penalty (25 yards in NFHS football), the option cannot be given. Period.
OK, I stand corrected - and get Robert's post now. My apologies Robert. Still don't see why this is a big deal.
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