Situation from subvarsity game

[Robert Goodman]

[QUOTE=ajmc;1035120]

Originally Posted by chapmaja

Coaching at the youth level has more than enough challenge (akin to herding cats) to necessitate totally focusing on the job itself, and leaving officiating responsibilities at these level games to those trained to do so, which very similar to coaching is a complex and challenging environment, subject to unnecessary, and often ill-advised, scrutiny and challenge.

Vice versa too. I keep running into officials who try to move my front line receiving players up to toe the restraining line on free kicks, instead of back a distance from there as I want them. I had one at a scrimmage pick up and move my player sideways to a position in line behind the snapper, instead of offset to take the snap, thinking we must've made a mistake.

[ajmc]

[QUOTE=Robert Goodman;1035122]

Originally Posted by ajmc

Vice versa too. I keep running into officials who try to move my front line receiving players up to toe the restraining line on free kicks, instead of back a distance from there as I want them. I had one at a scrimmage pick up and move my player sideways to a position in line behind the snapper, instead of offset to take the snap, thinking we must've made a mistake.

In situations like that, you would usually be far better off referencing NFHS 3-5-11 and questioning clarification, in a civil tone (albeit risking a possible charged T/O) than berating or arguing with a game official about your understanding of a rule.

[Texas Aggie]

Team A ball at Team B's 18 yard line. 3rd down and 10.

Team A QB drops back to pass, A50 holds behind the line. A throws a pass an B25 commits defensive pass interference. B 90 also commits roughing the passer. The pass falls incomplete. After the play, A 67 punches B 90. As A67 is being lead away, B90 then taunts A67. Team B coach then gets flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct for charging onto the field to argue with the officials about B90's taunting penalty.

How are the penalties supposed to be enforced?

The officials moved the ball to the 9 and ruled it a replay 3rd down team A?

Under NCAA rules, just visualizing this, you would enforce all the dead ball fouls separately as they'd all be completed when the next one occurred. The live ball fouls offset, so you begin the enforcement at the B18 with 3rd down, march back 15. Then you bring it back 15 to the B18 to enforce the B90 taunting foul which results in a first down for Team A. Then you enforce the B Coach's UNS foul with a half the distance and auto first down. A67 is DQed and B90 and B Coach both have their first UNS of the game. Clock will start on the snap.

In Texas, the coach would be reported to the state association, as would the DQed player and the other UNS player.