delay of game

[chasbo]

In an Illinois High School championship game a team was penalized for delay of game beginning the second halh. They were penalized 15 yards. A referee friend of mine said it should have been 5 yards. What's the correct call?

[Theisey]

Well, that could be correct. Did one of the teams refuse to enter the field "first"?? or was one of the teams just not ready to play? See 9-8-1-g

[AndrewMcCarthy]

If they returned to the field late, it's unsportsmanlike conduct charged to the head coach- 15 yards.

[mikesears]

Originally posted by chasbo
In an Illinois High School championship game a team was penalized for delay of game beginning the second halh. They were penalized 15 yards. A referee friend of mine said it should have been 5 yards. What's the correct call?

If the team failed to return to the field prior to the 3-minute warm up, it is a 15 yard penalty. I am assuming this is probably what happened.

[chasbo]

They were not on the field for the 3 minute warm up prior to the start of the second half. I didn't realize that it was unsportsmanlike conduct on the coach, it was hard to hear the ref's call and someone told me it was a delay of game penalty. Thanks for the info.

[Bob M.]

Originally posted by chasbo
They were not on the field for the 3 minute warm up prior to the start of the second half. I didn't realize that it was unsportsmanlike conduct on the coach, it was hard to hear the ref's call and someone told me it was a delay of game penalty. Thanks for the info.

REPLY: Technically, it is not USC for the team not to be on the field for the mandatory three minute warmup, BUT once they get there, you MUST give them that three minute warm-up period, and that will cause "...The failure of a team to be ready to start either half." [NF 9-8-1g] The foul (USC against the coach) is not for being late for the warm-up period but rather for the "domino effect" failure for them to be ready to start the second half.