Had a play in a youth game yesterday. I was the Umpire on a three man crew. On fourth and long, A was punting. After a bad snap the punter tried to pass, however his pass was no where near an eligible receiver. Intentional grounding was called. B decided to decline the penalty and take the ball. I started to move the ball back to the previous spot (incomplete pass) and was told that it was B's ball where the pass landed. After discussing it was agreed that I was right, but the chains had already been moved so we kept the ball where it was and played from there.
My question is this, should the ball been replaced to the previous spot or should it have been placed where the pass was thrown from? I am leaving out the spot of where the ball landed as it is clear this was not the proper placement.
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Mon Oct 11, 2004, 10:42am
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