NF: Celebration?

[DJ_NV]

In NF, there's really no penalty for being out on the field that's not a non-player, or succeeding spot foul, other than 9-9-1 in the Unfair Acts, and I hesitate to even bring that up because there is a specific rule, 9-8-1-i and 9-8-3 that covers it ant 9-9-1 is for events that have no specific rule coverage.
So even though a coach kept you from properly officiating the play, all you can have is a 15-yard succeeding spot UC. And while I certainly don't like punishing the players for an egregious act on the coach's part, succeeding spot fouls sometimes just don't have enough 'punch' so to speak to have a deterring effect.

Now having said that, the penalty for 9-8 fouls (including this one) states that if any foul is flagrant, DQ is an option. Do you DQ a coach for being inside the numbers during play? That's pretty flagrant--and dangerous--but do you toss him? By rule, you can--but would you?

[FootballRef05]

Thats a good question, DQ on the coach, that's a tough one. I guess if he knocked me down I would toss him Seriously, I think it would depend on being envolved in the entire situation, with all that was described I would have to say I would probably give a DQ a serious thought.

[mcrowder]

Originally Posted by DJ_NV

In NF, there's really no penalty for being out on the field that's not a non-player, or succeeding spot foul, other than 9-9-1 in the Unfair Acts, and I hesitate to even bring that up because there is a specific rule, 9-8-1-i and 9-8-3 that covers it ant 9-9-1 is for events that have no specific rule coverage.
So even though a coach kept you from properly officiating the play, all you can have is a 15-yard succeeding spot UC. And while I certainly don't like punishing the players for an egregious act on the coach's part, succeeding spot fouls sometimes just don't have enough 'punch' so to speak to have a deterring effect.

Now having said that, the penalty for 9-8 fouls (including this one) states that if any foul is flagrant, DQ is an option. Do you DQ a coach for being inside the numbers during play? That's pretty flagrant--and dangerous--but do you toss him? By rule, you can--but would you?

Fed doesn't have a sideline warning for exactly this?

[DJ_NV]

what I was saying was the Fed doesn't have a rule that directly lets you penalize this as a BS or PS foul. You can't take away the TD, etc. That's what I was getting at....

[DJ_NV]

I was just stating that you can't penalize from the BS or PS but only the SS, so in other words, the TD will count, etc...

[mcrowder]

Oh, I see. I think most officials would WANT the play to count. Seems awfully punitive to cancel a score over a coach straying too far out.

[DJ_NV]

I agree...I would hate to do that to the players and therefore I'm almost glad I don't have the choice as the rule takes care of that. However, I have to admit that I would want it to sting a little more for the coach, only because we all know how effective 'negative reinforcement' can be and this is a safety issue.

[JugglingReferee]

Don't go looking for mucous hanging off someone's nose.