NFHS Fouls on Scoring Play

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Originally Posted by FredFan7

There are new NFHS rules how to enforce fouls on a scoring play this year.

3rd and 5 for A at the 50 yard line. A22 runs for a TD. At the 5 yard line B31 commits a 15 yard facemask foul.

During the try for point, B is guilty of roughing the kicker.

Walk me through A's penalty options with this year's new NFHS rules, please.

CANADIAN RULING:

Certain fouls in Canada fall under the category as Unnecessary Roughness, and have a myriad of enforcement spots - basically whereever the non-offending team wants. The facemask foul (we only have one) is one of these cases. In addition, roughing the kicker is as well. (The less severe foul is not: contacting the kicker.)

The facemask foul can be applied on the convert or on the kick-off. If no kick-off would ensue, one can be invoked (ie. end of a half). The roughing the kicker can be applied on the convert or (ensuing or invoked) kick-off.

Walk-through of options:

1. A chooses the facemask on the convert
   • convert from 2.5 (½ from the 5) and KO from A45 as usual
2. A chooses the facemask on the kick-off
   • convert from the 5, KO from the B50

With the introduction of the roughing the kicker foul, the facemask foul can be changed to be applied on the convert or to be applied on the KO.

There are four options: (1) both on the convert, (2) both on the KO, (3) facemask on the convert, roughing on the KO, (4) facemask on the KO, roughing on the convert.

(3) and (4) result in the same yardage adjustments: ½ the distance on the convert and 15 on the KO, so the Referee should not give both options as I typed, but rather simplify the explanation mentioning only the yardage adjustments.

New options:

1. A chooses the facemask on the convert, and roughing on the convert
   • convert from 1.25 (½ from the 5 = 2.5, ½ from the 2.5) and KO from A45 as usual
2. A chooses the facemask on the kick-off, and roughing on the KO
   • convert from the 5, KO from the B35
   • this KO location is quite close to B's EZ. The crew should be aware that a rouge being scored is very possible.
3. A chooses the facemask on the convert, roughing on the KO
   • convert from the 2.5 (½ from the 5), KO from the B50
4. A chooses the facemask on the KO, roughing on the convert
   • convert from the 2.5 (½ from the 5), KO from the B50

These choices exists if A is either successful or unsuccessful during the initial convert attempt (the one in which the roughing call was made). Incidentally, the roughing the kicker call would have been made by HL or LJ - whomever can "see the holder's eyes".

Edit: spelling