NFHS Fouls on Scoring Play

[Middleman]

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.

By the new rule, the scoring team may choose to have the penalty enforced on the try or on the free kick. Having chosen to enforce the penalty on the ensuing free kick, the try will be from the three yard line and the free kick will be made from R's 45.

By rule, a foul by B on a successful try may be enforced from "the succeeding spot." Therefore unless A chooses to replay the try, the penalty committed by B during the try will be enforced from R's 45 yard line, which is the "succeeding spot" as determined by enforcement of B's foul during the touchdown run.

Don't make this tougher than it is.

[Forksref]

This sounds like one of those rules that comes in and then has to be clarified by an update next year. Hopefully, there can be a clarification prior to this season.

[Theisey]

New casebook play 10.5.3 Situation B will give provide you with NFHS guidence.
Team-A has to decide which one will be enforced on the free-kick.

[Middleman]

Originally Posted by Theisey

New casebook play 10.5.3 Situation B will give provide you with NFHS guidence.
Team-A has to decide which one will be enforced on the free-kick.

Is that a new new casebook play 10.5.3 Situation B? Casebook play 10.5.3 Situation B was "new" last year.

And if it is as you say, the FED has taken a step backwards, in my opinion.

[Theisey]

Originally Posted by Middleman

Is that a new new casebook play 10.5.3 Situation B? Casebook play 10.5.3 Situation B was "new" last year.

And if it is as you say, the FED has taken a step backwards, in my opinion.

The "*" by the play means it's new or revised. My old books are being used at the moment by new cadet officials, so I have no way to compare what was revised in this case play. If you say it was new last year, then we have to assume they changed it for this year. Probably to reflect the enforcement of a B-foul on a TD run by A on the succeeding kickoff if desired by team-A.

[JugglingReferee]

I will admit that I'm happy that the Canadian ruleset doesn't have the enforcement challenges that are being presented in this thread.