Tackling by Non-player

[Warrenkicker]

Here is the steps I have come up with to use if I ever see it.

First, whomever came off the bench is gone.

Second, I try to determine the first possible location where the runner could have been legally tackled. From that point I would decide if to award the TD or not based on my assessment of relative skill level of the players involved. If I can determine that the tackle was likely to have been made then I am assessing 15 yards from the likely spot of the tackle.

[jaybird]

Originally Posted by Warrenkicker

Here is the steps I have come up with to use if I ever see it.

First, whomever came off the bench is gone.

Second, I try to determine the first possible location where the runner could have been legally tackled. From that point I would decide if to award the TD or not based on my assessment of relative skill level of the players involved. If I can determine that the tackle was likely to have been made then I am assessing 15 yards from the likely spot of the tackle.

Sounds reasonable. Now let's just hope that we never have the need to apply this enforcement.

[ajmc]

Under the NFHS code, Unfair Act (NF: 10.9.1), "A player or nonplayer or person not subject to the rules shall not hinder play by an unfair act which has no specific rule coverage.

Penalty: "Unfair Act - The Referee enforces any penalty he considers equitable, including the awarding of a score."