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Equipment fouls
RichMSN's reply to my mouthpiece story got me thinking a little more about equipment-related fouls and how little I understood them. So I've summarized my understanding of them below. Does anyone see anything wrong below?
There are three fouls that can be called regarding player equipment: 1) Failure to wear required equipment during a down. (1-5-6) 2) Failure to wear required equipment just before the snap. (3-6-2d) 3) Failure of the head coach to have his players wear required equipment. (9-8-1h, referencing 1-5-2, 1-5-3, 1-5-5) So, what circumstances call for each foul? A few scenarios, with my assumed rulings: A: Official observes player without a mouthpiece as the ball is about to be snapped. Kill play and administer 5-yard penalty for delay? B: Official observes player without a mouthpiece an instant after the ball is snapped. 5 yards, live-ball, succeeding spot? (Or kill the play immediately and penalize for delay?) C: Official observes an unbuckled chin strap halfway into play. No foul, since it cannot be assumed it has been this way since the snap? D: Official observes a player as he unbuckles his chin strap during the down. 5 yards, succeeding spot? E: Official observes a player as the down ends who has the bottom of his jersey tied into a knot. 15 yards, succeeding spot, charged to head coach? F: Official observes a player with a knot-like jersey as the ball is about to be snapped. Delay? Or 15 yard USC? Kill it before the snap in either case. G:From an actual youth scrimmage this year: As the team breaks the huddle, the coach points out one of his players and says, "He lost his mouthpiece, is he OK?" I said, "No, he cannot play without a mouthpiece." They replaced him and the game continued. Assume the coach doesn't speak to me, a play is run, and after the play, I notice the kid does not have a mouthpiece. The coach then says, "He lost it on the previous play." 15 yard USC here? The coach just admitted he let a player play knowing he was missing required equipment. |
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