untimed down?
coming off a timeout we had 23 seconds left in the 1st half, 4th down and long. team A punts the ball but we have a block below the waist behind the neutral zone(before ball was kicked) and team B accepts the penalty, we replay 4th down. at this point there is 13 seconds to go in the half. when would the clock start? if it starts on the ready for play we have an untimed down.
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We'd be under the 3-minute warning. Because there is a penalty application, we'd start the game clock on the snap. A penalty app is one of 7 elements that cause the game clock to start on the snap on the subsequent play. |
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the ball ended up being downed by k.
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Quick thinking tells me you had a legal scrimmage kick and after a legal scrimmage kick the clock starts with the snap
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In the clock starting on the ready situation, time would likely expire before the next play would start and because the previous down included an accepted penalty, there would be an untimed down should the clock expire. Explaining this to the offended captain should eliminate his trying to rush through getting a play off, fearing the clock would expire and end the game. It's reasonable to presume most HS captains may not be aware of the timing protocol and unnecessarily jeopardize their team fearing they would not get an opportunity to get a play off before the game ended. |
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3-4-3 . . . The clock shall start with the snap or when any free kick is touched, other than first touching by K, if the clock was stopped because: a. The ball goes out of bounds. b. B is awarded a new series. c. Either team is awarded a new series following a legal kick. d. The ball becomes dead behind the goal line. e. A legal or illegal forward pass is incomplete. f. A request for a charged or TV/radio time-out is granted. g. A period ends. 3.4.2 SITUATION D: K11 punts the ball from a fourth and 10 situation. R1 catches the kick and returns 10 yards. During the down, but prior to the catch, K3 holds R2. R accepts the penalty. RULING: After enforcement, the clock starts on the ready-for-play signal. (3-4-2b3) |
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Anyway, futile for team B to enforce the penalty, when A is just going to take a knee.
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