Holding on a pass play, NFHS rules

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by BoBo

The problem some people have is how the rule book states on loose ball plays fouls should be enforced from the previous spot, but people seem to struggle with the all but one principle.

Part of the reason people struggle stems from statements like this one. The book does not state that fouls during loose ball plays are enforced from the previous spot. It says the basic spot is the previous spot, and under ABO the basic spot might or might not be the enforcement spot.

When I took the class, the instructor made a hash of "all but one." I've had to figure it out by myself: all what? One what?

So, for those of us conversant with ABO, I apologize, but here's my 3 step lesson in ABO:

1. Two teams might foul, A and B.
2. The foul might occur in one of two locations, beyond or behind the basic spot. That's four types of fouls (A fouls behind, A fouls beyond, B fouls behind, B fouls beyond).
3. ALL types of foul BUT ONE type are penalized from the basic spot: the ONE is that fouls by A behind the basic spot are penalized from the spot of the foul.

You sometimes hear that "ABO doesn't apply," simply because the foul is not an A foul behind the basic spot; that is incorrect. ABO always applies: if you have a foul by B, for example, ABO dictates basic spot enforcement. If you have a foul by A beyond the basic spot, ABO dictates basic spot enforcement.