Basic Spot for a Loose Ball Play.

[bigjohn]

[I'm astonished that an association discussion of such a play would last more than 10 seconds. ABO is a fundamental concept in NFHS penalty enforcement, and this play is not complex.

Maybe somebody saw holding enforced from the previous spot in an NCAA game and is assuming it would be that way in NFHS too. Bad, lazy assumption.

Well I am not astonished one bit!!

But you know I see this from a different point of view!

[Rich]

As a fairly longtime white hat who has his nose in two rule books virtually year-round, it's just evidence that football is officiated by a fair number of people who thinks learning the rules is someone else's job.

I don't know of any other sport where people think that way to the same degree.

[HLin NC]

Many have said the penalty is enforced from the 30,

And the "many" are correct.

As for the dual level officials, I have found it is not uncommon to have to correct their enforcements from time to time.