2012 MINI MISSIVE #2


Team A False Start vs. Team B Offside


Before the snap, a Team B player who enters the neutral zone may threaten a maximum of three Team A linemen. If the Team B player enters the neutral zone directly toward a Team A lineman, then that Team A player and two adjacent linemen are considered to be threatened. If the Team B player enters the neutral zone toward a gap between two Team A linemen, then only those two Team A players are considered to be threatened.
References: [7-1-5-a-2, AR 7-1-3-V, and 7-1-3-b-Exception]

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PLAY

RULING

1
B96 enters the neutral zone in front of lineman A66. Linemen A55 and A77 flank A66. A77 moves.
Offside by B96. A55, A66 and A77 are considered threatened players.
2
B96 enters the neutral zone in front of lineman A66. Linemen A55 and A77 flank A66. A88 moves.
False start by A88. A88 is not considered a threatened player.
3
B96 lines up in front of lineman A66. Linemen A55 and A77 flank A66. B96 moves forward but does not enter the neutral zone. A66 moves.
False start by A66. B96 did not enter the neutral zone. No Team A lineman is considered to be threatened.
4
B96 enters the neutral zone in the gap between linemen A66 and A77. A66 moves.
Offside by B96. A66 and A77 are considered threatened players.
5
B96 enters the neutral zone in the gap between linemen A66 and A77. A55 moves.
False start by A55. A55 is not considered a threatened player.
6
B96 lines up in the gap between linemen A66 and A77. B96 moves forward but does not enter the neutral zone. A66 moves.
False start by A66. B96 did not enter the neutral zone. No Team A lineman is considered to be threatened.
7
B96 enters the neutral zone in front of lineman A77. A66 and A88 flank A77. A88 is split three yards outside A77. A88 moves.
False start by A88. A88 is too far outside A77 to be considered a threatened player.
8
B96 enters the neutral zone in front of A77. A77, whose helmet does not break the waistline of snapper A55, moves.
False start by A77. A77 is not a lineman and therefore not considered a threatened player.
9
B96 enters the neutral zone in front of lineman A77. A22, a back lined up directly behind A77, moves.
False start by A22. A22 is not a lineman and therefore not considered a threatened player.
10
B96 enters the neutral zone in the gap between linemen A66 and A77. After a delay. A66 moves.
False start by A66. A66 did not react immediately.
11
B96 enters the neutral zone in the gap between linemen A66 and A77. A66 moves. At about the same time, lineman A72, on the other side of the line, moves. The officials cannot agree as to whether B96 or A72 fouled first.
False start by A72. The Referee must make the final decision. Under no circumstances can there be offsetting fouls. The rules do not permit a "wimp out" by the officials.
12
B96 enters the neutral zone in the gap between linemen A66 and A77. A66 moves. However, Team A had not been set for a full second when the foul occurred.
Offside by B96. A66 and A77 are considered threatened players. A false start of the second kind would not occur before the snap although it would be enforced as a dead ball foul.
Rom Gilbert / rom.gilbert@sfcollege.edu / June 6, 2012 / (p-1202)