2016 MINI MISSIVE #13


RULE 6-3-11: BATTING OF SCRIMMAGE KICKS IN B's END ZONE - I

Unless otherwise stated or implied, the following assumptions apply for the play situations: (a) A Team A player bats a punt in B's end zone; (b) The ball is untouched by a player of Team B after the kick crosses the neutral zone; and (c) The ball has not touched the ground in Team B's end zone. ... Postscrimmage kick enforcement (PSKE).


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PLAY

RULING

1
4th/20 B40. The ball, batted by A89, hits the ground in B's end zone and rolls to B's 2 where A54 recovers. B28 touched the ball after the ball crossed the neutral zone prior to A89's batting.
A 4th/30 50. Illegal batting foul. Team B will accept the 10-yard penalty from the previous spot, B's 40, with no loss of down. If the penalty is declined, it would be A 1/goal B2. If A89 recovered the ball in B's end zone, it would be a touchdown.
2
4th/20 B40. The batted ball hits on B's 4 where B44 recovers and advances to B's 16 where he is downed. A57 held behind the neutral zone during the kick.
B 1/10 B26. Team B will likely elect a tack-on from the end of B44's run, B's 16. Other options are (1) enforce from previous spot and replay the down; and (2) decline the penalty and elect to take the ball at the spot of illegal touching, B's 20. Team B may no longer elect that the penalty be enforced from B's 20.
3
4th/20 B40. The batted ball hits on B's 4 where B44 recovers while grounded. A57 held behind the neutral zone during the kick. A86 illegally touched the kick on B's 24.
B 1/10 B24. Team B will likely decline the penalty and take the ball at one of the two spots of illegal touching. Team B could elect to enforce the penalty from previous spot and replay the down. Team B will not elect the tack-on option from B's 4.
4
4th/20 B40. The batted ball hits on B's 4 where B44 recovers and advances to B's 12 where he is downed. B84 commits a holding foul on B's 18 during the kick.
B 1/10 B9. PSKE applies. The PSK spot is B's 20. The penalty is enforced from the spot of the foul, B's 18, which is behind the basic spot. If the penalty was declined, it would be B 1/10 B20. (2-25-11) (6-3-11)
5
4th/10 B40. The batted ball hits on B's 4 where A89 recovers. Team B clips on B's 22 during the kick.
B 1/10 B10. PSKE applies. The PSK spot is B's 20. The penalty is then enforced from the PSK spot. If the penalty was declined, it would be B 1/10 B20.
(2-25-11) (6-3-11)
6
4th/20 B40. The batted ball hits on B's 4 where B44 recovers and advances to B's 12 where he is downed. A56 commits a personal foul and B84 commits a holding foul on B's 16, both during the kick.
A 4th/20 B40. Team B will likely accept offsetting fouls. If Team B declines offsetting fouls, Team A will likely accept the penalty for Team B's foul. PSKE applies. The PSK spot is B's 20. The penalty is then enforced from the spot of the foul, B's 16, which is behind the basic spot. It would be B 1/10 B 8. If Team A declined the penalty, it would be B 1/10 B20. (2-25-11) (6-3-11)
7
4th/20 B40. The batted ball hits on B's 4 where B44 recovers, advances and is tackled by the face mask on B's 12.
B 1/10 B27. Team B will elect penalty enforcement from the end of B44's run, B's 12. Team B could, but will not, decline the penalty and take the ball on B's 20.
pigskin@romgilbert.us / November 23, 2016 / (p-1613)