You Be The Ref Answers, January 2019



Here are your answers and explanations...


1.      2nd & 5 on team A’s 35-yard line.  A1’s forward pass is intercepted by B2, who advances to team A’s 30-yard line before being deflagged.  Before the pass is intercepted, B3 is flagged for pass interference and A4 is flagged for holding.
A.    The fouls are enforced in the order of occurrence
B.     Only team A’s foul is enforced.
C.     Only team B’s foul is enforced.
D.    The penalties offset.

The answer is D.  Because both teams committed fouls, it is a double foul, and because the team of the ball at the end of the down fouled before the change of possession, the penalties offset and the down is replayed.  (10.2.2)


2.      4th & 5 for team A at its own 20-yard line.  A1 runs to his/her 30-yard line, and throws an incomplete forward pass.
A.    Legal forward pass.  1st & 10 for team A from their own 30-yard line.
B.     Illegal forward pass.  4th & 10 for team A from their own 20-yard line.
C.    Illegal forward pass.  1st & 10 for team A from their own 25-yard line.
D.    Illegal forward pass.  2nd & 10 for team A from their own 25-yard line.
E.     Illegal forward pass.  1st & 10 for team B from the previous spot (team A’s 20-yard line).
F.      Illegal forward pass.  1st & 10 for team B from the team A’s 25-yard line.
G.    Illegal forward pass.  1st & 10 for team B from the spot of the foul (team A’s 30-yard line).

The answer is C.  The 5-yard penalty is enforced from the spot of the pass.  Because that leaves the ball beyond the line to gain, team A is awarded a new series.  The loss of down aspect of the penalty has no significance because a new series was awarded.  (5.1.3 NOTE, Flag Football Fundamentals 8.h)


3.      TRUE or FALSE?  The 10-second runoff rule can only apply when the game clock is running and less than two minutes remain in either half.

The answer is FALSE.  The 10-second runoff rule can only apply when the game clock is running and less than ONE MINUTE remains in either half.  (10.6.1)

1 comment:

  1. For #2, if A1 has already used a run, does this change to an "illegal run"?

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