Substitutions Rule 3 Section 4 Substitute Infractions Substitution

Substitutions Rule 3 Section 4

Substitute Infractions Substitution Infractions • A departing player must leave the huddle within three seconds after being replaced • A departing player or substitute unsuccessfully attempts to withdraw • Team A may not break the huddle with more than 11 players • Team A rushes quickly to the line to obviously create a disadvantage for the defense • A replaced player leaves the field other than their own team sideline • A substitute enters during the down and does not participate • A substitute enters from outside his team area • A substitute becomes a player, withdraws and re-enters during the same dead-ball interval. Exception there is a charged team time-out, referees timeout, or end of quarter. • 12 players participate at the snap or free kick.

Play Situations http: //youtu. be/z. BA_s. YH 4 FHw Case Studies of Illegal Substitutions Quarterback is barking signals, the referee realizes that Team A has 12 players on the field, no team A player attempts to leave the field. Ruling Dead ball foul five yard penalty Team A breaks their huddle and moves to the line. As the quarterback is barking signals, the referee counts 11 Team A players. A 42 enters the field and no Team A player departs. Ruling Team A is given an opportunity for the replaced player to depart, allow three seconds for the player to leave if no player departs, kill the play and penalize 5 yards.

Case Plays Illegal Substitution Without having substituted since the previous play, Team A (1) quickly breaks the huddle or (2) without huddling, rushes to the line of scrimmage, sets for a second, and snaps the ball. Ruling Legal play as team A did not make any substitutions Kicking specialists A 2 enters the 10 man huddle just as it is breaking A 2 quickly assumes his normal kicking position. The umpire stands over the ball to prevent the snap, but B does not react. The play clock expires just as team B begins the substitution process. Ruling Team A is charged with a delay of game penalty and warned as another instance will be an unsportsmanlike conduct foul

Case Plays Illegal substitution Third and 10 on the A-30 The play results in a completed pass for a first down but the punter A 25 thinks the pass was incomplete and runs onto the field. When A 25 arrives in his team’s huddle, he realizes his team has a first down, so he runs off the field. Ruling foul for illegal substitution