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Ten Yard Penalties

Team Doc  |Aug 31,2007
 

Deliberately batting, kicking, or punching a loose ball
A player may not deliberately punch, kick, or bat a loose ball in any direction.

 

Helping the runner
An offensive player is not allowed to assisst a runner by pushing or pulling them forward.

 

 

Holding, illegal use of hands, illegal block above the waist
Players can not hold onto other players by either their jersey or body. Players can not put their hands into another players face in order to block them. Players may also not block another player in the back.

 

 

Intentional grounding
If a quarterback is between the offensive tackles, he may not throw the ball into the ground or out of bounds if their is no chance the pass will be completed. This means that a player must be in the area the ball is thrown to or a foul will be called. The ten yards is marked off from where the quarterback was when he threw the ball.

 

 

Offensive pass interference
An offensive player can not push or interfere with a defensive player while trying to catch the ball.

 

 

Tripping
A person can not trip somebody in order to block or tackle them.



 

 
 
 



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