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Football Officiating => National Federation Discussion => Topic started by: creepingstang on September 24, 2016, 03:05:55 PM

Title: Tackling a runner-good hit or not
Post by: creepingstang on September 24, 2016, 03:05:55 PM
A runner is be tackled and as he is being tackled by other defensive players he is going down. While going down another tackler comes in and hits the runner above the shoulders in the pile as he is going down.

Using NFHS rules do we have anything? Why or why not?
Title: Re: Tackling a runner-good hit or not
Post by: Rulesman on September 24, 2016, 06:46:47 PM
Hard to tell from just a description. Do you have a video to post?
Title: Re: Tackling a runner-good hit or not
Post by: creepingstang on September 24, 2016, 08:34:36 PM
If the coach send the video to HUDL I will post the play. 
Title: Re: Tackling a runner-good hit or not
Post by: Ironhead17 on September 24, 2016, 09:29:01 PM
Until the runner is down he is capable of being tackled. Hitting him to down the runner is normal action.
Title: Re: Tackling a runner-good hit or not
Post by: Ted T on September 24, 2016, 10:43:03 PM
From the way you've explained it, if in your judgment the tackler "took aim" at the ball carrier you have a targeting foul.
Title: Re: Tackling a runner-good hit or not
Post by: Rulesman on September 25, 2016, 09:08:58 AM
Quote from: Ted T on September 24, 2016, 10:43:03 PM
From the way you've explained it, if in your judgment the tackler "took aim" at the ball carrier you have a targeting foul.
There is nothing in the OP that indicates anyone "took aim" at the runner. You cannot make that determination without seeing the play.
Title: Re: Tackling a runner-good hit or not
Post by: AlUpstateNY on September 25, 2016, 01:22:29 PM
Quote from: creepingstang on September 24, 2016, 03:05:55 PM
A runner is be tackled and as he is being tackled by other defensive players he is going down. While going down another tackler comes in and hits the runner above the shoulders in the pile as he is going down.

Using NFHS rules do we have anything? Why or why not?/quote]

Viewing ONLY the contact is very often insufficient to correctly judge the action from an officiating perspective, officials are expected to observe the approach to the contact, understand when, and how, the effort to initiate contact began and whether any movement by the runner contributed to where the final contact happened.