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Football Officiating => Texas Topics => Topic started by: Texas_Newbie on September 25, 2020, 09:48:35 AM

Title: Team A punches Team A
Post by: Texas_Newbie on September 25, 2020, 09:48:35 AM

Team A with the ball... 1-10 @ own 30yd. After a 2 yard game, A40 punches his own player A38. Flag? Ejection? Is the penalty enforced from the end of the run (dead ball spot?)

Title: Re: Team A punches Team A
Post by: JasonTX on September 25, 2020, 09:54:36 AM

No foul.  You can fight teammates all day.  The rules state you can't fight the opponent.

Title: Re: Team A punches Team A
Post by: dammitbobby on September 25, 2020, 10:36:46 PM

Depending on the specific context, I could see throwing a flag for unsportsmanlike conduct.  Particularly if the coach doesn't take care of it, and he was warned after the first time, and chose to do it again.

Title: Re: Team A punches Team A
Post by: Clear Lake ref on September 26, 2020, 12:51:30 AM

Tell the coach. That’s it. Team problem, not yours.

Title: Re: Team A punches Team A
Post by: ElvisLives on September 26, 2020, 09:51:57 AM

Stay away from that altogether. That is a team internal issue. We are not involved, period.

Title: Re: Team A punches Team A
Post by: js in sc on September 26, 2020, 10:09:02 AM

Quote from: Clear Lake ref on September 26, 2020, 12:51:30 AM

Tell the coach. That’s it. Team problem, not yours.

Or bring the captains out and tell them to handle the problem.  First step before the coach unless the captains are not effective.

Title: Re: Team A punches Team A
Post by: ElvisLives on September 26, 2020, 10:19:58 AM

Quote from: js in sc on September 26, 2020, 10:09:02 AM

Or bring the captains out and tell them to handle the problem.  First step before the coach unless the captains are not effective.

Why? The other team doesn’t give a crap about any discord within their opponents. We don’t either. Stay out of that. Let them handle that among themselves. We have NO duty or responsibility with this, whatsoever.