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Offline jra104

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Refresh My Memory, Penalty on Punt
« on: September 03, 2022, 05:37:41 PM »
Coach here... holding by receiving team on a punt after it passes the neutral zone.  How is that adjudicated... 
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Re: Refresh My Memory, Penalty on Punt
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2022, 05:52:19 PM »
It would be penalized 10 yards from the end of the kick (where Team B gains possession, or where the ball is declared dead if they don't gain possession), or half the distance to the goal if the end of the kick is inside the 20.

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Re: Refresh My Memory, Penalty on Punt
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2022, 05:56:29 PM »
Thanks, that's what i thought.  Now what if the receiving team muffs the punt and kicking team recovers?

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Re: Refresh My Memory, Penalty on Punt
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2022, 07:02:47 PM »
Likely kicking team would decline the penalty and keep the ball.
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Re: Refresh My Memory, Penalty on Punt
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2022, 09:20:48 PM »
Thanks, that's what i thought.  Now what if the receiving team muffs the punt and kicking team recovers?

As ET said, they will most likely decline the penalty.  However if they wanted to accept it (like if there was first touching by the kicking team) then it would be enforced at the previous spot.

The really really simple explanation of PSK enforcement is that if the foul is part of the punt coverage, it's enforced at the end of the kick.  If it's part of the punt rush, it's previous spot.  Both of these assume the return team has the ball at the end of the play.  If the kicking team has it legally, then it's only previous spot enforcement.  This is an oversimplification of the rule, but is effective for the vast majority of punt plays.