Flag Guarding, All-But-One

authored by Jake Harvanchik

Second and 2 on B's 22. The ball is snapped to A-1 who makes a quick pass to A-3. A-3 runs through the defense toward to end zone. She slaps away the hand of B-5 who attempts to deflag her at B's 8. She continues to run to B's 5 and pitches the ball backward to A-6. She runs backward and is deflagged at B's 10. What is the result?

First and goal at B's 20. A-3 committed a flag guarding violation at B's 8. This play is a running play. So, the basic spot of enforcement is at the end of the run. We enforce the penalty from B's 10 and not B's 8 since the end of the run is further back than the spot of the foul.