Restart Question NCAA Rules Quiz

[eme]

2008 NCAA Rules

Page 88 AR 25. Goalie A1 is interfered with while he has possession of the ball inside the crease, possible play-on. A free clear is allowed at the center line, but before the ball is put into play, Team A commits a personal foul. RULING: Team B in possession at the center line and Team A is penalized for the personal foul.

Page 89 AR 31 "....(b) A1 interferes with the goalkeeper, play-on. B1 then slashes A1 and the play is stopped. A1 serves 30 seconds for interference and B1 serves one minute for the slash. Ruling: "...ball put back in play from the spot where the second foul occurred, with the 20-yard rule in effect" (i.e. outside the attack area, etc.)

Why is the restart location different in these two ARs?

[3rdPersonPlural]

I'm thinkin' that the first is a 'goalie in possession' foul, and the second strongly implies that team A is in possession.

[pboyd]

The second situation is a simultaneous foul and 7-3 Exception applies.

[MElaxRef]

AR 25 - Foul by goalkeeper's team is during a dead ball. Since the ball is already at midfield due to the interference call, the restart is at midfield.

AR 31 - Foul by goalkeeper's team is during a live ball. Since the ball is already in the offended team's attack half of the field, it stays in the same end, subject to the 20 yard rule.

[LaxRef]

MELaxRef is correct.

As pboyd says, it relates to the 7.3 exception, but that exception specifically refers to live-ball simultaneous fouls. However, it never explicitly sayswhat to do for dead-ball simul. fouls, which occur with greater frequency now because of our increased number of stick checks. I treat them the same way as live-ball fouls: no free clear.

A useful mnemonic for sorting this out is "Live ball, dead ball, dead center." In other words, a live-ball foul followed by a dead-ball foul (on opposing teams) always results in the ball at midfield (no matter where it was when the first foul happened).