American Football IFAF Approved Ruling 9-2-6-I

I. During a long kickoff return, the head coach of the kicking team comes onto the field of play, vigorously and angrily protesting that there should have been a flag for holding by the receiving team during the return. RULING: Unsportsmanlike conduct foul against the head coach. Administer as a dead-ball foul. Penalise 15 yards at the succeeding spot. This counts as one of the unsportsmanlike conduct fouls against the head coach. If this were their second foul for unsportsmanlike conduct, the head coach would be disqualified from the game. A head coach disqualified from the game may designate a new head coach. [Cited by 9-2-6-a, 9-2-6-d]

II. During the first half, player A18 is penalised for (a) illegally marking the ball; (b) entering the game without reporting to the referee after changing his jersey number ; or (c) simulating being roughed. In the second half, A18 is again penalised, this time for taunting an opponent. RULING: In each case, A18 is disqualified for committing two unsportsmanlike conduct fouls in the same game. The set of fouls that count towards this includes all the individual 15-yard penalty unsportsmanlike fouls in Rules 1-3-3, 1-4-2-d, 9-1-11-e, 9-1-16-b and 9-2. It does not include team unsportsmanlike conduct fouls specified in Rules 1-4-5-b-3, 1-4-5-c-2, 3-5-2-e and 9-2. [Cited by 9-2-6-a]