Lowering the Head to Initiate Contact

Definition

It is a foul if a player lowers his head to initiate and make contact with his helmet against an opponent. The rule applies to all players on the field at all times, and contact does not have to be to an opponent's head or neck area; lowering the head and initiating contact to an opponent's torso, hips or lower body is also a penalty.

Outcome

15 yards. If committed on defense; automatic first down. The player may be disqualified.

2020 Stats

Totals By Referee/Crew

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		Total					Per Game
Name	Games	Count	Yards	Dismissed	Home	Away	Count	Yards	Dismissed	Home	Away
Adrian Hill	16	2	30	0	1	1	0.13	1.88	0.00	0.06	0.06
Alex Kemp	17	3	45	1	1	2	0.18	2.65	0.06	0.06	0.12
Bill Vinovich	16	3	45	0	0	3	0.19	2.81	0.00	0.00	0.19
Brad Allen	16	1	9	0	0	1	0.06	0.56	0.00	0.00	0.06
Brad Rogers	14	3	39	1	3	0	0.21	2.79	0.07	0.21	0.00
Carl Cheffers	17	1	15	1	1	0	0.06	0.88	0.06	0.06	0.00
Clay Martin	14	1	15	2	1	0	0.07	1.07	0.14	0.07	0.00
Clete Blakeman	16	5	63	0	2	3	0.31	3.94	0.00	0.13	0.19
Craig Wrolstad	16	1	15	0	1	0	0.06	0.94	0.00	0.06	0.00
Jerome Boger	16	2	27	0	0	2	0.13	1.69	0.00	0.00	0.13
John Hussey	16	1	1	0	1	0	0.06	0.06	0.00	0.06	0.00
Land Clark	15	2	30	1	1	1	0.13	2.00	0.07	0.07	0.07
Ron Torbert	16	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Scott Novak	16	2	30	0	2	0	0.13	1.88	0.00	0.13	0.00
Shawn Hochuli	16	3	31	0	1	2	0.19	1.94	0.00	0.06	0.13
Shawn Smith	17	3	45	0	1	2	0.18	2.65	0.00	0.06	0.12
Tony Corrente	15	1	15	0	0	1	0.07	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.07
Totals	269	34	455	6	16	18	2.16	28.74	0.4	1.03	1.14