Why is pi a spot foul?

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If the penalty
penalty
In gridiron football, a penalty is a sanction assessed against a team for a violation of the rules, called a foul. Officials initially signal penalties by tossing a bright yellow colored penalty flag onto the field toward or at the spot of a foul.
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happens more than 15 yards beyond the line of scrimmage
line of scrimmage
In gridiron football, a line of scrimmage is an imaginary transverse line (across the width of the field) beyond which a team cannot cross until the next play has begun. Its location is based on the spot where the ball is placed after the end of the most recent play and following the assessment of any penalty yards.
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, the offense gets awarded 15 yards and an automatic first down
first down
first down (plural first downs) (American football) The first play in a series that has a maximum of four downs. (American football) The act of getting a first down by advancing the ball more than ten yards ahead of the field position where the team took possession.
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. If the penalty happens within 15 yards, it's a spot foul and works exactly like the NFL rule does.

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What is a spot foul?
Spot fouls are penalties that are assessed from the spot on the field where the foul occurred.
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Is a foul ball a stroke?
The rules treat a foul tip as equivalent in every respect to a pitch at which the batter
batter
A batter or hitter is a person whose turn it is to face the pitcher. The three main goals of batters are to become a baserunner, to drive runners home or to advance runners along the bases for others to drive home, but the techniques and strategies they use to do so vary.
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swings and misses. A foul tip is always a strike, regardless of the existing ball-and-strike count. A player with two strikes
strikes
A strike in baseball results when a batter swings at and misses a pitch, does not swing at a pitch in the strike zone, or hits a foul ball that is not caught by a fielder (unless he already has two strikes on him). Baseball strike may also refer to: 1972 Major League Baseball strike.
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against him is automatically struck out. A player with fewer than two strikes against him is not out.
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Is a professional foul a red card?
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What is a snooker foul called?
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