ARTICLE 6. While the ball is live and during the continuing action after the ball has been declared dead: a. Coaches, substitutes, and authorized attendants in the team area must remain in the team box.
PENALTY—Administer as a dead-ball foul. First infraction: Warning for sideline interference. No yardage penalty. [S15]
Second infraction: Delay of game for sideline interference. Five yards from the succeeding spot. [S15]
Third and subsequent infractions: Team unsportsmanlike conduct for sideline interference. Ten yards from the succeeding spot. [S25]
b. Physical interference with an official is a foul charged to the team for unsportsmanlike conduct.
PENALTY—Team unsportsmanlike conduct. Administer as a dead-ball foul. Ten yards from the succeeding spot. [S25]
