2009 nfhs rule changes

2009 NFHS Rule

ChangesBob Sietsema

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2009 NFHS Rule Changes

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10 Rules Changes

Approved by theNational Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Football Rules Committee


• 1-2-3b NOTE 2 (NEW): All required field markings must be clearly visible.

• 1-3-1c: Stripes located on the football must be adjacent to and perpendicular to the seam upon which the laces are stitched.

• 2-14-2; 7-2-5: The definition of a scrimmage-kick formation was clarified to differentiate formations that have been used traditionally for attempting a field goal or kick try from those used for a punt. The circumstances under which the numbering exception can be used have been changed to clarify what can be done on first, second, third and fourth downs.

• Table 3-1; 9-8-1g: The mandatory three-minute warm-up period begins immediately following the conclusion of the halftime intermission. The head coach of each team is responsible for his team being on the field for the warm-up period.

• 3-3-4b5 (NEW): If a penalty resulting in a safety occurs on the last timed down of a period, the period is not extended.

• 8-2-2; 8-2-3; 8-2-4 (NEW); 10-5-1f: Three rules were refined and a new article created regarding penalty enforcement for dead-ball, non-player or unsportsmanlike fouls that occur during or after a touchdown scoring play. Now, the scoring team, in most situations, has the option of enforcing the penalty on the subsequent kickoff.

• 9-4-3h: It is now illegal to grasp the opponent's chin strap.

• 9-4-3k (NEW): The horse-collar tackle has been added to the list of illegal personal contact fouls, regardless of where it occurs on the field. It is illegal to grasp the inside back or side opening of the collar of the jersey or shoulder pads of the runner and subsequently pull the runner to the ground.

• 9-7-2 EXCEPTION: The kicking team cannot bat a scrimmage kick that has not yet been grounded unless it is toward its own goal line. Scrimmage kicks may only be batted by the kicking team towards its own goal line.

• 1-2-3g; 9-8-3: A restricted area has been defined where a maximum of three coaches may communicate with players and substitutes during dead-ball situations. The coaches must move into the team box before the ball becomes live. There will no longer be an allowance for three coaches to remain in an area adjacent to the sideline during play


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Horse-collar Tackle To Be Penalized in

High School Football

Effective with the 2009 season, it will be illegal to grab the inside back or side collar of the runner's shoulder pads or jersey and subsequently pull the runner to the ground.

The penalty will be 15 yards.


2 YARD BELT

The 2 YARD BELT now extends around the entire field, eliminating the “Coaches Box”.

In front of each Team Box is a

RESTRICTED AREA that coaches may use during Dead Ball intervals.


Team Box / 2 Yard Belt• A maximum of three coaches may be in the

Restricted Area to communicate with players during dead-ball situations. Before the ball becomes live, however, the coaches must retreat into the team box.

• Bob Colgate, NFHS assistant director and liaison to the Football Rules Committee, said this rule change results in a 2-yard belt that is clear of team personnel and helps eliminate sideline congestion while helping to minimize the risk for participating players, coaches and officials during live-ball situations.


Rule 9-4-3It is illegal to grasp an opponent's chin

strap, in addition to the opponent's

face mask or edge of a helmet opening.

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3 Minute Warm UpFollowing Halftime

Consistency Across the Entire Country1. When Do You Start the 3 Minutes?2. When Does A Foul Occur?3. Liability?


Rule 9-8-1g clarifies that the mandatory three-minute warm-up period begins immediately following the conclusion of the halftime intermission.

Officials are to provide the “opportunity to warm up”, but are not responsible for injury if the Head Coach chooses not to utilize the time to actually warm up.


Rule 9-8-1gUnsportsmanlike Conduct

(Charged to the Head Coach)

Failure of a team to be ready to start either half

Penalty occurs when the 3 minute clock starts.


Numbering Exception Rule

Fixing a Loop Hole


The definition of scrimmage-kick formation

was clarified for attempting a field goal or kick try from those used for a punt.

In addition, the circumstances under which the numbering exception can be utilized have been changed to clarify what can be done on

first, second, third and fourth downs.


Numbering Exception Basics

1. The rule exception was originally instituted to allow “better athletes” to be the long snapper or to be on the punt coverage team.

2. Coaches developed new offensive formations (i.e. A-11) to capitalize on the exception.

3. The goal of the rule change is to allow the numbering exception to be used for scrimmage kick plays.


Scrimmage-Kick Formation1. No player in position to receive hand-to-hand snap

between the snapper’s legs.

2. At the snap, a player with knee on the ground 7 yards or more behind LOS (in position to be a holder) and another player 3 yards or less behind that player (in position to attempt a kick) OR. . . . . ..

3. At the snap, a player 10 or more yards behind the LOS and in position to receive the snap.


Numbering Exception On 1st, 2nd, or 3rd Down,1. When a team shifts or sets in a scrimmage

kick formation, ONLY THE SNAPPER is exempt from the numbering rule. Snapper is always ineligible in this situation (unless pass is touched by B).

2. FOUR linemen must be wearing 50-79.


Numbering Exception

On 4th Down or a Kick Try,1. No requirement for any players to be 50-79.

2. Players numbered 1-49 or 80-99 who take an initial position as an interior lineman remain ineligible to catch a forward pass (unless the pass is touched by team B).


Fouls on Touchdown Scoring Plays

Three rules were revised and a new article was created regarding penalty enforcement for dead-ball, non-player or unsportsmanlike fouls that occur during or after a touchdown-scoring play. The offended team, in most situations, has the option of enforcing the penalty on the subsequent kickoff.

Fouls committed after the initial ready-for-play signal following the touchdown are not affected by this change.


Extending a Period Following a Penalty

If a penalty resulting in a safety occurs on the last timed down of a period, the period is not extended. The teams will change goals to start the next period.


Stripes on the Football

The rule change states that the stripes located on the football must be adjacent to and perpendicular to the seam upon which the laces are stitched.


Field Markings

All required field markings must be clearly visible. Further, when other markings such as logos are placed on the field, the required markings shall remain visible.


Illegal Batting of aScrimmage Kick

It is illegal batting by the kicking team if it bats a scrimmage kick that has not yet been grounded unless it is batted by the kicking team toward its own goal line.


Points of Emphasis

Illegal Personal Contact Blocking and Illegal Blocks

Helmet and Face Mask Uniforms

Sportsmanship


Illegal Personal Contact 9-4-3b

Charge into or throw anopponent to the ground after he is obviously out of the play, or the ball is clearly dead either in or out of bounds


Examples:Well behind a long scoring play

Punts – Away from the ball

Standing near a pile

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Illegal Personal Contact

15 yard penalty

Player may be ejected if flagrant


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