I AM WONDERING IF THERE ANY LEGALK WAY TO RUN A CENTER KEEP OR CENTER HANDOFF?? I USE TO RUN IT SEVERAL YEARS AGO, BUT THAT WAY HAS BEEN RULED INCORRECT. IT APPEARS NO OFFICIAL IN MY LEAGUE KNOWS THE TRUE ANSWER.
HANDING THE BALL RULE STATES THIS:
ART 1 - ANY PLAYER MAY HAND THE BALL BACKWARD AT ANY TIME
ART 2 - NO PLAYER MAY HAND THE BALL FORWARD EXCPT DURING A SCRIMMAGE DOWN BEFORE CHANGE OF POSSESSION, PROVIDED BOTH PLAYERS ARE IN OR BEHIND THE NEUTRAL ZONE AND IT IS TO:
A. A LINEMAN WHO HAS CLEARLY FACED HIS GOAL LINE BY MOVING BOTH FEET IN A HALF-TURN AND IS AT LEAST 1 YARD BEHIND THE LINE WHEN HE RECEIVES THE BALL/
B. TO A BACK OR A TEAMMMATE WHO, AT THE SNAP, WAS ON AN END OF HIS LINE AND WAS NOT THE SNAPPER NOR ADJACENT TO THE SNAPPER.
I HAVE DRAWN UP A PLAY WHERE THE QB OPENS RIGHT AND REVERSES LEFT, THE CENTER OPENS LEFT AND REVERSES RIGHT, THE QB HANDS THE CENTER THE BALL ON HIS INSIDE, AND FOLLOWS IS OPTION FAKES OUT THE THE LEFT. IT LOOKS DARN GOOD AT PRACTICE SURPRISES MY QUICK DEFENSE EVERYTIME, JUST NEED TO KNOW IF ITS VALID TO RUN ON THE HIGH SCHOOLL LEVEL.
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