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Originally posted by Ricster126
We also have exceptions to the IHSA rules, but those exceptions deal with issues like stripers (overweight kids) and coaches on the field. My questions related to situations involving blocking below the waist by a runningback not in the free blocking zone at the start of the play and an illegal substitution where a kid fakes running off the field and then goes out for a pass. Our exceptions don't deal with anything like that, the IHSA rules do.
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REPLY: I agree that it would be good for you to post the specifics of the plays you'd like us to comment on. However, blocking below the waist by a running back is illegal regardless of where he is--free-blocking zone or not (see NF 2-17-2). And using a player in a pretended substitution to deceive his opponents constitutes illegal participation at the snap (see NF 9-6-4c). I would doubt that the IHSA or your league would set aside either of these rules.
Bob M.