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Also, NFHS rules, I interpret that the runner, the man with the ball, can not intentionally charge with his helmet into a defender to punish him for attempting a tackle. I have never called this because I have never seen it called.
However, you will see it in several games every year. I'm not talking about lowering your head to get a couple of extra yards. I am talking about the runner delivering a blow with his helmet, in a direction other than down field towards the goal, to a defender attempting a tackle.
If the point of emphasis is to protect the players spine, and head, from injury then shouldn't we hold the runners to the same standard as blockers, and tacklers?
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