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When these kids are taught the same rules from Pee-Wee up to 12th grade, they normally have a pretty good grasp of the rules, just as I suspect they do in your area.
Then they don't have to relearn a new set of rules when entering college.
Offsides on K is different from offsides on R, because last year under the old rule, there were numerous instances of coaches telling kids to not worry about encroachment ... they would get a nice head start down field and cause a short return. MOST coaches at that level are just happy their returner didn't fumble the return, and decline the penalty.
With the new rule, there is a penalty for that, so coaches don't coach it anymore.
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