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Old Mon Dec 24, 2007, 04:11pm
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1. High School football rules do not have to be the exact same as NCAA or NFL, never have and never will. For public high schools, talent level is a crap shoot from year to year.
You are right, but often the rules do change to what happens at the other levels. That is just how it works. Welcome to the world of HS sports. When the pro and college rules try something and it works, they tend to bring it down to the HS level.


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2. The A-11 Offense is a fair and just innovation of the game, and has already undergone diligent review prior to this season
I really do not know what that means. And that is why the fumbleruskie was outlawed too (and other plays like the "where is my ball play").

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3. Thousands of high school offensive football teams nationwide already spread out the Defense by their alignment, and then shift/cover/uncover Eligible Numbered WR/TE/RB to pressure and force the Defense to respect "potential threats downfield."
You are right, but it often does not work very well. Most of the successful HS programs where I live mostly run the football or run an option style or wing type offense. It does not mean there are not some successful pass offenses, they just need a good QB to run it or it is a flop.

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4. The A-11 does the same thing as those other offensive systems who operate as above in terms of making it hard on the Defense to determine who is or is not Eligible on a given play
Actually it does not. You are using one part of the rule to confuse the defense in knowing who is going to do what. Whether you like it or not that might be seen as unfair and might be soon outlawed. Keep pumping it up and it will soon be outlawed.

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5. The A-11 does not give Piedmont an unfair advantage over other teams. Piedmont's 7 - 4 overall record in 2007 is direct testimony to that. A good season but not dominating by any means.
It might be unfair, but it is legal. And the two things do not always have to match. Once again, it might be outlawed soon if someone feels this is a potential problem.

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6. The actual Officiating Crews who worked Piedmont's games in 2007 handled everything fine in various parts of California, with or without advance knowledge of the A-11. The game is ever-changing and it is up to the Officials to adapt
The issue is not just about the officials, it is if the rules committee feels there is an unbalance in favor of the offense.

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7. And, this point has been stressed by several coaches and Officials who have contacted us, and is the primary reason the A-11 was developed in the first place.....It gives smaller, (especially) public schools a better chance to compete vs. the larger schools and/or private schools they must play, which makes the games more competitive and is better for high school athletics.
Just because coaches have asked you about it, does not mean it will not be made illegal.

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8. Lastly, the A-11 was well received on many different fronts which is good for the game, while understanding not everybody would be happy about it. That is a fact of life.
Once again, this is not something you get to decide. And if you keep talking about it on this website, someone might be trying to find a way to make it illegal. You already have one coach complaining on another site about it. Just because coaches think it is great; do not be surprised if some are behind the scenes contacting their local people to outlaw this offense as it relates to the "scrimmage kick" portion of the rules.

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