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Originally Posted by hawkishowl20
I watched a high school team last night. One team ran a play several times in which a back (lined up over the guard) went to kick out the defensive tackle (who typically was lined up on the outside shoulder of the offensive tackle) he would cut him rather aggressively. This is on the edge of the tackle box but the ball carrier is running close to the block. I was curious because this seemed to be a base play of theirs if they were (borderline on) running an illegal play. What if the defensive player widened away from the tackle? Ball carrier nearby?Rulings?
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CANADIAN RULING:
Blocking below the waist is legal if all 3 conditions are true:
- the block occured in the Close Line Play Area*
- the blocker was set in the CLPA at the time of the snap
- the blocker at no time prior to the snap was outside the CLPA
*CLPA = tackle to tackle, ± 2 yards from LS (ie. 2 yards behind or beyond the LS)