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Hey fellas...
Sorry I haven't had much time to write lately. Work has been very busy and thats just how it goes sometimes. Hopefully things will slow down a bit soon.
Anyway, just a little more info on what I've heard about the rule changes. First of all, I'm getting my info from our state commisioner of officials, so its probably right on the money. He sent all of us an e-mail that stated he just got back from the winter meetings in Florida. He said that PSK was accepted in a vote of 38-11. Pretty impressive. However, its still unclear as to the fine details of how we will be doing this new rule. More details to come on that one. PSK will most definately be the primary focus of all high school officials for the coming season.
The other stuff he said was pretty minor. As I said before, the deal with penalties being enforced at the succeeding spot after a a touchdown has been scored seems to also be a pretty big change. The way I understand this rule, at this time, is that the penalty will be assessed at the succeeding spot. Which in my interpretation means on the try. Afterall, the definition of succeeding spot is the spot where the ball would be snapped or kicked if no foul had occured. So, the try seems logical to me. However, that doesn't mean that it will be that way. We shall see.
Also, NEW: 8-2-5: Possession of a live ball in the opponent's end zone is always a touchdown. (This has been a fundamental for many years, but there has been nothing in the rule book to support it.)
There has also been a new definition added in rule #2. They will be defining the word..PENALTY. What that definition will be is still not known.
Other than that, its basically just a bunch of verbage that changes a little bit. Nothing really serious.
PSK is going to change the way we do things quite a bit. I'm excited about the new season ahead. I can't wait for it to get here. However, it appears there will be a bit of studying to do.
Take care,
Doc
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