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Originally Posted by stegenref
On those plays where a quarterback stands straight up and throws immediately to a WR who turns towards him...I know if it's definitely backwards you're supposed to punch back to show the white hat it was a backwards pass. On a forward pass you don't do anything. But what if the pass is straight sideways and parallel with the line of scrimmage? Is that considered a forward or backward pass?
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If it is parallel with the LOS, it is backward in NFHS (2-31-5). In NCAA, it depends on where it hits (ground, player, etc).
As Mike said, if in doubt, it is forward. But if you know it was parallel or towards the player's goal line, it is backward.