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Originally Posted by Robert Goodman
Not according to Fed's definition of "shift". They could easily amend the definition to include a stop of 1 sec., and that would bring the case book into conformity with the rule book. Or they could amend the rules to specify the 1 sec. pause before the motion starts, and that would bring it into conformity with the case book. But as it stands, the case book is imposing an add'l requirement that's not in the rule book.
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There's no need to change NF: 2-39. The restriction of a 1 second pause prior to a snap, relates only to player movement occurring during the 1 second immediatly preceeding a snap. There is no 1 second pause requirement between any player movements
OTHER THAN player movement immediately preceeding the snap.
The fact that the application of this requirement seems clear, as written, to a majority of students of the rules, renders your suggestion for a required clarification as unnecessary.