Inadvertent Whistle

[VA Official]

Originally Posted by johnyd

I could have read that section a thousand times and I would never had understood. Thank you for that explanation. Why can't they write the rule book that way?

Because the way I simplified it has potential holes in it for certain situations to not be covered. The "legal speak" in essence covers all the bases, even though it's harder to understand. The NFHS/Referee.com actually produce a simplified and illustrated version every year, although it is unofficial and the official rules book will always supersede if there are conflicts between the two. I've heard it's much more plain English and easier to understand. The link is below.

https://store.referee.com/2017-nfhs-...ed-illustrated