NFHS Holding Penalty Distance

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Originally Posted by paulsonj72

When did the NFHS change the distance penalty for offensive holding from 15 to 10 yards. I. was watching(on you tube) a 1982 Minnesota state championship game and the offensive holding penalty then was 15 yards.

If you aren't a HS official you may not realize holding penalties are often enforced from the spot of the foul. If the hold happened 5 yards behind the LOS it may appear to be a 15-yard penalty when it was still actually 10. If it ever was 15 it's before my time and I wasn't aware of it.