Signal for 11

[Ed Hickland]

Originally posted by BayouUmp


For the guys who have a separate signal for < 11, what is the purpose of this signal, to communicate to the wide guys to look for illegal formation?

First, if either R or U has ten, the other official checks to confirm.

If you have less than 11, then four line up in the backfield, you have an illegal formation. BTW, as R I count the number of players in the backfield.

With less than eleven and three line up in the backfield there is no foul.

I always check the wings signals to know if a player on the end of the line is a back.

[Edited by Ed Hickland on Oct 14th, 2005 at 09:36 AM]