Texas HS to use 2005 NCAA Rules

[TXMike]

5 man for varsity although some parts of the state have to go with 4 man crews for lower classifications at times due to lack of officials. My Chapter has provided 6 man crews at time s but coaches have to agree and it is usually in "pre-season" games and playoffs only.

[JasonTX]

Originally Posted by TXMike

5 man for varsity although some parts of the state have to go with 4 man crews for lower classifications at times due to lack of officials. My Chapter has provided 6 man crews at time s but coaches have to agree and it is usually in "pre-season" games and playoffs only.

Mike, where can I get a copy of the TASO approved 6 man mechanics.

[bigwhistle]

Houston is talking with coaches to allow them to use 7 man crews if both coaches agree. This was actually brought up by the coaches. There will be some clinics for 7 man before the season starts so the people involved will have some clues as to what to do.

There will probably be quite a bit of it during the playoffs.

[JasonTX]

Originally Posted by bigwhistle

Houston is talking with coaches to allow them to use 7 man crews if both coaches agree. This was actually brought up by the coaches. There will be some clinics for 7 man before the season starts so the people involved will have some clues as to what to do.

There will probably be quite a bit of it during the playoffs.

I agree that with the evolution of the passing game in Texas that 7 man crew is the way to go. 6 man is actually worse than 5 man in my opinion because you lose the back judge and leave the middle open. At a clinic last year the TASO reps said that 5 man and below are the only approved mechanics. If you got the numbers in officials and there is an approved mechanic then that's great and I hope that TASO says to go for it. We have a hard enough time fielding 5 man so 7 man is no where in our horizon.

[Texas Aggie]

OK, this is bizarre. Not so much what they are doing but how they say they will do things.

We still need to use the 2006 NCAA rules, whether we make exceptions in certain (or all) areas that read exactly like the 2005 rules. What if they (NCAA) adopt some editorial changes or approved rulings in the 2006 book that are intended to be implemented, but aren't? We watch the NCAA tape every year because the playing rules are exactly the same. The UIL exceptions deal almost exclusively with timing, fighting, and other administrative issues, rather than things like holding, pass interference, etc. I think the printing issue would work itself out.

I still think everyone is overreacting to the NCAA changes. I don't think they are going to speed a game up so much that fans won't think they got their money's worth.