NFHS Rules: Pass eligibility for the player on the end of line.

[FootballRef05]

Originally Posted by BArangers

Where in the rule book does it state that the player is ineligible in this scenario

I can't seem to find it in the rule book.

Thanks

Pg. 58 7.5.6a

All A players eligible by position and number include those, who at the time of the snap, are on the ends of their scrimmage line or legally behind the line (possible total of 6) and are numbered 1-49 and 80-99.

[Junker]

Can anyone explain this rule to JH coaches? I'm in my first year so I'm working mostly at the middle school level. Any time I try to explain this to a coach, they look at me like I'm speaking Chinese.

[bluezebra]

Originally Posted by Junker

Can anyone explain this rule to JH coaches? I'm in my first year so I'm working mostly at the middle school level. Any time I try to explain this to a coach, they look at me like I'm speaking Chinese.

That's because they have no idea of what a rule book is. By the way, which Chinese dialect?

Bob

[FootballRef05]

What don't they understand? The eligibility rules are clear cut, on the end of the line or in the back field. What are they saying to you?

[HLin NC]

Sadly, some think that because one is called something, say a tight end, that it makes it so.

Kind of like when coach says, "that's not blocking below the waist, that's cut blocking- we teach our guys to do that."