Your state office and the A-11 offense???

[MJT]

How many of your state offices have told you how to handle the A-11 offense?

Please list your state, what they said about it, and how you are supposed to handle it.

In Iowa, I heard nothing about it, but will be calling our state rep soon about it.

[boboman316]

Illinois:

"There has been some discussion on the A-11 this year in Illinois. First, by rule, the A-11 offense when run properly is a legal formation by rule. It does not meet the requirement of deception as by rule a team that is in scrimmage kick formation does not have to meet the numbering requirement. This rule does not state that it can only be used on fourth down or that a team must attempt a scrimmage kick."

Followed by some requirements that we should check.

[Tom Hinrichs]

We have heard nothing so far. We have an on-the-field clinic this weekend, I hope to hear more about it at the clinic.

[daggo66]

As I have mentioend in the thread I started, MD has stated that there is nothing illegal about it according to NFHS and will follow what the NFHS says.

[waltjp]

No comment from the state.

[Careyy]

The word in the last meeting is Legal

[ChickenOfNC]

Illegal in NC. Ruled as an unfair act.

[LouisianaDave]

Louisiana

Was told in our rules clinic, it is only legal for 4th down, and NFHS is thinking about making a rule next year to outlaw it.

[Zebra06]

Originally Posted by MJT

How many of your state offices have told you how to handle the A-11 offense?

Please list your state, what they said about it, and how you are supposed to handle it.

In Iowa, I heard nothing about it, but will be calling our state rep soon about it.

For Pennsylvania, I can tell you this... I just attended our officials' convention and the subject of the A-11 offense came up. The executive director of the PIAA, Brad Cashman, brought it up and said many of the same things that the first responder here from Illinois wrote. While the A-11 is legal according to the post made by bo from Illinois, Mr. Cashman seemed to think that this would be something discussed at the National Federation level in the very near future and that a rules revision could occur, but not before the end of this year.

[OverAndBack]

Arizona's position is that it's legal, but they want us to "make them be perfect."

They also want us to alert them if we see a school doing it so they can collect information.