Kentucky officials only

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Originally Posted by JamesBond

Are the rules different in KENTUCKY? The fact of the matter is, even if the shotgun snap is moving at 20 mph (slower than I think it actually is BTW) it takes 0.3069 sec for the ball to leave the zone. That is faster than generally accepted human reaction time (0.400 sec) to light much less sound. The ball is out of the zone in all cases and places. It should not be accepted in KENTUCKY or anywhere else using NFHS rules.

The NFHS rule book and case book disagree with you. Every clinic I've attended has also backed up this interpretation. If the block in shotgun formation is immediate, it is legal. If it is delayed at all, it is illegal.

If a state choses to have a tighter interpretation, that is up to them.

If you chose to have a tighter interpretation, I suggest you let the first one go and talk to the teams letting them know your interpretation and then flag it after that.