NFHS Survey up

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by Ref Ump Welsch

I was looking at the diagram of the A-11 offense in one of the links on this board, and to me, the alignment isn't that much different than the lonesome polecat offense I had read about in the past. Matter of fact, I've seen a version of this in 8-man football, and it's not that hard to officiate, just so long the offense meets the requirement of 5 men on the line.

The part that makes it trickey is that none of the players will assume an initial position on the LOS until right before the snap. They shift, pause for the required second and then go. If they're all wearing eligible numbers, that can make things a little interesting.