At least in football, basketball and baseball, it is common to see a rule that was once adopted by the higher levels to come down to the NF or high school levels. These questions a perfect example but takes place in all those sports I mentioned. I am sure if I knew anything about Volleyball, Soccer and Track and Field there would be similar examples.
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I would eliminate the "double whammy" on scoring plays on some/most fouls by the defense. There's no reason that DPI (for example) should be applied on the kickoff if a TD is scored anyway. Keep it for personal fouls and USC, sure.
I would also extend the fouls that give an automatic first down. All 15 yard fouls by the defense would. OPI would not be a loss of down. All fouls would be enforced from the previous spot, rather than all-but-one. A hold can be a drive killer in a HS game when we go from 2nd and 10 to 2nd and 27. It doesn't appear that anything I've written was on the survey, though -- matter of fact, it appears there will be little change for 2010. |
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REPLY: "1. Double fouls when the ball is dead would offset as opposed to separate and in order." Amazing (maybe not so) that the Fed would word this question the way they have. By definition, a double foul is a pair (at least) of live ball fouls. There can be no such thing as "Double fouls when the ball is dead."
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Girls' & women's flag football is a clearer example of the principle I stated before on why certain governing bodies would make easier-to-remember rules a higher priority. I don't think there's likely to be much money to entice potential officials to study the rules for NAGWS flag football. Ack! So much for trusting my memory. The NAGWS rules for flag football June 1980-June 1982 (published and distributed by AAHPERD) specified 5 yards from "SDD" (Spot Declared Dead) and AFD for certain fouls, a penalty from SIP (Spot of Illegal Pass), and several from SOF (spot of foul), although previous spot enforcements (by various names) are most prevalent. So even NAGWS thought universal live ball foul penalty enforcement was an oversimplification. |
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The problem of excessively penalizing the offense for holding was eliminated when the penalty was reduced to 10 yards. |
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If that passer can get rid of the ball, the foul is enforced from the previous spot. |
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The comeback to that is that even though no ineligibles went downfield, how do we know it was even intended to be a pass play? |
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Let's give the official his judgment on the TD; it's his. Let's ask the entire crew about the formation, the snapper, etc. and how it was missed. |
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Everything else is either 5 or 15 and it's easy to classify those. |
Here are the questions from the 2009 NFHS Football Questionnaire:
PART II — OBSERVATIONS – ARE THESE ITEMS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN YOUR AREA? 1. Bands playing after the ready-for-play signal. Not a problem 2. Inappropriate or excessive face painting. not a problem 3. Number or location of bands being worn on the arms more than three inches from the base of the thumb. 4. Uniform pants and knee pads not covering the knees at the snap or free kick. i think we should adopt the NCAA mechanic and do a pre-game walk through their warmups and give the coach a list of players who have uniform violations. 5. Inconsistent enforcement of the restricted area on sidelines. very inconsistent 6. The number of players on either side of the kicker on a free kick. ...why would we care under current NFHS rules? 7. The questionable use of electronic equipment by teams during contests (i.e., coach communication from video location, Internet use in the press box, etc.). Not a problem 8. Football helmet coming off during live play. Not a problem PART III — ABOUT RULES FOR 2010 – WOULD YOU FAVOR? 1. Double fouls when the ball is dead would offset as opposed to separate and in order. I actually kinda like the NFHS way of doing it, oddly enough. 2. Changing the definition of a chop block to eliminate the requirement that the low block be delayed to be illegal. 3. Changing the definition of a chop block to only restrict the high/low combination (low/low would be legal). yes, chop blocks should be any combination of high/low block simultaneous or not. low-low should be legal. i think the current rule is asinine and obviously made by people that never played defensive line. haha 4. Changing the kickoff to the 35-yard line. NOOOO!!!! There are rarely any touchbacks. You also have to think of the JV games and youth games and how bad they would suffer from it. 5. Allowing corporate advertising to be on the field of play if in compliance with other Rule 1-2 restrictions. got no problem with it. 6. Removing the restriction that football jerseys have to be tucked in if longer than the top of the pant. Might as well... it's not like we enforce that strictly. I have things to worry about during a dead ball. I can't be fashion police. 7. Requiring a minimum number of players on either side of the kicker on a free kick. I actually like the current rule of no restriction. 8. Further clarifying the use of electronic equipment during a contest. ok... 9. Eliminating the five-yard face-mask foul. Won't bother me if they do or don't. 10. Removing the penalty-marker colored restrictions on football gloves and pads. I've yet to see one |
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