2009 NFHS Football Questionnaire

[ajmc]

Originally Posted by Welpe

Sure seems to be the way Fed is trending isn't it?

Just a personal observation, but the flexibility and reliance on individual judgment adapting to circumstance, inherent to the NFHS code, seems more adaptable to the general skill level and execution capability of the middle and high school general population.

As much as some would like to believe, the 12-18 year old athlete is simply not as mature as the 18-24 year old athlete who should be able to master a different level of complexity and the higher requirements and ammenities of actual competition at the collegiate level.

Having rules codes designed specifically for these different levels, with their different capabilities, generally makes sense and has worked pretty well for multiple generations of student athletes. The current system certainly "ain't broke".

[Welpe]

I don't necessarily disagree though Texas and Massachusetts have both adapted NCAA rules for their middle school and high school football programs and it seems to work fine for them.

I was simply making an observation that NFHS rule changes seem to be trending towards the NCAA rules lately.

[whitehat]

Change enforcement of live ball fouls by A behind the previous spot to previous spot enforcement...like NCAA

Change and clarify that a reciever must come down in bounds for a completetion to occur (regardless of opponent pushing him OOB while he is in the air.)

I'm sure there are a few others that need tweaking.

May the blessings of Christ be on you all this Christmas season!!

[bisonlj]

Originally Posted by whitehat

Change enforcement of live ball fouls by A behind the previous spot to previous spot enforcement...like NCAA

Change and clarify that a reciever must come down in bounds for a completetion to occur (regardless of opponent pushing him OOB while he is in the air.)

I'm sure there are a few others that need tweaking.

May the blessings of Christ be on you all this Christmas season!!

Thanks to the 5A state final in Indiana, this one may very well be considered in the very near future. The team that lost likely has several NFHS staff members living within their city limits!

[DoubleD]

Originally Posted by bisonlj

Thanks to the 5A state final in Indiana, this one may very well be considered in the very near future. The team that lost likely has several NFHS staff members living within their city limits!

I saw the clip of that play online. I'm more concerned with the 2 apparent non-calls on the play: Offense used an illegal formation (snapper doesn't fit the definition of lineman nor back with those turned shoulders); the snapper appears to be covered, wearing an eligible number, and then goes downfield illegally.

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.