2009 NFHS Football Questionnaire

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Here are the questions from the 2009 NFHS Football Questionnaire:

PART I — CHECKUP ON PRESENT 2009 NFHS FOOTBALL RULES ARE THESE CHANGES SATISFACTORY?
1. Requiring that all field markings must be clearly visible.
2. Clarifying that stripes located on the football must be adjacent to and perpendicular to the seam upon which the laces are stitched.
3. Clarifying that the definition of a scrimmage-kick formation to differentiate formations that have been used traditionally for attempting a field goal or kick try from those used for a punt and what can be done on first, second, third and fourth downs.
4. Stipulating that the mandatory three-minute warm-up period begins immediately following the conclusion of the halftime intermission.
5. Clarifying that if a penalty resulting in a safety occurs on the last timed down of a period, the period is not extended.
6. Three rules were refined and a new article created regarding penalty enforcement for dead-ball, non-player or unsportsmanlike fouls that occur during or after a touchdown scoring play.
7. Making it illegal to grasp the opponent’s chin strap.
8. Defining a horse-collar tackle and adding it to the list of illegal personal contact fouls, regardless of where it occurs on the field.
9. Clarifying that the kicking team cannot bat a scrimmage kick that has not yet been grounded unless it is toward its own goal line.
10. Defined a restricted area where a maximum of three coaches may communicate with players and substitutes during dead-ball situations.

PART II — OBSERVATIONS – ARE THESE ITEMS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN YOUR AREA?
1. Bands playing after the ready-for-play signal.
2. Inappropriate or excessive face painting.
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.
5. Inconsistent enforcement of the restricted area on sidelines.
6. The number of players on either side of the kicker on a free kick.
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.).
8. Football helmet coming off during live play.


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.
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).
4. Changing the kickoff to the 35-yard line.
5. Allowing corporate advertising to be on the field of play if in compliance with other Rule 1-2 restrictions.
6. Removing the restriction that football jerseys have to be tucked in if longer than the top of the pant.
7. Requiring a minimum number of players on either side of the kicker on a free kick.
8. Further clarifying the use of electronic equipment during a contest.
9. Eliminating the five-yard face-mask foul.
10. Removing the penalty-marker colored restrictions on football gloves and pads.