Why not a halo rule in H.S. Football

[dkluvdaddy]

Ladies and Gentlemen,
I don't understand why the Federation will not implement a Halo rule for H.S. football (2-yrd). I have written the NFHSAA Rules Com. with the request and never recieve an answer. I believe that with the halo rule it at least gives officials a guidline to rule by instead of the current rule. Correct me if I am wrong here. The current rule says: A reciever without hinderence by the kicking team, be allowed to recieve such kick/punt. NO distance is given to judge what is concedered a hinderence. I would like a distance added instead of an officials judgement. No consistancy across the board with what or how to judge a clear path without hinderence.

[Sleeper]

Not all (but almost all) high schools use NF rules. Texas and Mass. still use NCAA rules and have the halo.

[dkluvdaddy]

Mr. Sleeper,
thanks for the reply. But tell me how you rule that situation. Do you use a yardage rule of thumb or just don't call it unless you have contact or reciever muffs the ball?
DKluvdaddy

[mikesears]

Originally posted by dkluvdaddy
Mr. Sleeper,
thanks for the reply. But tell me how you rule that situation. Do you use a yardage rule of thumb or just don't call it unless you have contact or reciever muffs the ball?
DKluvdaddy

I believe Sleeper uses NCAA rules so he has the halo.

[jfurdell]

I see this as a judgment call similar to pass interference. The kicking team has to give the kick-cather a fair opportunity to catch the ball; if a K player is dancing around in the receiver's personal space in a distracting way, or hits him before or just as the ball gets there, flag it.

So, it's a little more restrictive on the defender compared to pass interference, but not much.

And, honestly, I think that's no more difficult to detect than whether the K player violated a 2-yard halo around the receiver.