PAT scrimmage line

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by MikeStrybel

Thanks, Mike. I read the rule long ago but see formations that don't comply.

I attended a HS varsity game last night with several coaches from our league and saw the ends positioned at angles to the line and the RB/wings even more so. Neither team drew penalties for this. A quick trip through YouTube showed similar formations that don't comply with the rule. Yes, even Ohio officials can be seen ignoring the parallel to the line rule in kicker highlight videos. In a few, I saw five players behind the center - two wings, a blocker between the center and guard, the holder and kicker.

There may still be a few HS varsities out there that don't play under one of the major codes. Meanwhile children's football is commonly played under league rules that differ from the major codes. I know of one children's spring league in Texas that explicitly allows the ends to have their shoulders at up to a 45 degree angle outward (i.e. away from the interior line).