Fed: time between shift & motion

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by AllPurposeGamer

Well if all 11 players aren't set for a second..then someone goes in motion, then a team hasn't met the requirements of all 11 being set for the second...and thus are still shifting.

Not according to Fed's definition of "shift". They could easily amend the definition to include a stop of 1 sec., and that would bring the case book into conformity with the rule book. Or they could amend the rules to specify the 1 sec. pause before the motion starts, and that would bring it into conformity with the case book. But as it stands, the case book is imposing an add'l requirement that's not in the rule book.

[ajmc]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

Not according to Fed's definition of "shift". They could easily amend the definition to include a stop of 1 sec., and that would bring the case book into conformity with the rule book. Or they could amend the rules to specify the 1 sec. pause before the motion starts, and that would bring it into conformity with the case book. But as it stands, the case book is imposing an add'l requirement that's not in the rule book.

There's no need to change NF: 2-39. The restriction of a 1 second pause prior to a snap, relates only to player movement occurring during the 1 second immediatly preceeding a snap. There is no 1 second pause requirement between any player movements OTHER THAN player movement immediately preceeding the snap.

The fact that the application of this requirement seems clear, as written, to a majority of students of the rules, renders your suggestion for a required clarification as unnecessary.