Youth football - coach speak

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by DLH17

"How far behind the line of scrimmage can their (running) back be (prior to the snap)?"

He was stressed because the opposing offense was in a "hurry up" mode so he was fishing for anything to distract the officials in an effort to slow the game down at that moment.

I don't know that I've ever read a rule or case play that addresses formations specifically related to how far off/max distance (behind) the LOS a back can line up.

Didn't find anything in the online rules using key word search function.

Thoughts?

Most often, youth leagues have made-up rules that they've added to the book ... so regardless of the answers here, you'll likely have to go check those too.

That said, there is no rule along these lines in any standard rulebook (NFL, NCAA, NFHS, PopW), and no youth league I've ever worked restricted how far a RB could play off the line, and I can't think of a reason why a local league would want to.