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Old Tue Jun 03, 2014, 03:49pm
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The only eligible receivers by position are the X and the T on the line and everyone in the back field and they are only eligible if they have an eligible number.

I cannot speak specifically for NFL rules, but the rule on this are basically the same. I know NFL players can report to be eligible on the end of the line, but not sure how that is done procedurally.

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Old Tue Jun 03, 2014, 10:27pm
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The only eligible receivers by position are the X and the T on the line and everyone in the back field and they are only eligible if they have an eligible number.

I cannot speak specifically for NFL rules, but the rule on this are basically the same. I know NFL players can report to be eligible on the end of the line, but not sure how that is done procedurally.

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In general, it is illegal to cover an eligible (by number) receiver in the NFL.
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Old Fri Jun 06, 2014, 08:51am
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Coach, you might seriously consider that 3rd and 4th grade football players are a long way away from playing NFL, or NCAA football, and trying to master multiple rules codes can cause a lot of unnecessary confusion. Focusing ENTIRELY on NFHS Rules (presuming that's the rule code your teams play under) will simplify your job and enhance your ability to TEACH THE GAME to these beginning players.

As players and coaches mature and evolve into grasping the skills necessary and strategies of the game, they can deal with the advanced applications of those rules specifically designed for more mature and more talented players at higher levels of the Game.

There are different rule codes for different levels of the Game, for good reasons.
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Old Sat Jun 07, 2014, 02:43pm
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He might've gone from AC under NFL rules to HC under Fed.

Where I coached in 2007, the HC had just come from coaching adults to coaching kids, and he did mix up the rules sometimes. But it's not like he was trying to confuse himself!
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Old Sun Jun 08, 2014, 03:13am
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In the NFL, players with eligible numbers can report as ineligible, or vice versa, but must sit out a play to switch between being eligible and ineligible. If a player with an ineligible number lines up in an ordinarily eligible position but does not report, they remain ineligible.
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Old Mon Jun 09, 2014, 06:11am
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I should have been more clear. I added the bit about the NFL because I wanted to be sure I understood the difference between the two. Not for the kids (I won't tell them that), but for the opposing coaches and parents. I am pretty sure someone will claim this is illegal and it is easier to explain to them if I can point out the differences.
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Old Mon Jun 09, 2014, 07:54am
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We have a couple of high schools in our area that run an overloaded formation with the TE covered regularly. They've never even made a pretense they were going to throw out of it.
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Old Mon Jun 09, 2014, 09:29pm
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I should have been more clear. I added the bit about the NFL because I wanted to be sure I understood the difference between the two. Not for the kids (I won't tell them that), but for the opposing coaches and parents. I am pretty sure someone will claim this is illegal and it is easier to explain to them if I can point out the differences.
But since your league doesn't use receiver numbering rules (few youth leagues do), what basis could they have for their claim? Would they say, "That player of yours is known to us as an end, so playing him in the interior is illegal"? I understand that in some leagues there's an unenforced understanding between coaches not to use tackle-eligible plays; could that be the case in yours?
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