COMING ATTRACTIONSNew Rules For 2014

2014

April 14, 2014

GOAL FOR THIS PRESENTATION

INTRODUCE SOME OF THE MOST RELEVANT NEW RULES FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON

CHANCE TO CONSIDER AND COMMENT ON ADJUSTMENTS TO MECHANICS AND

PHILOSOPHIES THAT MAY BE NEEDED

KEEP THE RULES FRESH IN OUR MIND ANDNOT JUST DURING THE FOOTBALL SEASON

WORK THEM IN SPRING GAMES

MY OWN PERSONAL DISCLAIMER• WE DON’T YET KNOW THE EXACT FINAL WORDING

• WE DON’T YET HAVE THE OFFICIAL CASE PLAYS

• FEDERATION WILL HAVE INTERPRETATION COMMITTEE MEETING

• SUBJECT TO LHSAA EXCEPTIONS

• SUBJECT TO LHSOA PHILOSOPHIES

• SO STAY FLEXIBLE – ALWAYS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

• THESE AREN’T ALL OF THEM

TARGETING

TARGETING

NOW AN ACTUAL FOUL• We had enforced it as illegal helmet

contact, but it never had its own name• Emphasizes intentional contact involving

the head and neck area

TWO PARTS TO KNOW• Defenseless Players• Targeting Definition

TARGETING DEFINITION

RULE 2-43 (New)• Targeting is an act of taking aim at an

opponent to initiate contact above the shoulders.

PENALTY Rule 9-4-3(m) (New)• No player or non-player shall … Target and

initiate contact above the shoulders of an opponent with the helmet, forearm, hand, fist, elbow or shoulder.

TARGETING• LOOKING FOR INTENT• FIND THE DANGEROUS HITS TO THE

HEAD AND NECK AREA THAT ARE MEANT TO PUNISH• ACTS THAT GO BEYOND THE NORMAL

HITS OF THE GAME• YOU WILL KNOW IF IT IS INTENTIONAL• PLAYER WITH A BRICK IN HIS HAND

TARGETING AND NOT TARGETINGTARGETING

• Attacking an opponent with apparent intent beyond legal hit

• Player meant to use the helmet or contact defenseless player above shoulders

NOTTARGETING

• Two helmets that happen to contact each other as both players dip

• Hand contacting helmet in a swiping moment momentarily that does not look like punishment

THINGS TO LOOK FOR

LAUNCH Leaves feet with upward and forward thrust above shoulders

THRUSTUpward and forward thrust

from crouching with contact above shoulders without

leaving the ground

STRIKELeads with helmet, forearms, fist, hand, elbow to contact high HEAD DIP

Lowers head before attack to initiate contact

with crown of helmet

HIGHLYSUSPECT

THINGS TO LOOK FOR

HEAD UPHead facing player, and crown of helmet does not hit high

POSITION CHANGE“Victim” changes

position of body that causes the high contact

to occur

HEAD TO SIDEPlayer moves head to side of opponent rather than initiating contact with it

WRAP-UPUse of arms to wrap

around player in effort to tackle him normally

LESSSUSPECT

DEFENSELESS PLAYERS

Rule 2-32-16 (New)• A defenseless player is a player who,

because of his physical position and focus of concentration, is especially vulnerable to injury.

• These are the players we need to protect when thinking about targeting.

DEFENSELESS MAIN CATEGORIESPASSER

RECEIVERS

OUT OF PLAY

BLIND-SIDE BLOCKS

TARGETING

TARGETING

TARGETING

FREE KICK RULES

FREE KICK FORMATION CHANGES

• TWO CHANGES– How many players can be on one side of kicker– How far back can Team K players start

• Resembles NCAA rules• Purpose is to reduce risk of injuries on kickoffs

FREE KICK FORMATIONS

Rule 6-1-3(b) (New)• At least four Team K players

must be on each side of the kicker

Mechanics• Referee

LEGAL FREE KICK FORMATIONRule 6-1-3(d) (New)• No K players, with the exception of the kicker, may

be more than five yards behind the kicking team’s free kick line.

• A player satisfies this rule when one foot is on or beyond the line five yards behind K’s free kick line.

• If one player is more than five yards behind the restraining line and another player kicks the ball, it is a foul.

Mechanics• Back Judge (5 and 7 man) and Umpire (6 man)

HALF-GOOD FORMATION

FREE KICK FORMATIONS

FREE KICK FORMATIONS

FREE KICK FORMATIONS

FREE KICK UNKNOWNS

• Language mirrors NCAA rule.• These are LIVE ball fouls under NCAA.• Federation lists them as DEAD ball fouls.• Language in the rule is live ball wording, but

penalty is dead ball encroachment.• Have to wait till August.

TIMING AND EXTENSIONS

TIMING AND EXTENDING PERIODSRule 3-3-3• A period must be extended by an untimed

down if (accepted foul, double foul, IW, TD) occurred during a down in which time expires.

• Last year, if this happened in the last down, we would extend.

• Now, if the clock runs out while the ball is dead, we do not need to extend.

• Same exceptions 3-3-4(b)

TIMING AND EXTENSIONS

A’s ball. 3rd and 10 at B’s 25. 15 seconds left in the 1st quarter. RB A25 runs to B’s 10 where he is tackled inbounds by the face mask. The clock shows :05 remaining. After enforcement, the Referee winds the clock. The clock hits :00 before the snap.

• LAST YEAR – Period extended for an untimed down.• THIS TEAR – Period is over and will not be extended.

TIMING AND EXTENSIONS

A’s ball. 3rd and 10 at B’s 25. Five seconds left in the 1st quarter. RB A25 runs to B’s 10 where he is tackled inbounds by the face mask. The clock expires during the down. Team A accepts the penalty.• LAST YEAR – Period extended for an untimed down.• THIS TEAR – Period extended for an untimed down.

OTHER CHANGES• Illegal kick retains same status it had prior to

being illegally kicked.• LHSAA can authorize officials to have

jurisdiction earlier than 30 minutes.• Accidental touching of a loose ball by player

blocked into the ball is ignored and is not a new force.

• Roughing the passer now includes the personal fouls listed in 9-4-3; it’s not just charging into him.

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