2005 NFHS FOOTBALL

PUBLICATION CORRECTIONS

**As of August 15, 2005**

**RULES BOOK:

(Page 41): 3-7-2: Delete “who has been unable to complete the substitution” from the rule.

(Page 69): 10-2-2: Delete the highlighted section -“after the kick has been made” from the rule.

(Page 89): Penalty Summary: Add to #16 -“also a loss of down” to illegal forward pass (by A).

**OFFICIALS MANUAL:

(Page 15): III-A.-3: Add after Linesman: “(four person) / Back Judge (five person) obtains football…”

(Page 16): III-B.-2b: Add: “Back Judge (five person) obtains football…”

(Pages 19-20): AFTER A SCORE OR TRY – PRIOR TO FREE KICK: Delete this section. Please refer to pages 50-53 – “Before kick” for each position.

(Page 50): Diagram: Add: in “U” for Umpire in the empty box on the 20-yard line.

(Pages 74-75): AFTER A TOUCHBACK, SAFETY, TRY OR FIELD GOAL: Delete this section. Please refer to pages 50-53 – “Before kick” for each position.

**CASE BOOK: (Corrections and Clarifications)

--Note: Underline – means to add and strikethrough – means to delete.

SITUATION 4, Page 4: During the official's visit to the locker room, Team A's coach indicates he has players using hand pads but they don't have the NF/NCAA label on the pads. RULING: The pads are legal for the 2005 season. Beginning with the 2008 season, all hand pads and gloves will be required to carry the label stipulating that they have passed the specifications established in 1994 by SGMA.

SITUATION 9, Page 6: A1 throws a legal forward pass to A5 who is behind the line of scrimmage and who in turn throws another forward pass to A11 who advances the ball for a first down. RULING: The second legal forward pass is illegal.

*2.17.2 SITUATION D, Page 14: Linebacker B7 is in the free blocking zone, but off the line of scrimmage. B7 blocks A8 below the waist. RULING: Illegal block. In order for a block below the waist in back to be legal, both the blocker and the person being blocked must be on the line of scrimmage and in the free blocking zone.

3.3.4 *3.3.3 Situation A, Page 19: The clock is running with 10 seconds remaining in the fourth period as A1 drops back about 4 yards and intentionally grounds a forward pass to stop the clock. The penalty is accepted. The referee starts the clock on the ready following penalty enforcement (Rule 3-6-3) and time expires before A can snap the ball. RULING: If B accepted the foul, the game is over and there is no untimed down as A had an accepted foul on the last timed down that called for loss of down. A is entitled to an untimed down. If B declined the penalty and the clock runs out, the game is over The referee followed the rules correctly when he started the clock on the ready following the illegal pass to conserve time. The option of penalty declination must be clearly explained to the captain of B. (3-6-3; 7-5-2d)

3.5.11 Situation A, Page 25: It is third and 8 from A’s 45 when A1 throws an incomplete forward pass. Erroneously the ball is spotted at the 50. The ball is declared ready for play and K1 punts the ball into R’s end zone. Following the down, the R captain requests a time-out so the coach may discuss the misapplication of the rules with the referee on the missed spotting of the ball after third down. RULING: Since the spotting of the ball was part of the previous play, it is too late to make any correction. The error had to be recognized and correction made before the ball was snapped on fourth down.

*3.7 COMMENT, Page 26: a. If a replaced player or substitute attempts to leave the field, but does not get off prior to the snap, the foul is considered as having occurred simultaneously with the snap and the illegal substitution penalty is enforced from the previous spot. (3-7-4; 10-4-2a)

*3.7.3 SITUATION A, Page 27: B11 mistakenly believes he is his team's 12th player and leaves the field before the snap (a) on his opponent's sideline, or (b) on his sideline and enters his team box. B11 then discovers his error and returns to field on his team's side of the neutral zone before the snap. RULING: REPLACE WITH: Illegal in (a) which is a dead ball foul for illegal substitution (3-7-2). In (b) the action is legal, but if done intentionally to gain an advantage, it would be an unsportsmanlike foul. If B11 returns to the field after the snap it is a live ball foul for illegal participation in (a) and (b). (9-5-1f; 9-6-4a)

4.2.2 Situation G, Page 30: K1 punts from midfield and R1 gives a fair-catch signal at R’s 10-yard line. R1 muffs the catch and the ball bounces toward R’s end zone. (a) R2 recovers at the 1-yard line and his momentum takes him into the end zone where he is tackled; or (b) R3 recovers and is downed on R’s 2-yard line; or (c) K2 recovers and is downed on R’s 5. RULING: In (a), it is R’s ball on the 1-yard line because the ball became dead when R2 recovered following the fair-catch signal. Also, momentum is not a factor once the kick touched the ground. In (b), it is R’s ball on the 2 and in (c) it is K’s ball on the 5-yard line. (4-2-2f, g)

4.3.3 Situation B, Page 32: A has third down and 7 yards to gain at B’s 30. A1 leaps near the sideline to catch a pass near B’s 30-yard line. A1 is driven out of bounds backwards by B2 while making the catch and landing outside the sideline at B’s 32. RULING: The covering official must make the following decisions: Did B2’s actions cause A1 to land out of bounds. If the official determines that B2 caused A1 to land out of bounds then the official must determine forward progress in the field of play and should not stop the clock. If however, the clock is stopped, it The clock should start on the ready because forward progress was stopped in the field of play. If A1 would have landed out of bounds of his own accord it is an incomplete pass and the clock should be stopped. (4-3-2) COMMENT: When any receiver is close to the sideline and is contacted by an opponent, the covering official must make a decision about where he would have landed without the contact.

*5.1.2 Situation B, Page 34: During A1’s run for a first down to B’s 20-yard line, B12 commits a nonplayer foul for a substitute entering the field during the down, but not touching the ball, influencing the play, etc. Immediately following the down, A1 taunts an opponent. RULING: If the official determines B12’s act of entering the field to be a foul, and it is accepted, the penalty for B entering during the down is enforced from the previous spot. After the decision in this foul, A will be penalized 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct and A will have the ball 1st and 10. (9-5-1a; 9-6-1a)

6.1.8 Situation F, Page 39: K1 tries an onside kick from K’s 40, K2 muffs the ball at K’s 48, and the ball bounces off R and is muffed out-of-bounds by K3 at R’s 45. RULING: Because R touched the ball, there is no penalty. R can either choose to take the ball at K’s 48 at the spot of first touching or at R’s 45 where the ball went out-of-bounds.

*6.2.6 Situation, Page 40: (Change in the second to last sentence of the Ruling) …Once the zone disintegrates, touching of the kick by K in flight beyond the neutral zone is kick catching interference if no an R player is in position to catch the ball.

*7.5.9 Situation, Page 53: Quarterback A1 drops back and throws an underhand shovel pass forward to back A2 who is behind the neutral zone. A2 throws the ball back to A1. A1 then throws the ball forward beyond the neutral zone to A3. B1 blocks A3 away from the ball and intercepts A1’s pass. RULING: Illegal forward pass by A1 for the second pass. Legal contact by B1. and the play stands. Pass interference restrictions for B players ended when the shovel pass was touched. In addition, pass interference restrictions only apply on a legal forward pass. Depending on the game situation, B will likely decline A’s foul and keep the football.

7.5.10 Situation F, Page 54: While a legal forward pass is in flight, beyond the neutral zone and in the direction of the potential receiver: (a) to eligible A1 who is near a sideline; or (b) to eligible A2 who is out of bounds, B1 blocks eligible A3 who is beyond the neutral zone. RULING: It is defensive pass interference in both (a) and (b). Once the forward pass which goes beyond the neutral zone is in flight, it is pass interference for any B player to block an eligible receiver beyond the neutral zone if the contact is in the immediate area of the pass., regardless of the position of the ball at the time of the block, or and regardless of whether or not the pass is catchable. (7-5-11)

8.2.2 SITUATION B, Page 55: Delete

9.3.2 Situation B, Page 63: A1 and A2 combine in blocking B1 as follows: (a) both block B1 downfield with A1 making contact above the waist and A2 simultaneously making contact below the waist, but above the knees; or (b) both block B1 below the waist in the 6 x 8 area; or (c) A1 blocks B1 above the waist and, thereafter, while A1 is still contacting B1, A2 cuts him down at the knees; or (d) both A1 and A2 block B1 above the waist at the same time. RULING: Illegal block below the waist chop block by A2 in (a). In (b), the block is legal if the block and both blockers are within the 6 x 8 area at the snap and contact is simultaneous. In (c), it is an illegal chop block if A2’s contact occurred within the 6 x 8 zone and an illegal block below the waist by A2 if outside the zone. Blocking below the waist at the knees is legal within the 6 x 8 zone; however, when A2 delays his block and makes contact at the knees or below while a teammate is also in contact with the opponent, it is an illegal chop block. In (d), the multiple block is legal. (2-17; 9-3-6)

*9.4.3 Situation A, Page 65: Ruling: The penalty for the foul may be enforced from the succeeding spot and A’s touchdown stands. B6 B1 is disqualified because the foul was ruled flagrant. (9-4-2g Pen.)

*9.4.3 Situation G, Page 67: Ruling: In (a), If B accepts….

*9.6 COMMENT, Page 71: b: If a substitute enters the field during the down, but does not make any contact with an opponent or touch the ball and does not influence the play, it is illegal participation and a live-ball foul enforced from the basic spot. (9-6-4a) NOTE: Based on the rules change, officials are strongly encouraged to make certain that the substitute’s entry into the field had some impact on the play and was not incidental to viewing the game or simply being in the bench area.

*10.2.1 Situation D, Pages 79-80: Ruling: This is a PSK foul by R. since it did not foul prior to the kick crossing the expanded neutral zone. Therefore, R ……

10.4.5 Situation C, Page 86: With fourth and 40 from A’s 10-yard line, A1 runs to A’s 44 where he is downed. During the down, substitute B1 enters the field. RULING: B1’s foul is a live ball foul enforced from the basic spot nonplayer foul penalized from the succeeding spot. It is B’s A’s ball first and 10 from B’s 49 41-yard line. (9-6-4a)

*10.5.3 Situation B, Page 88: During a touchdown run by A1, B1 holds. During the successful kick try, there is a foul by B2. RULING: A may keep the score with the try being from the 1 ½ yard line following penalty enforcement. For the foul on the try, A may accept and replay the try from the ¾ yard line or accept the one point try and enforce B’s try foul on the kickoff. B1’s hold will be declined giving A the touchdown. A may choose to replay the try from the 1½-yard line or accept the score and enforce the penalty on the kickoff for B2’s foul during the try.