2019 NFHS rule changes, including 40 sec play clock
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I'm disappointed Raw. There was no peppery comment......
I don’t think that’s necessarily true, though in many cases it will be. How many times has the 25 second clock been more like 55 seconds when the officials are moving slowly? I would assume that moving to 40 means it starts immediately after the last play as opposed to whenever the white hat gets around to winding it.
How about the change to only needing 5 on the LOS and only 4 allowed in the backfield?
I'm gonna need some help on that one. That seems to change the way that people have to play defense. For example: now you can run jet into quads.
I'm gonna need some help on that one. That seems to change the way that people have to play defense. For example: now you can run jet into quads.
I’m having a hard time understanding the same rule. At least 5 on the LOS but no more than 4 in the backfield. If you have no more than four in the backfield don’t you usually have 7 on the line? I don’t see how this changes anything.
Gkbrengle - only 4 in the backfield - doesn’t that eliminate running jet into quads?
Gkbrengle - only 4 in the backfield - doesn’t that eliminate running jet into quads?
40 sec play clock will start at the conclusion of the previous play(just like college does).
Ridiculous to have 40 second clock. It will speed up a game that the 5 officials already can't keep up with. The game has changed over the last 20 years. We need 7 officials on the field more than we need the play clock change. Like I have said before....Please install a windshield wiper on the space shuttle. It is so applicable.
Even though it is now closer to the college formation rule wording, it is the exact same formation rule. Their thinking is that the wording will help officials see illegal formations quicker and better. Instead of counting seven on the line of scrimmage, they only have to count 4 in the backfield. There is absolutely no change in the spirit of the old rule which was that there must be 7 on the LOS, it's just worded differently. You still cannot run jet into quads (unless you went unbalanced quads, of course).
No, it just means off the line of scrimmage. It's nearly the same as the college rules, which, you'll notice still have to have 7 on the LOS.
It truly changes nothing with formation requirements; it's a semantic change only.
I have to agree with the way the game has changed over the years 7 officials is needed. I do know it has been talked about at National and State levels. How would the schools feel paying for 7 officials?
Particularly given that there is somewhat of a shortage of officials, I am not sure that adding more would work out the way we want it to. It could, but I'd bet the law of unintended consequences creeps in.
A couple of things I think; 1. Most schools I would think would embrace paying two more officials. We have 3 for 10 people in basketball in a very small arena, why wouldn't we add 2 to have seven for 22 individuals in a much more dangerous environment with considerable more square footage. 2. I have talked to several people that would like to get into officiating and are scared to do it because there is a lot to working a 5 man crew. If they had a smaller area of responsibility it might entice more young guys to get into the game. At least that is what I have been told and actually have thought about. Guess it might not hurt to look at it?
My thinking is that, in the short term, the overall quality of officiating would necessarily decrease, mostly because it would require an influx of new officials, meaning they would be inexperienced, of course. In the long term, it might work out great, but it isn't as if there is a huge desire by the younger generation to be athletic officials, and the old guys still doing it now will have to be replaced eventually, thus, the original problem.
The 40 second clock will help the consistency of time from tackle to next snap. Of course in theory it will work that way, in practice the officials will have the ability to pump up the clock (to 25) if its below a certain threshold (15-20) when the ball is spotted.
The line of scrimmage change aligns with the NCAA rule. This makes it less likely to get penalized for illegal formation if you only have 10 on the field on offense, you can play with 10 or even 9 players on the field, so long as 5 are on the LOS and 4 are in the back field.
The line of scrimmage change aligns with the NCAA rule. This makes it less likely to get penalized for illegal formation if you only have 10 on the field on offense, you can play with 10 or even 9 players on the field, so long as 5 are on the LOS and 4 are in the back field.
I didn't even think about the new wording and having fewer than 11 on the field, which is weird because I've been in those situations. Learn something new every day.
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