https://www.nfhs.org/articles/new-blocking-kicking-rules-address-risk-minimization-in-high-school-football/

 

Not all of them are listed but some of the big ones are. Also they have broadened who is a defenseless player which could be huge.

Changes to Rule 7-1-6 expand on the situations required for encroachment to occur after the ready-for-play and after the snapper has placed his hand(s) on the ball. The rule previously stated that encroachment occurred if “any other player breaks the plane of the neutral zone.” In addition, now defensive players are restricted from contacting the ball prior to the end of the snap or making contact with the snapper’s hand(s) or arm(s) until the snapper has released the ball.

 

There was a thread on here about a team that just kept diving at the snap, play after play at the end of the game and ended up knocking one away and getting the ball back. Looks like this rule is directed directly at that team.

Another significant risk-minimization change was elimination of a pop-up kick in new Rule 6-1-11. A new definition of a pop-up kick in Rule 2-24-10 is defined as “a free kick in which the kicker drives the ball immediately to the ground, the ball strikes the ground once and goes into the air in the manner of a ball kicked directly off the tee.”

 

The committee implemented this change in an effort to reduce risk of injury due to the increased use of the pop-up kick on onside kickoffs. Such kicks will be penalized as a dead-ball free-kick infraction, as noted with new Rule 6-1-11 PENALTY.

 

Some teams, especially teams with turf have gotten really good at these pop-up style on-side kicks. They are gone now.

Another significant risk-minimization change was elimination of a pop-up kick in new Rule 6-1-11. A new definition of a pop-up kick in Rule 2-24-10 is defined as “a free kick in which the kicker drives the ball immediately to the ground, the ball strikes the ground once and goes into the air in the manner of a ball kicked directly off the tee.”

 

The committee implemented this change in an effort to reduce risk of injury due to the increased use of the pop-up kick on onside kickoffs. Such kicks will be penalized as a dead-ball free-kick infraction, as noted with new Rule 6-1-11 PENALTY.

 

Some teams, especially teams with turf have gotten really good at these pop-up style on-side kicks. They are gone now.

 

There goes on side kicks. No more comebacks.

You can still onside kick and it will slightly depend on how they interprete it. One big things is who they declare defenseless and how that will be treated. It's not in the article but it appears faceguarding has been relaxed too.

There goes on side kicks. No more comebacks.

 

That is a horrible rule change. Has there been a rash of onside kick injuries?

https://www.nfhs.org/articles/new-blocking-kicking-rules-address-risk-minimization-in-high-school-football/

 

Not all of them are listed but some of the big ones are. Also they have broadened who is a defenseless player which could be huge.

 

Silly question here: Does KHSAA abide by all rules of the NFHS association?

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There goes on side kicks. No more comebacks.

 

Yes you can. We onside kicked 12 times last year and didn't use one pop up. Got 9 of the back.

A lot of subjectivity in that blindside block rule - mainly their 'focus of concentration'. Its obvious what they are trying to do but a difficult situation to define a rule for.

Silly question here: Does KHSAA abide by all rules of the NFHS association?

My understanding is yes. In fact the only states that don't follow these rules are TX and Massachusetts

 

A bunch of the defenseless player stuff is going to be tough. They are going to have to clarify a lot about of it.

 

As far as the onside kick think I read it as the ball can still hit the ground first. You just aren't allowed to drive the ball immediately into the ground.

Silly question here: Does KHSAA abide by all rules of the NFHS association?

 

I know that at least for football, KHSAA goes by NFHS rules.

So we don't have to teach dbs to 'get their head around' anymore?

Yes, non contact face guarding is gone. If there is contact they better be trying to make a play on the ball