Transcript Football Update June 25, 2015 FACA Fall Sports Summer Conference Football Advisory Committee Members Section 1 – Yusef Shakir – Lincoln Section 3 –

Football Update
June 25, 2015
FACA Fall Sports Summer Conference
Football Advisory Committee Members
Section 1 – Yusef Shakir – Lincoln
Section 3 – Chuck Kenyon – Martin County
Section 1 – Jarrod Hickman – Florida High
Section 3 – Bill Kramer – Naples
Section 2 – Darrell Sutherland – Bartram Trail
Sectoin 4 – Dan Marguriet – Taravella
Section 2 – Stephen Field – North Marion
Section 4 – Mike Rumph – American Heritgate
FACA Representative – Randy Bethel
• 1A – Port St. Joe
• 2A – Victory Christian (Lakeland)
• 3A – Trinity Christian (Jacksonville)
• 4A – Booker T. Washington (Miami)
• 5A – American Heritage (Plantation)
• 6A – Miami Central
• 7A – St. Thomas Aquinas
• 8A - Apopka
Important Dates for 2015
• First practice date - non contact (Week 6) – Aug. 3
• First practice date - contact (Week 6) – Aug. 8
• Preseason classic competitions (Week 8) – Aug. 19-22
• EL7 & EL12 forms due to AD (Week 9) – Aug. 2
• First regular season playing date (Week 9) – Aug. 26-29
• Last district playing date (Week 18) – Oct. 28-31
• District tiebreakers (Week 19) – Nov. 2
• Official entry list due (Week 19) – Nov. 2
• Last regular season playing date (Week 19) – Nov. 4-7
Required Before Participation (By-Law 9)
• EL2 – must be current within
the past 365 days completed by
appropriate health care
providers – see Policy 40.2/ByLaw 9.7
• EL3 & EL3CH – signed by all
parties. See By-Law 9.8
• Birth Certificate on file (By-Law
9.6)
• Academic Requirements –
minimum of 2.0 cumulative
GPA on a 4.0 scale (See By-Law
9.4)
• All other pertinent By-Laws and
Policies that apply to eligibility.
Key Reminders for Coaches
• All Head & supplemented coaches are required to successfully
complete the online “Concussion in Sports” and “Sudden Cardiac
Arrest” courses which both may be found on www.nfhslearn.com.
• Follow the Heat Acclimatization – Policy 41 procedures. Have a plan
for every circumstance.
• Don’t ever think it won’t happen on your watch, because it will.
• Hold yourself and staff to the same standards you would expect
from any other professional.
• Enjoy the moment. Remember it is ALL about the kids!
Day
Attire
Max Practice Time
Two-A-Days
Walk Through
1-2
Helmets
3 hours
Not Allowed
Yes – see policy 41.3.4
3-5
Helmets &
Shoulder Pads
3 hours
Not Allowed
Yes – see policy 41.3.4
6-7
Full Gear
3 hours
Not Allowed
Yes – see policy 41.3.4
8-14
Full Gear
1 practice – 3 hours
2 practices – 5 hours total
Allowed but must
follow 2-1-2-1 policy
Yes on days with 1
practice. Not allowed on
two-a-days. See policy
41.4.10
2015 NFHS Rule Changes
Rule #
Explanation
2-20-1c
Spearing definition revised. Spearing is an act by any player who initiates
contact against an opponent at the shoulders or below with the crown (top
portion) of their helmet. The shaded area is the crown.
5-1-1b (NEW)
Added authority to the referee to correct the number of the next down prior to the
ball becoming live after a new series is awarded.
6-1-3; 6-1-4(NEW); 6-1
PENALTY
Free-kick formations revised. At the time the ball is kicked, there must be at least
four players on either side of the kicker. The player beyond the five yard mark is the
only person eligible to kick the ball.
9-4-3g
Updated unnecessary roughness to include defenseless player and added excessive
contact.
9-4 PENALTY
Roughing the passer penalty clarified. An automatic first down is not awarded for a
5 yard incidental face mask infraction against the passer.
10-2-5
Dead-ball penalty enforcement modified. Equal number of 15 yard penalties will
cancel each other. Remember to enforce the penalties in the order in which they
occurred.
Spearing Rule 2-20-1c
Spearing Rule 2-20-1c
Spearing is an act by any player who initiates contact
against an opponent at the shoulders or below with
the crown (top portion) of the helmet. The shaded
area is the crown.
Number 61 is guilty of spearing because the crown
(top portion) of their helmet was used to initiate
contact against an opponent at the shoulders or
below.
Free-kick Formation Rule 6-1-3;
6-1-4 NEW; 6-1 Penalty
In MechaniGram A, K has only three players on one
side of the kicker. If K4 shifts to the other side of the
kicker by going more than five yards from the free kick
line after the ready-for-play signal (MechaniGram B),
it is a dead-ball foul for encroachment.
Illegal Personal contact Rule 9-4-3g
No player or nonplayer shall make any other contact with an
opponent, including a defenseless player, which is deemed
unnecessary or excessive and which incites roughness.
Roughing the Passer Rule 9-4
PENALTY
Number 54 grasps but does not twist, pull or turn the
passer’s face mask. The foul is incidental face mask, and is
not roughing the passer. The penalty is five yards
administered under the all-but-one principle, and no
automatic first down.
2015 NFHS Football Editorial Changes
1-5-1b(2) NOTE
Further clarified and standardized the rules
and 1-5-1b(3) NOTE language on the American flag and the use of
commemorative or memorial patches on the
uniform.
Table 1-7 (8)
Added Rule 1-7 on accommodations to the
Table of State Association Adoptions.
2-8
Clarified that Encroachment also occurs
when a player violates the free kick
restrictions as in 6-1-4.
2-20-1a, b
Clarified the rules language on Butt Blocking
and Face Tackling.
3-6, 7 PENALTY
Standardized the PENALTY section.
5-1-1
Changed the format to Rule 5-1-1.
6-1, 2, 5 PENALTY Standardized the PENALTY section.
6-5-4c
Further clarified the rules language on the
Fair Catch.
7-1, 2, 3, 5
PENALTY
Standardized the PENALTY section.
9-2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
9, 10 PENALTY
Standardized the PENALTY section.
9-3-1
Added in rules references.
9-4-3h
Clarified by adding to the rule, incidental
grasping of an opponent’s face mask, helmet
opening, chin strap or a tooth and mouth
protector attached to the face mask.
9-4-3i
Revised the rules language on Illegal Helmet
Contact to note that it may be judged by the
game official a flagrant act.
9-8-1m
Deleted.
9-9 (NEW)
Added a new Section on “Failure to Properly
Wear Required Equipment.”
10-2-1
Standardized the rules language on a Double
Foul.
Football Fund. IX-5
Clarified nonplayer and unsportsmanlike fouls.
Six-Player Rules
Differences (Rule 6)
Clarification from a 2014 rules change on freekick formation.
Penalty Summary
Revised the Penalty Summary to reflect the
2015 NFHS football rules changes.
Risk Minimization
Facilitating NFHS Football Rules
2016 NFHS Rules Proposal Form
Assigning Officials
• Examine the teams playing and
assign a neutral association to
work the game. (A neutral
association may be one both
teams are under contract with.)
• Try to place the better crews on
the games that may be issues.
• Sometimes the top crews may be
assigned to an easier or no game
to save for later rounds.
• Every effort is made to assign
crews to games with the least
amount of travel.
Things to Consider/Discuss
• Plan for limiting contact at practice during the season
• Length of Spring Football
• Direction of 7-on-7
• District Assignment – Size or Travel?
• How do we attract the Independent schools back into the State
Series?
Questions or comments
Thank you for all you do!
Good luck this season!
Craig Damon
FHSAA – Director of Athletics
352-216-1214 Cell
[email protected]