2004 Football Rules Changes

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2004 Football Rules Changes
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8-2-2CORRECTION

• If during a touchdown-scoring play, a foul by the
  opponents of the scoring team occurs on a play
  where there is no change of possession or a foul
  by the opponents of the scoring team occurs after
  the change of possession if there is a change of
  possession, the scoring team may accept the
  results of the play and have the penalty enforced
  from the succeeding spot.

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OTHER CHANGES
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BLOCKING IN THE BACK (2-17-4b)

• The following language was removed from the 2003
  rule on the line of scrimmage.
• Reason for Change
• The language was incorrectly included in last
  years publication.

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MOMENTUM EXCEPTION (8-5-2a Exception)

• Change
• Applies to any defending possession
• Applies to any non-grounded forward pass, fumble,
  backward pass, scrimmage kick or free kick
• Occurs inside 5-yard line and the ball is
  declared dead in defenders end zone
• Will rarely occur that a second momentum
  situation would occur during the same down
• If occurs, it would be some 90-yards away from
  first momentum occurrence

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SELECTED EDITORIAL CHANGES

• 1-5-2c NOTE Gloves may not have any web-like
  material between fingers.
• 2-30-14A snapper must face opponents goal line
  and have shoulders approximately parallel to
  opponents goal line. Puts snapper definition in
  line with the definition of a lineman.

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SELECTED EDITORIAL CHANGES (Cont.)

• 4-2-3Added a clarifying statement that when an
  inadvertent whistle occurs and a penalty is
  accepted, the inadvertent whistle is ignored.
• 10-6Updated this section for application of a
  post-scrimmage kick foul.

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OFFICIALS MANUAL

• Change in free-kick assignments for umpire,
  linesman and back judge (five-official).
• Visual count by back judge of last 5 seconds
  prior to delay of game penalty in a five-official
  crew when visual 25-second clocks are not used.
• Added guideline for free kicks when the kicking
  team is not ready in the prescribed time

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OFFICIALS MANUAL (Cont.)

• Added a chart concerning Chop Blocks.
• Change in position for the referee on punts in a
  four-official crew.
• Adjusted signal chart

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• Rules Changes Form Due
• November 1, 2004
• 2005 Rules Committee Meeting
• January 8 and 9
• Hilton Head, South Carolina
• E-mail addresses
• jdiehl_at_nfhs.org
• kadams_at_nfhs.org

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Thank You
2004 NFHS FOOTBALL RULES INTERPRETATIONS