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2009 Rule Changes

2009 Rule Changes. Tony Dutton. Facemask (9-1-2-q). No player shall twist, turn or pull the face mask, chin strap or any helmet opening of an opponent. It is not a foul if the face mask, chin strap or helmet opening is not twisted, turned or pulled. When in question it is a foul.

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2009 Rule Changes

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  1. 2009 Rule Changes Tony Dutton

  2. Facemask (9-1-2-q) • No player shall twist, turn or pull the face mask, chin strap or any helmet opening of an opponent. It is not a foul if the face mask, chin strap or helmet opening is not twisted, turned or pulled. When in question it is a foul.

  3. Referee Example • B2 attempts to tackle A1. As B2 attempts to grab A1, he inadvertently grabs A1’s chin strap extension and unbuckles the strap. He then lets go of the strap. • Ruling: A personal foul for pulling the facemask. The act of unbuckling the strap is a “pulling” action.

  4. Spearing Definition (2-24) • Definition is deleted in 2009, but initiating contact with the crown (top) of the helmet is still illegal. • 9-1-3-a: No player shall initiate contact and target an opponent with the crown (top) of the helmet. When in question it is a foul.

  5. A.R. 9-1-3-III • As ball carrier A20 sweeps around the end and heads upfield, he lowers his head and contacts defensive end B89 who is trying to tackle him. The players meet helmet to helmet. • RULING: No foul. Neither A20 nor B89 is a defenseless player and neither has targeted his opponent in the sense of Rule 9-1-3.

  6. Blocking Zone (2-3-6) a) The blocking zone is a rectangle centered on the snapper and extending five yards laterally and three yards longitudinally in each direction. b) The blocking zone disintegrates when the ball leaves the zone.

  7. Implications for Clipping (9-1-2-d) • Offensive players on the line of scrimmageat the snap within the blocking zone legally may clip in the blocking zone. • A player in the blocking zone may not block from behind and at or below the knee. • A player on the line of scrimmage within the blocking zone may not leave the zone and return and legally clip.

  8. Tackle Box (2-34) • The tackle box is the rectanglar area enclosed by the neutral zone, the two lines parallel to the sidelines five yards from the snapper, and Team A’s end line.

  9. Implication for Intentional Grounding (7-3-2-f) • It is not a foul when the passer, who is or has been outside the tackle box, throws the ball so that it crosses or lands beyond the neutral zone or neutral zone extended.

  10. Implication for “Horse Collar Tackle (9-1-2-p) • This does not apply to a ball carrier, including a potential passer, who is inside the tackle box.

  11. Referee (June 2009) Example • A2 receives a handoff from A1. Just as A2 hits the hole between center and guard, B3 grabs him by the side collar of the shoulder pads and immediately pulls him down. • RULING: The tackle is legal because A2 was in the tackle box when he was pulled down.

  12. NEWImplication for Roughing or Running in the Kicker (9-1-4a-5b) • The kicker’s protection ends under this rule: b) when he carries the balloutside the tackle box.

  13. A.R. 9-1-4-VII • Punter A22 is 15 yards behind the neutral zone when he catches the long snap, sprints to right at an angle toward the line of scrimmage, and runs outside the tackle box. He then stops and punts the ball, and is immediately hit by a diving B89. • RULING: Legal play, no foul by B89. A22 loses his roughing or running-into protection by carrying the ball outside the tackle box.

  14. A.R. 9-1-4-VI • Kicker A1, in a scrimmage kick formation, moves laterally two or three steps to recover a faulty snap, or recovers a snap that went over his head and then kicks the ball. He is contacted by B2 in an unsuccessful attempt to block the kick. • RULING: A1 does not automatically lose his protection in either case unless he carries the ball outside the tackle box. A1 is entitled to protection as in any other kicking situation. When it becomes obvious that A1 intends to kick in a normal punting position defensive players must avoid him.

  15. Examples from Referee, June 2009

  16. Play 1 • Punter K1 takes the snap and runs outside the tackle box before executing a rugby-style kick. R2 is running at full speed and is less than two steps from K1 when the kick is made. R2 then (a) runs into K1, (b) tackles K1, or (c) grabs and pulls K1’s facemask. • Ruling: There is no foul in (a) and (b). K1 lost the protection provided a kicker when he ran outside the tackle box. In (c) R2 is guilty of a personal foul (pulling the facemask) but not roughing the kicker.

  17. Play 2 • Punter K1 takes the snap and runs outside the tackle box. Seeing a number of team R players waiting for him, he runs back toward his original position and is inside the tackle box when he kicks. R2 is running at full speed and is less than two steps from K1 when the kick is made. R2 then (a) runs into K1 or (b) tackles K1. • Ruling: There is no foul in (a) or (b). Once K1 is outside the tackle box, he loses his protection even if he returns to it when he kicks the ball.

  18. Play 3 • Punter K1 (a) muffs a low snap, or (b) catches the snap cleanly, but then fumbles the ball. In both cases, the ball rolls outside the tackle box. R2 is running at full speed and is less than two steps from K1 when the kick is made. R2 then (a) runs into K1, or (b) tackles K1. • Ruling: If K1 has established himself as a kicker, R2 has fouled. The action described is not the same as K1 carrying the ball outside the tackle box. The new rule does not mitigate 9-1-4a, which offers protection to a kicker when it is obvious a kick will be made.

  19. Offensive Formation at the Snap7-1-3-b-1 [Editorial but really new] • 2008: At least sevenplayers legally on their scrimmage line, not less than five of whom shall be numbered 50-79. The remaining players must be either on their scrimmage line or legally positioned as a back. • 2009: All players must be either on their scrimmage line or legally positioned as a back. At least five players wearing jerseys numbered 50-79 must be legally on their scrimmage line, and no more than four players may be in the backfield.

  20. A.R. 7-1-3-XV • Team A’s formation at the snap includes only 10 players: five players on the line of scrimmage numbered 50-79, one player on the line wearing number 82, and four players in the backfield. • RULING: The formation is legal because Team A has no more than four players in the backfield and the required number of players (five) on the line wearing 50-79.

  21. Ineligibles Downfield, 20087-3-10 • No originally ineligible receiver shall be or have been beyond the neutral zone until a legal forward pass that crosses the neutral zone has been thrown. Exceptions: 1. When after the snap, a Team A ineligible receiver charges and contacts an opponent at a point not more than one yard beyond the neutral zone and does not continue the contact more than three yards beyond the neutral zone. 2. When contact that has driven an opponent not more than three yards from the neutral zone is lost by a player who was ineligible at the snap, he must remain stationary at that spot until the pass is thrown.

  22. Ineligibles Downfield, 20097-3-10 • No originally ineligible receiver shall be or have been more than three yards beyond the neutral zone until a legal forward pass that crosses the neutral zone has been thrown.

  23. A.R. 7-3-10-I • Ineligible lineman A70 runs more than three yards beyond the neutral zone and does not make contact with an opponent. He circles toward the flank and returns across the neutral zone before A10 throws a legal forward pass that crosses the neutral zone. • RULING: Ineligible downfield. Penalty – five yards from the previous spot.

  24. A.R. 7-3-10-II • Ineligible lineman A70 makes contact with an opponent within one yard of the neutral zone. A70 drives B4 more than three yards beyond the neutral zone and then circles back across the neutral zone before A1 throws a legal forward pass that crosses the neutral zone. • RULING: Team A foul, ineligible downfield or offensive pass interference. Penalty – five yards from the previous spot or 15 yards from the previous spot.

  25. Extension of Periods3-2-3 • Use the 2005 timing rules (Rule 3-2) for all UIL games, but the following 2009 NCAA change will apply to UIL games. • The period is extended if: A penalty is accepted for a live-ball foul(s) not treated as a dead-ball foul (Exception: Rule 10-2-5-a). The period is not extended if the statement of the penalty includes loss of down.

  26. A.R. 3-2-3-IX • Time expires in the first half on a play in which A12 is beyond the neutral zone when he completes a pass to A88 in Team B’s end zone. • RULING: Team B accepts the penalty to nullify the score, but the period is not extended because the penalty includes loss of down. The first half ends.

  27. Touchdown (8-2-1-b) • A touchdown shall be scored when: • 2008: An eligible receiver catches a legal forward pass in the opponent’s end zone. • 2009: A player catches a forward pass in the opponent’s end zone.

  28. A.R. 8-2-1-V • Quarterback A12 completes a forward pass to a teammate who is standing in Team B’s end zone. (a) A12 is beyond the neutral zone when he releases the ball. (b) The receiver is wearing uniform number 73. • RULING: In (a) and (b) the result of the play is a touchdown. The penalty is completed according to Team B’s option.

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