Post by Coach Campbell on May 21, 2013 10:33:08 GMT
BLOCKING BELOW THE WAIST
Rule 9â€1â€6 (FRâ€84)
ARTICLE 6. There shall be no blocking below the waist (other than against the ball carrier) except
as allowed below. (Rule 2â€3â€2 and A.R. 9â€1â€6â€Iâ€VII)
a. Scrimmage Downs
1. Before a change of team possession a Team A player who is beyond the neutral zone
may not block below the waist toward his own goal line. When in question, the block is
directed toward his goal line.
2. Before a change of team possession the following players of Team A are restricted with
regard to blocking below the waist:
a. A lineman more than seven yards from the middle lineman of the offensive
formation at the snap.
b. A back aligned at the snap with the frame of his body completely outside the
tackle box or completely outside the frame of the body of the second lineman from
the snapper in either direction toward a sideline.
c. A back who is in motion at the snap and during this continuous motion was
outside the area in b (above) any time after the ball was ready for play and before
the snap. NOTE: A back is not restricted if he starts from a set position inside the area
and during that continuous motion does not leave the area.
3. A restricted player may not block below the waist against any opponent who is inside the tackle box. Outside this area a restricted player may not block below the waist in a
direction away from his adjacent sideline. He may legally block below the waist along the
northâ€south line (Rule 2â€12â€9) or toward his adjacent sideline, but not toward his own goal
line when he is beyond the neutral zone (see aâ€1 above).
4. All other players of Team A are unrestricted and may legally block below the waist,
other than in aâ€1 above. In particular, a player is unrestricted if he is in motion at the snap
and is never outside the area in paragraph 2â€b after the ball is ready for play and before the snap.
5. Before a change of team possession players of Team B may block below the waist only
within the area defined by lines parallel to the goal line five yards beyond and behind the
neutral zone extended to the sidelines. Blocking below the waist by players of Team B
outside this zone is illegal.
6. A Team B player may not block below the waist against an opponent who is in position toreceive a backward pass.
7. Players of Team B may not block below the waist against an eligible Team A pass
receiver beyond the neutral zone unless attempting to get to the ball
or ball carrier. This prohibition ends when a legal forward pass is no longer possible by
rule.
Rule 9â€1â€6 (FRâ€84)
ARTICLE 6. There shall be no blocking below the waist (other than against the ball carrier) except
as allowed below. (Rule 2â€3â€2 and A.R. 9â€1â€6â€Iâ€VII)
a. Scrimmage Downs
1. Before a change of team possession a Team A player who is beyond the neutral zone
may not block below the waist toward his own goal line. When in question, the block is
directed toward his goal line.
2. Before a change of team possession the following players of Team A are restricted with
regard to blocking below the waist:
a. A lineman more than seven yards from the middle lineman of the offensive
formation at the snap.
b. A back aligned at the snap with the frame of his body completely outside the
tackle box or completely outside the frame of the body of the second lineman from
the snapper in either direction toward a sideline.
c. A back who is in motion at the snap and during this continuous motion was
outside the area in b (above) any time after the ball was ready for play and before
the snap. NOTE: A back is not restricted if he starts from a set position inside the area
and during that continuous motion does not leave the area.
3. A restricted player may not block below the waist against any opponent who is inside the tackle box. Outside this area a restricted player may not block below the waist in a
direction away from his adjacent sideline. He may legally block below the waist along the
northâ€south line (Rule 2â€12â€9) or toward his adjacent sideline, but not toward his own goal
line when he is beyond the neutral zone (see aâ€1 above).
4. All other players of Team A are unrestricted and may legally block below the waist,
other than in aâ€1 above. In particular, a player is unrestricted if he is in motion at the snap
and is never outside the area in paragraph 2â€b after the ball is ready for play and before the snap.
5. Before a change of team possession players of Team B may block below the waist only
within the area defined by lines parallel to the goal line five yards beyond and behind the
neutral zone extended to the sidelines. Blocking below the waist by players of Team B
outside this zone is illegal.
6. A Team B player may not block below the waist against an opponent who is in position toreceive a backward pass.
7. Players of Team B may not block below the waist against an eligible Team A pass
receiver beyond the neutral zone unless attempting to get to the ball
or ball carrier. This prohibition ends when a legal forward pass is no longer possible by
rule.