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 HighSection 3 – Bill Kramer – Naples Section 2 – Darrell Sutherland – Bartram TrailSectoin 4 – Dan Marguriet – Taravella Section 2 – Stephen Field – North MarionSection 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 EL7 & EL12 forms due to AD (Week 9) – Aug. 2 First regular season playing date (Week 9) – Aug ​​Last district playing date (Week 18) – Oct District tiebreakers (Week 19) – Nov. 2 Official entry list due (Week 19) – Nov. 2 ​​​Last regular season playing date (Week 19) – Nov. 4-7

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 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!

DayAttireMax Practice TimeTwo-A-DaysWalk Through 1-2Helmets3 hoursNot AllowedYes – see policy Helmets & Shoulder Pads 3 hoursNot AllowedYes – see policy Full Gear3 hoursNot AllowedYes – see policy Full Gear1 practice – 3 hours 2 practices – 5 hours total Allowed but must follow policy Yes on days with 1 practice. Not allowed on two-a-days. See policy

2015 NFHS Rule Changes Rule #Explanation cSpearing 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 b (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 ; 6-1-4(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 gUpdated unnecessary roughness to include defenseless player and added excessive contact. 9-4 PENALTYRoughing the passer penalty clarified. An automatic first down is not awarded for a 5 yard incidental face mask infraction against the passer 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 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. Spearing Rule c 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.

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. Free-kick Formation Rule 6-1-3; NEW; 6-1 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. Roughing the Passer Rule 9-4 PENALTY 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.

 1-5-1b(2) NOTE and 1-5-1b(3) NOTE Further clarified and standardized the rules 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  a, b Clarified the rules language on Butt Blocking and Face Tackling.  3-6, 7 PENALTY Standardized the PENALTY section.  Changed the format to Rule NFHS Football Editorial Changes

 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.  Added in rules references.  9-2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 PENALTY Standardized the PENALTY section.  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.”  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 free- kick 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

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. Assigning Officials

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 Cell