SEFOA - 2019 Emphasis (7/29/19)

NFHS guidelines on handling lightning and thunder delays require use of the 30-minute rule, meaning when the game has been suspended, play cannot resume until at least 30 minutes have elapsed following the last sighting of lightning or the sound of thunder.

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NFHS guidelines. Once the game is suspended for a weather delay, each further instance of lightning or thunder requires a reset of the clock and the commencement of a new 30-minute interval.

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• False

NFHS playing rules require a halftime intermission of at least 10 minutes followed by the required 3-minute warm-up period before the third period may begin.

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Both coaches could agree to shorten (end)

the second period during a weather delay, and then the third period could start after the delay as soon as the mandatory warm-up period is completed.

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• False

The free-blocking zone is a rectangular area established when the ball is snapped. It extends 4 yards laterally on either side of the ball, and 3 yards behind each line of scrimmage.

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• False

Blocking below the waist and blocking in the back are always permitted in the free-blocking zone.

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As long as the O-line is using “normal” splits and the formation is “balanced” (i.e., the distance between the outside foot of each lineman and the inside foot of the adjacent linemen is no greater than 2 feet and an equal number of linemen are on each side of the snapper), all players, including the tight end, are deemed to be in the zone at the snap.

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If the splits are wider than 2 feet, the tight end is considered out of the zone and therefore cannot legally block below the waist or in the back.

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• False

Offensive players in the backfield can never legally block below the waist or in the back.

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• False