LEYFL 9/2/2013

RULES MEETING

 

8:27 MEETING STARTED:

 

MEETING HELD TO MAKE SURE THE INTERPERTATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF CURRENT LEYFL AND OHSAA RULES ARE ADDRESSED AND CLARIFIED.

 

DISCUSSION BROUGHT UP OF NOT COVERING THE CENTER AT THE JV LEVEL.  INITIAL THOUGHT WAS FOR SAFETY ISSUES.  DISCUSSION WAS HAD AND NO MOTION WAS MADE. NOT ENOUGH MEMBERS PRESENT AT MEETING TO VOTE @ 837PM

 

CLEARIFIED AT MEETING THAT THERE IS NOT RULE CURRENTLY THAT STATES THE CENTER CANNOT BE COVERED. JV AND VARSITY LEVEL

   

LINEBACKERS MUST BE 3 YARDS OFF THE BALL JV LEVEL.

 

VARSITY LEVEL: IF LINEBACKER IS WITHIN 3 YARDS HE MUST BE PLAYING HEAD UP.

 

*****CONERBACKS  ARE ALLOWED  TO BE ON THE LOS, SAFETIES MUST BE 7 YARDS BACK. JV LEVEL ONLY

         IF A LINEBACKER ADJUSTS TO COVER A RECEIVER HE MUST STILL REMANE 3 YARDS OFF LOS.  JV LEVEL

      

THERE IS NO BUMP AND RUN COVERAGE ON ANY RECEIVER, THIS INCLUDES JAMMING THE TIGHT END. THIS IS A HIGH SCHOOL OHSAA RULE. 

 

CONCUSSION: 

AFTER A PLAYER IS REMOVED FROM A GAME FOR A SUSPECTED CONCUSSION HE CANNOT RETURN THAT DAY.  THE PROPER OHSAA FORM MUST BE FILLED OUT COMPLETE BY A PHYSICIAN AND PRESENTED TO THE FIELD DIRECTOR AT TIME OF WEIGHINS. WE HAVE ATTACHED THE CORRECT FORM. THE DIRECTOR SHOULD SHOW REFEREE PRIOR TO THE START OF THAT GAME. ALL IN ACCCORDANCE WITH NEW OHSAA CONCUSSION RULE.PLEASE REVIEW 5-8 OF OHSAA CONNCUSSION PROTOCOL ATTACHED.

 

THEIR WILL BE NO TEAM ORGANIZED CELEBRATION WIN OR LOSE ON THE PLAYING FIELD AFTER A GAME.

 

FORWARD MOVEMENT BY THE DEFENSE:

NO FORWARD MOVEMENT BY ANY PLAYER ON THE DEFENSE PRIOR TO THE SNAP.

 

CONTRASTING STRIPES TO DISTIGUISH OVER LIMIT PLAYERS: THE COLOR MUST CONTRAST TO THE COLOR OF THE HELMET AND ANY STRIPE THAT MAY BE ON THE HELMET AND THE STRIPE MUST BE FROM FRONT OF THE HELMET TO THE BACK OF THE HELMET.

 

BALL SIZE: IN CURRENTLY ADDRESSED IN OUR RULES.