Houston TASO Football Chapter

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• Houston TASO Football Chapter
• 2009 Regional Meetings
• The Running Game
• Redding Study Guide
• Rules in Brief

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The Runner

• Running play includes run when ball in player
• possession, all action when ball is loose,
  over when ball is dead
• Runner - in or simulating possession of a live
  ball
• Ball carrier is a runner in possession of a live
  ball
• Horse collar tackle foul, exceptions
• Tackle box neutral zone, 5 yds each side of
  snapper, and end line
• Ball carrier loses helmet ball dead
• Ball carrier simulates knee to ground ball dead
  
• Cannot assist a ball carrier (5 YD, Basic Spot)
• Judgment re runner delivering blows

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Handoffs

• Legal to hand the ball backward at any time
• Legal to hand ball forward when players are
  behind LOS
• Receiving player on LOS at snap must turn, face
  own goal and be 2 yards behind LOS. (5 YD from
  spot, loss down)
• Legal to pass ball backward at any time
• Handling ball forward is illegal beyond neutral
  zone
• No loose ball in vicinity of snapper (5 YD
  Prev. Spot, loss of down)

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Fumbles

• Player must have possession before he can fumble
• Fumble occurs when player losses possession other
  than by passing, kicking, or handing to a
  teammate
• Muff unsuccessful attempt to secure loose ball
• Ground cannot cause a fumble
• Fumbles are caught/intercepted before ball
  touches ground
• Fumbles are recovered after ball touches ground
• If fumble is caught/intercepted/recovered ball
  is alive and can be advanced (except 4th down or
  try)
• Momentum rule if within 5 YD line, original
  momentum carries ball carrier into end zone and
  the ball becomes dead there, then ball spotted
  where first possessed

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Fumbles 4th Down Try

• Before change of possession only ball carrier who
  fumbled can advance ball.
• If other team A player recovers/catches ball
  Dead ball
• Dead ball spot (4th down) spot of fumble if
  ball is in advance of that spot or at spot of
  catch/recovery if ball is behind spot of fumble
• On try if fumbled and caught/recovered by team A
  other than player who fumbled try is over, no
  score
• What about muff of snap by QB?

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Fumbles Out of Bounds

• Ball is dead, belongs to fumbling team
• at spot of fumble if ball goes out at or beyond
  that spot,
• or at out of bounds spot if ball goes out behind
  spot of fumble
• Game clock starts on referees signal
• Team A fumbles in field of play (going in) and
  ball goes into end zone and out of bounds
  touchback
• Team A fumbles from own end zone into field of
  play and then out of bounds - Safety

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Forward Progress

• Forward progress is the end of the advance of a
  ball carrier towards Team Bs goal
• Ball carriers advance ends
• He is down by rule
• Forward progress is stopped
• Steps out of bounds
• Losses possession of ball
• (Exception inadvertent whistle, helmet
  completely off)
• Ball carrier is down by rule any part of body
  other than hand or foot touches ground, forward
  progress is foremost point of ball