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SECTION 17 FREE-BLOCKING ZONE LEGAL BLOCKING BELOW THE WAIST, LEGAL CLIPPING, LEGAL BLOCK IN THE BACK
ART. 1 . . . The free-blocking zone is a rectangular area extending *laterally 4 yards either side of the spot of the snap and 3 yards behind each line of *scrimmage. A player is in the free-blocking zone when any part of his body is in the zone at the snap.
ART. 2 . . . Blocking below the waist is permitted in the free-blocking zone when the following conditions are met:
a. All players involved in the blocking are on the line of scrimmage and in the zone at the snap.
b. The contact is in the zone.
ART. 3 . . . Clipping is permitted in the free-blocking zone when the following conditions are met:
a. By offensive linemen who are on the line of scrimmage and in the zone at the snap.
b. Against defensive players who are on the line of scrimmage and in the zone at the snap.
c. The contact is in the zone.
ART. 4 . . . Blocking in the back is permitted in the free-blocking zone when the following conditions are met:
a. By offensive linemen who are on the line of scrimmage and in the zone at the snap.
b. Against defensive players who are in the zone at the snap.
c. The contact is in the zone.
ART. 5 . . . The free-blocking zone disintegrates and the exception for a player to block below the waist and/or the exception for an offensive lineman to clip and/or block in the back is not to continue after the ball has left the zone.
ART. 1 . . . The free-blocking zone is a rectangular area extending *laterally 4 yards either side of the spot of the snap and 3 yards behind each line of *scrimmage. A player is in the free-blocking zone when any part of his body is in the zone at the snap.
ART. 2 . . . Blocking below the waist is permitted in the free-blocking zone when the following conditions are met:
a. All players involved in the blocking are on the line of scrimmage and in the zone at the snap.
b. The contact is in the zone.
ART. 3 . . . Clipping is permitted in the free-blocking zone when the following conditions are met:
a. By offensive linemen who are on the line of scrimmage and in the zone at the snap.
b. Against defensive players who are on the line of scrimmage and in the zone at the snap.
c. The contact is in the zone.
ART. 4 . . . Blocking in the back is permitted in the free-blocking zone when the following conditions are met:
a. By offensive linemen who are on the line of scrimmage and in the zone at the snap.
b. Against defensive players who are in the zone at the snap.
c. The contact is in the zone.
ART. 5 . . . The free-blocking zone disintegrates and the exception for a player to block below the waist and/or the exception for an offensive lineman to clip and/or block in the back is not to continue after the ball has left the zone.
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In your scenario, in most situations, it would start on the snap since the defense may have been doing it to try and run more time off. In this scenario it would be at the referee's discretion.
Under normal game situations, the clock would start on the ready since the previous play was a complete pass in bounds.
Under normal game situations, the clock would start on the ready since the previous play was a complete pass in bounds.
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Not sure if this is the rule in hs or not, but I've noticed over the last few years that when there is a personal foul or unsportsmanlike call in a college game after a first down or a change of possession that the yards will be marked off, but it is still 1st and 10. I can remember when that would've been a 1st and 25. Like I said I'm not sure if they do this in hs or not, but does anybody know when this rule was changed and why?
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