The NFHS Board of Directors has approved pair of high school football rule revisions ahead of the 2026 season.
The NFHS Board of Directors has approved a number of rule changes for high school football, which were recommended by the NFHS Football Rules Committee during a January meeting in Indianapolis. Among ...
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The rule previously banned defensive players from slapping blockers on the head. Now it extends to offense.
“By eliminating the words ‘defense’ and ‘blocker’s’ from the rule prohibiting slapping an opponent’s head, the prohibition now applies to all players,” said Bob Colgate, NFHS director of sports and ...
The NFHS has revised a rule to prohibit all players, not just defensive ones, from slapping an opponent's head. Quarterbacks and other players will now be permitted to wear play cards on their belts, ...