High School Football RULES!

High School Football RULES!

This podcast discusses National Federation of High Schools (NFHS) Football Rules. From the angle of seasoned High School Football Officials, brothers Matt and Luke go through the rule book section-by-section and discuss the obvious and not so obvious rules associated with high school football! Once the Rules are covered, weekly discussions about actual plays, detailed breakdowns of rules and enforcements, and their experiences as high school football officials will be discussed. This podcast is great for officials but also great for high school football coaches, high school football players, high school football parents and fans!

Episodes

August 28, 2025 29 mins

Welcome to the 2025 Season! Listen here for the 2025 NFHS rules updates along with a couple other topics around basic kicking rules and formations.

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In this episode we go over the Pregame topics.  YES! you should have a pregame with your crew. Yes! you can continue to get better. Yes! someone will blow it off but it's important to move from the office to the field and the best way is to discuss a few key topics each week.

Link to the document we discuss during the podcast: 

https://mshsl.arbitersports.com/Groups/103385/Library/files/2023-24/FB%20Pre-Game%20Topics.pdf

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August 26, 2023 39 mins

In this episode we go over the 2023-2024 Football Points of Emphasis put out by the NFHS.  

Points of Emphasis Discussed:

  • Helping the Runner
  • Communication Between Coaches and Game Officials 
  • Game Management

 

Drop us an email at highschoolfootballrules@gmail.com  - or -

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August 16, 2023 38 mins

The 2023 Season is here! In this episode we go over the 2023-2024 Football Rules Changes put out by the NFHS.  The BIG RULE CHANGE: Change in basic spot penalty enforcement! Here us discuss all the new scenarios and what might need further clarification down the road.

New Rules Discussed:

  • Clarification that towels do not have to be the same solid color for each player
  • Clarification on the inbounds/out of bounds status of a play...
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September 17, 2022 64 mins

Rule 10! We get into enforcements and specifically special enforcements and the All-But-One rules and how to think about it logically. 

 

10-1 Procedure After Foul

10-2 Double and Multiple Fouls

10-3 Types of Play

10-4 Basic Spot

10-5 Special Enforcement Rules

10-6 Enforcement Spots, All-But-One Principal

 

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9-1 Helping the Runner

9-2 Illegal Use of Hands and Holding

9-3 Illegal Blocking

9-4 Illegal Personal Contact

9-5 Noncontact Unsportsmanlike Conduct

9-6 Illegal Participation

9-7 Illegal Kicking and Batting

9-8 Non Contact Unsportsmanlike Conduct

9-9 Unfair Acts

 

 

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5-1: Series of Downs

5-2: Down after Penalty

5-3: The Line to Gain and Measurements

 

 

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September 24, 2021 55 mins

8-1: Point Values

8-2: Touchdown

8-3: Try

8-4: Field Goal

8-5: Force, Safety and Touchback

 

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7-1: Before the Snap

7-2: Formation/Position, Numbering and Action at the Snap

7-3: Handing the Ball

7-4: Fumble and Backward Pass

7-5: Forward-Pass Classification

 

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September 24, 2021 74 mins

6-1: The Kickoff and Other Free Kicks

6-2: Scrimmage Kicks

6-3: Touchback

6-4: Summary of Scrimmage Kick and Free-Kick Activities

6-5: Fair Catch

 

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4-1: Putting the Ball in Play

4-2: Dead Ball and End of the Down

4-3: Out-of-Bounds and Inbounds Spots

 

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3-1: Length of Periods - Halftime Intermission

3-2: Starting a Period - Half

3-3: Ending a Period - Half

3-4: Starting and Stopping the Game Clock

3-5: Charged and Official's Time-Outs - Intermissions

3-6: Play Clock, Ball Ready for Play and Delay

3-7: Substitutions

 

Drop us an email at highschoolfootballrules@gmail.com  - or -

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September 24, 2021 7 mins

This quick episode of High School Football Rules gives a brief introduction of the hosts Matt and Luke along with a general idea of format and basis for the podcast - High School Football Rules. We will discuss nothing but the NFHS high school football rule book. This podcast is GREAT for high school football officials, coaches, parents and fans.

 

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