
Football Rules Changes - 2021
By NFHS on February 10, 2021
Action in the Free-Blocking Zone [2-17-2c (NEW), 2-17-4]
Blocking below the waist now requires the block to begin immediately following the snap.
2021 EDITORIAL CHANGES
2-10-1, 9-4-4 PENALTY, SIX-PLAYER RULES DIFFERENCES – RULE 2 and 7, APPENDIX, INDEX
2021 POINTS OF EMPHASIS
- Sportsmanship
- Intentional Grounding
- Ineligible Downfield and Line of Scrimmage Formation