New Rules Approved to Minimize Injury to High School Football Players
A forum on preventing football head injuries hosted by State Rep. Carole Sente will be held at Vernon Hills High School on Monday, Feb. 25.
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) recently approved new rules for the 2013 football seaons in an effort to minimize player injuries related to helmets coming off during the game. As a follow-up to last year’s rules change requiring players to sit out one play if their helmet comes off while the ball is live, the NFHS Football Rules Committee approved three additional rules that are extensions of that change. An illegal personal contact foul was added to Rule 9-4-3 to state that “no player or nonplayer shall initiate contact with an opposing player whose helmet has come completely off.” “Player safety has been and will continue to be the top priority for members of the NFHS Football Rules Committee,” said Brad…
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