Football Rules Changes - 2021

BY NFHS ON May 27, 2021 | RULES CHANGE, OFFICIALS, COACHES, FOOTBALL

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
**1-5-1b(3); 2-10-1; 2-10-2; 3-5-1; 9-4-4 PENALTY, NINE-, EIGHT- AND SIX-PLAYER RULES DIFFERENCES – GENERAL; SIX-PLAYER RULES DIFFERENCES – RULES 2 and 7

2021 POINTS OF EMPHASIS

  1. Sportsmanship

  2. Intentional Grounding

  3. Ineligible Downfield and Line of Scrimmage Formation

*As of June 1, 2021