Football Rules Changes – 2021
By NFHS on May 27, 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
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
- Sportsmanship
- Intentional Grounding
- Ineligible Downfield and Line of Scrimmage Formation