What is the penalty for a horse collar?

Penalty: For a Horse-Collar Tackle: Loss of 15 yards and an automatic first down.

Can you trip the runner in high school football?

Rationale: In an effort to decrease risk, tripping the runner is now prohibited. It is now a foul to intentionally use the lower leg or foot to obstruct a runner below the knees.

What is the horse collar?

Horse collar, device of leather, or leather and metal, encircling a horse’s neck, to which traces are attached, used to hitch the animal to a wagon or plow. A hames collar is heavily padded; iron projections (hames) that surround the padding contain eyepieces for the reins and traces.

Why is the horse-collar tackle illegal?

After being blamed for a series of major injuries in the 2004 season, the horse-collar tackle was banned from the NFL during the 2005 off-season. The rule forbidding it is often referred to in the press as “The Roy Williams Rule”.

What’s the penalty for a horse collar tackle?

If his knees are buckled by the action, it is a foul, even if the runner is not pulled completely to the ground. Penalty: For a Horse-Collar Tackle: Loss of 15 yards and an automatic first down.

Where does the horse collar go on a football player?

HORSE -COLLAR TACKLE No player shall grab the inside collar of the back or the side of the shoulder pads or jersey, or grab the jersey at the name plate or above, and pull the runner toward the ground. This does not apply to a runner who is in the tackle box or to a quarterback who is in the pocket.

Where is the name plate on a horse collar tackle?

The name plate area (directly below the back collar) has been added to the criteria for an illegal horse-collar tackle.

What are the rules for football at NFHS?

FORMATION RULES2-14-1, 7-2-5a A scrimmage formation requires a minimum of five A players legally on their line and no more than four players behind their line at the snap. This formation would be a foul at the snap. www.nfhs.org Rule Change