Good news! We are offering fifty-five brief NFHS football rules review videos to help prepare us for the 2023 high school football season (see list below). Each topic will include the definition of the rule, the referee’s signal, and one or more video clips from local high school football games that will help illustrate the review topic.
Once you start the video presentation, there will appear a [-] symbol in the bottom right corner. It is important that you select the [-] symbol to see the video in full screen. Select “1.5X” time (recommended) before you hit play. The video will play faster and will reduce the viewing time almost in half.
Previously released review videos include:
ANEFO 2023 – Review #1 – Blindside Blocks
https://www.loom.com/share/166bc35987ec43a09db7df3664ed1b07
ANEFO 2023 – Review #2 – Ineligible Receivers Downfield
https://www.loom.com/share/db5d9dcfbc5e4920a7052d97b43463ce
ANEFO 2023 – Review #3 – Illegal Snaps
https://www.loom.com/share/8e2020adb20b44a59e13624c0b928329
ANEFO 2023 – Review #4 – Encroachment on Free Kicks
https://www.loom.com/share/1809edb8b7ca4aeebd671599b75d5c3b
ANEFO 2023 – Review #5 – Change of Possession: A-B-A
https://www.loom.com/share/d9a793b8be4f4d6db046b980ffa25665
ANEFO 2023 – Review #6 – Facemask Fouls
https://www.loom.com/share/4ad6743e1ffa475cb7f60a219b67d572
ANEFO 2023 – Review #7 – No-Man’s Land
https://www.loom.com/share/44991ab3f0724cb5bde79c4a0f8de81e
ANEFO 2023 – Review #8 – Five Players in the Backfield
https://www.loom.com/share/72fce5dad7284de3b039bc1303981703
ANEFO 2023 – Review #9 – Intentional Grounding
https://www.loom.com/share/9cb6073e5763434daeaf0939bacb5e8f
ANEFO 2023 – Review #10 – Offensive Holding
https://www.loom.com/share/92623ffc3ff94dd9aeb01801bddfd756
ANEFO 2023 – Review #11 – Blocking Below the Waist
https://www.loom.com/share/42a3c44f465c44ceabb47ea9dd9bf8f1
ANEFO 2023 – Review #12 – Illegal Motion
https://www.loom.com/share/f516c25b8130443f916213899732c947
ANEFO 2023 – Review #13 – Illegal Shifts
https://www.loom.com/share/118fade7cee44bb98296123bcc4e89b4
ANEFO 2023 – Review #14 – False Starts
https://www.loom.com/share/7f101727f2b84f42bf1e247b4e25bb45
ANEFO 2023 – Review #15 – New Penalty Enforcement Spots
https://www.loom.com/share/ffbd2c2467c1426088ba44e35eef7fae
ANEFO 2023 – Review #16 – Defenseless Receivers
https://www.loom.com/share/d135a4964d88428f9348ebfdbb6d9a30
ANEFO 2023 – Review #17 – Defensive Pass Interference (DPI)
https://www.loom.com/share/499e669a8a3f4aaf94a253be1031ef6e
ANEFO 2023 – Review #18 – Offensive Pass Interference (OPI)
https://www.loom.com/share/00d2e318d52b49109ec9a49c8e499303
ANEFO 2023 – Review #19 – Onside Free Kicks
https://www.loom.com/share/75cf2bcad0d44606b8d6e530d62d58b0
ANEFO 2023 – Review #20 – Hurdling an Opponent
https://www.loom.com/share/417b900ce98f49cb8d71c0a911f22fce
ANEFO 2023 – Review #21 – Roughing the Passer
https://www.loom.com/share/0bd24dc9812743fa97f1aeb68fbaafde
ANEFO 2023 – Review #22 – Illegal Touching (Forward Pass)
https://www.loom.com/share/9df70b858f5a43178ad1b46cc7daa7a8
ANEFO 2023 – Review #23 – Late Hit Out-of-Bounds
https://www.loom.com/share/32e7c35d9e084021b89d1fa3f8a9e510
ANEFO 2023 – Review #24 – Momentum Rule Exception
https://www.loom.com/share/9a1183c8dee34081a779a8804cf835b8
ANEFO 2023 – Review #25 – Fair Catch Signals
https://www.loom.com/share/2816e10f0a9c432db9351cfb4acd9559
ANEFO 2023 – Review #26 – Helping the Runner
https://www.loom.com/share/452ab83727d649b4af168fa05c5bbb3c
ANEFO 2023 – Review #27 – Targeting
https://www.loom.com/share/67f5933cd4c8472ea5f5651a2b9da40c
ANEFO 2023 – Review #28 – Fouls on Touchdowns
https://www.loom.com/share/c9f1270a04b24bd39ba67fd65591af4e
ANEFO 2023 – Review #29 – Fouls on Trys
https://www.loom.com/share/48370f90ef884c4e97cc79530831d22c
ANEFO 2023 – Review #30 – Locked Legs & Interlocked Blocking
https://www.loom.com/share/f42d1c8dac5e4b028dd9b07093a18616
ANEFO 2023 – Review #32 – Tripping an Opponent
https://www.loom.com/share/52111315112f4c9faf8790df364e253b
ANEFO 2023 – Review #33 – Kick Catch Interference (KCI)
https://www.loom.com/share/9a019943dc5545e49b5d8774dfd365c8
ANEFO 2023 – Review #34 – Unsportsmanlike Fouls by Players
https://www.loom.com/share/da05b210f0574aff81371d2cff5895e1
ANEFO 2023 – Review #35 – Extending the Period for One Untimed Down
https://www.loom.com/share/c5bba415fbea437bb6d662f961d3d44b
ANEFO 2023 – Review #36 – Unsportsmanlike Fouls by Coaches/Non-Players
https://www.loom.com/share/2496edc3f73a40acb7c33645fd4803c8
ANEFO 2023 – Review #37 – Roughing the Kicker
https://www.loom.com/share/0813b687fa894cbea2ce144e3ef3739a
ANEFO 2023 – Review #38 – Butt Blocking, Face Tackling and Spearing
https://www.loom.com/share/1da7746f6f004d4fac6b633b973eb629
ANEFO 2023 – Review #39 – Illegally Batting the Ball
https://www.loom.com/share/c26c955609834a2f87e4b51576937d56
ANEFO 2023 – Review #40 – Field Goal Attempts
https://www.loom.com/share/b017a9a169714a9da93f53a7ec9a7c4d
ANEFO 2023 – Review #41 – Hair Tackling
https://www.loom.com/share/32af838e6a774672870a800d25eee10e
ANEFO 2023 – Review #42 – Illegally Handing the Ball Forward to a Lineman
https://www.loom.com/share/b407daaf1d14429f99a84091ae420018
ANEFO 2023 – Review #43 – Chop Blocks
https://www.loom.com/share/aa6c29c411d840febcfd1b89e7c363b0
ANEFO 2023 – Review #44 – A Player’s Helmet Comes Off
https://www.loom.com/share/bdcd824516764f10aefcf4ba0724ddd2
ANEFO 2023 – Review #45 – If a Player is Bleeding
https://www.loom.com/share/1b9ab414d0cc4c6f90ad8a5c6220e667
ANEFO 2023 – Review #46 – Clipping
https://www.loom.com/share/4ab8cd9511ab437686023bea4ddd333b
ANEFO 2023 – Review #47 – Disconcerting Acts or Words
https://www.loom.com/share/b8b8d72e493b4533be33c5c1919a82fa
ANEFO 2023 – Review #48 – Block in the Back
https://www.loom.com/share/0af712fddefd422cba3a6c89ecbfd9bb
“ANEFO 2024 – Reviw #49 – MIAA Football Modifications – Overtime – Updated 9/1/2024”
https://www.loom.com/share/4b4bfb5ff02143aba4d0cc991f6a9ed5
ANEFO 2023 – Review #50 – Illegal Kicking the Ball
https://www.loom.com/share/dd3af38c05b4435b88c51b63f0b8bce5
ANEFO 2023 – Review #51 – Delay of Game
https://www.loom.com/share/c6d86efd5994454eb1071aeb871c5357
ANEFO 2023 – Review #52 – Illegal Substitution
https://www.loom.com/share/acb29482452f42a5b1e0124580645096
ANEFO 2023 – Review #53 – Illegal Participation
https://www.loom.com/share/dd096a1471464c6eb3eac50f5cb9d927
ANEFO 2023 – Review #54 – Sideline Interference
https://www.loom.com/share/24477b5522bf4d478c1d8473ac6984ee
ANEFO 2023 – Review #55 – Free Kick Out of Bounds
https://www.loom.com/share/be4159528f2d4c47bf5c77a211a4a73b
ANEFO 2023 – NEW RULES
https://www.loom.com/share/6a76433d4c614d438c42c41fcd5c146d
The Massachusetts 5-Person Crews NFHS Football Manual Review Committee’s goal was to review the 2023 NFHS Game Officials Manual, make recommendations, educate officials, and promote a unified implementation of its procedures in high school football games across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Committee’s efforts led to the following five position-specific mechanics videos:
The REFEREE’s Mechanics in a 5-Person Crew
https://www.loom.com/share/39221559b8fb473a800854b11f992064
The UMPIRE’s Mechnics in a 5-Person Crew
https://www.loom.com/share/11be1eabcfc44c39925da981585551fc
The BACK JUDGE’s Mechanics in a 5-Person Crew
https://www.loom.com/share/759ed026d398463d99bbf71fa5a0bd1d
The LINE JUDGE’s Mechanics on a 5-Person Crew
https://www.loom.com/share/3ec6b90cc7f749c8ad16c135f94dfbda
The HEAD LINESMAN’s Mechanics on a 5-Person Crew
https://www.loom.com/share/8c7349c6a2714026b71b55207f0719e0
For State Tournament FJ and SJ’s Mechanics on a 7-Person Crew:
FIELD JUDGE & SIDE JUDGE’s Mechanics in 7-Person Crews
https://www.loom.com/share/361be0e367884894bc77790e11502549
Additional study videos may be forthcoming; we thank you, in advance, for preparing for the 2023 football season!