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Association of New England Football Officials 2023-24 Training Videos
ANEFO has produced several brief NFHS football rules review videos in preparation for the 2023 high school football season. Each topic includes the rule definition, the referee’s signal, and one or more video clips from local high school football games illustrating the review topic. https://www.anefo.org/
- #1 Blindside Blocks
- #2 Ineligible Receivers Downfield
- #3 Illegal Snaps
- #4 Encroachment on Free Kicks
- #5 Change of Possession: A-B-A
- #6 Facemask Fouls
- #7 No-Man's Land
- #8 Five Players in the Backfield
- #9 Intentional Grounding
- #10 Offensive Holding
- #11 Blocking Below the Waist
- #12 Illegal Motion
- #13 Illegal Shifts
- #14 False Starts
- #15 Penalty Enforcement Spots
- #16 Defenseless Receivers
- #17 Defensive Pass Interference
- #18 Offensive Pass Interference
- #19 Onside Free Kicks
- #20 Hurdling and Opponent
- #21 Roughing the Passer
- #22 Illegal Toughing (Forward Pass)
- #23 Late Hit Out-of-Bounds
- #24 Momentum Rule Exception
- #25 Fair Catch Signals
- #26 Helping the Runner
- #27 Targeting
- #28 Fouls on Touchdown
- #29 Fouls on Trys
- #30 Locked Legs & Interlocked Blocking
- #31 Horse-Collar Tackles
- #32Tripping an Opponent
- #33 Kick Catch Interference (KCI)
- #34 Unsportsmanlike Fouls-Players
- #35 Extending the Period for One Untimed Down
- #36 Unsportsmanlike Fouls by Coaches/Non-Players
- #37 Roughing the Kicker
- #38 Butt Blocking, Face Tackling and Spearing
- #39 Illegally Batting the Ball
- #40 Field Goal Attempts
- #41 Hair Tackling
- #42 Illegally Handing the Ball Forward to a Lineman
- #43 Chop Blocks
- #44 A Player's Helmet Comes Off
- #45 If a Player is Bleeding
- #46 Clipping
- #47 Disconcerting Acts or Words
- #48 Block in the Back
- #49 Overtime
- #50 Illegal Kicking the Ball
- #51 Delay of Game
- #52 Illegal Substitution
- #53 Illegal Participation
- #54 Sideline Interference
- #55 Free Kick Out of Bounds