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Came across this today on coachingsearch.com for those interested.....
NCAA expands targeting rule and use of electronic coaching technology
Posted by: Chris Vannini on Tuesday March 08, 2016
Beginning in the 2016 season, replay officials will be allowed to stop a game and call a targeting foul, and coaches will be allowed to use electronic devices in the press box and in the locker room.
Both are part of several rules approved by the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel on Tuesday. The five rule changes approved include:
- The replay official can call a targeting foul, even if it was missed on the field. This is another step in player safety, but it’s also interesting to note that the panel determined some players were incorrectly disqualified from games last season. Still, the targeting rule is expanding.
- Electronic devices are allowed in the press box and locker room for coaching purposes, such as laptops and tablets. They are still banned on the sideline. Think about the tablets that NFL teams use on sidelines. College football is moving closer to that. It's worth noting Jeff Fisher thinks football will allow video on the sideline one day, but we're not there yet.
- A player who leaves the tackle box cannot commit a low block below the waist toward the initial position of the ball.
- A sliding ball-carrier who gives himself up is now covered under the rules of a defenseless player.
- Tripping the ball-carrier with a leg is now a foul.
In addition, the 3-yard limit on illegal man downfield will continue, and officials will be instructed to “stringently enforce” it. The NCAA is essentially saying they’ll try harder without actually changing the rule, which has been criticized by some in the past, with the increase in the pop-pass.
A proposal to extend one charged timeout by 30 seconds in each half was tabled for further discussion.
http://coachingsearch.com/article?a...ule-and-use-of-electronic-coaching-technology
NCAA expands targeting rule and use of electronic coaching technology
Posted by: Chris Vannini on Tuesday March 08, 2016
Beginning in the 2016 season, replay officials will be allowed to stop a game and call a targeting foul, and coaches will be allowed to use electronic devices in the press box and in the locker room.
Both are part of several rules approved by the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel on Tuesday. The five rule changes approved include:
- The replay official can call a targeting foul, even if it was missed on the field. This is another step in player safety, but it’s also interesting to note that the panel determined some players were incorrectly disqualified from games last season. Still, the targeting rule is expanding.
- Electronic devices are allowed in the press box and locker room for coaching purposes, such as laptops and tablets. They are still banned on the sideline. Think about the tablets that NFL teams use on sidelines. College football is moving closer to that. It's worth noting Jeff Fisher thinks football will allow video on the sideline one day, but we're not there yet.
- A player who leaves the tackle box cannot commit a low block below the waist toward the initial position of the ball.
- A sliding ball-carrier who gives himself up is now covered under the rules of a defenseless player.
- Tripping the ball-carrier with a leg is now a foul.
In addition, the 3-yard limit on illegal man downfield will continue, and officials will be instructed to “stringently enforce” it. The NCAA is essentially saying they’ll try harder without actually changing the rule, which has been criticized by some in the past, with the increase in the pop-pass.
A proposal to extend one charged timeout by 30 seconds in each half was tabled for further discussion.
http://coachingsearch.com/article?a...ule-and-use-of-electronic-coaching-technology