Getting your player ready...
Beginning with the 2009 football season, the horse-collar tackle will be a no-no for schoolboys. The National Federation of State High School Associations has outlawed the move. Its football committee has determined “it will be illegal to grab the inside back or side collar of the runner’s shoulder pads or jersey and subsequently pull the runner to the ground. The penalty will be 15 yards from the succeeding spot.” It’s in line with upper levels of the game.
Neil H. Devlin, The Denver Post
