How to Signal Illegal Formation & Illegal Motion in Football

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Hello, my name is Brian Currier and I'm here on behalf of Expert Village. I'm here to talk about football penalties and the hand signals that the officials give to indicate the penalties. A number of the penalties have different rules associated with them depending upon the level of football you're talking about, whether it's high school, college, or the NFL. As much as possible we'll indicate where those differences are. By rule, the offense must have at least seven players on the line of scrimmage. In addition, the offensive tackle cannot be left uncovered by a receiver outside of him. The signal for illegal formation is (video demo, moving arms in circular motion in front of body). The offense may have two or more players change their position in the formation as long as each player gets reset for at least a second before the ball is snapped. The signal for illegal shift is (video demo, arms in front of body, fingertips touching, arms moving away from body). Illegal motion occurs when the offense has more than one player in motion at the snap of the ball and/or an offensive player is moving towards the line of scrimmage at the snap of the ball. The signal for illegal motion is (video demo, one arm in front of body, moving away from body).

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