{"id":2530,"date":"2026-08-11T13:36:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T18:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aosweb.org\/?page_id=2530"},"modified":"2026-08-25T16:13:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T21:13:57","slug":"tackle-football-knowledge-base","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aosweb.org\/index.php\/football\/tackle\/tackle-football-knowledge-base\/","title":{"rendered":"Tackle Football Knowledge Base"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- AOS Tackle Football Knowledge Base \u2014 Updated through Monday, August 24, 2026 (includes Aug 10 and Aug 17) -->\n<!-- Paste this into the WordPress \"Custom HTML\" block (or Text mode of the Classic Editor) -->\n\n<h2>Quick Jump<\/h2>\n<ul>\n  <li><a href=\"#aug24\">August 24, 2026 \u2014 Trends Throughout the State; You Make the Call<\/a><\/li>\n  <li>8\/17\/26 Monday \u2013 Position Breakdown (On field &#8211; no materials available)<\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"#aug10\">August 10, 2026 \u2014 2026 Rule Changes \/ Part I Exam Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<hr style=\"border: none; border-top: 2px solid #000; margin: 30px 0;\">\n\n<h2 id=\"aug24\">Meeting Summary \u2014 Monday, August 24, 2026<\/h2>\n<p>Click the link to see the content<\/p>\n\n<h3>Information<\/h3>\n<ul>\n  <li>\n    <strong>Trends Throughout the State \u2014 IHSA Head Clinician Rick Karhlicker<\/strong><br>\n    No presentation deck, but Rick encouraged all officials to download and print the <a href=\"https:\/\/track.pstmrk.it\/3s\/ihsa-assets-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fdocuments%2Ffootball%2F2026-27%2Ffootball-officials-manual-2026.pdf\/5f_U\/oSfHAQ\/AQ\/2261c668-f25d-4f46-8c47-68e9e5957f4a\/1\/qqDL-Mabqe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IHSA Football Officials Manual<\/a>.\n  <\/li>\n  <li>\n    <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aosweb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/You-Make-the-Call-082426-Solomon.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You Make the Call<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 Jeff Solomon<br>\n    Florida State final official and rule interpreter (now living in Illinois) takes us through a series of plays with what to look for and how to adjudicate the play.\n  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Video Review<\/h3>\n<ul>\n  <li>\n    <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8vVEuUbw-3I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">First Touching Onside Kick Attempt<\/a><\/strong><br>\n    Crew did a good job of &#8220;boxing&#8221; the kickoff in an onside kick situation. The kick does not go 10 yards \u2014 it&#8217;s actually touched by a Team K player 8 yards from the kick line. One of the officials mistakenly throws a flag instead of his bean bag to mark the spot. The waving off of the flag caused some confusion, but the play was administered correctly: the receiving team was given the ball for a new series at the spot of first touching.\n  <\/li>\n  <li>\n    <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9U4m79KCBMU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Holding Call on Big Play<\/a><\/strong><br>\n    Multiple views of this play. Watch the top of your screen \u2014 Team A #54 is flagged for offensive holding behind the line of scrimmage on a play that results in a big offensive gain being called back. It does not appear there was much engagement by the offensive player, and it doesn&#8217;t appear to have had an impact on the play. You make the call \u2014 holding, or not?\n  <\/li>\n  <li>\n    <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cobB6sNvlLM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Helmet Contact<\/a><\/strong><br>\n    This is a play that must be called. Watch Team A Player #10 (in white) \u2014 he clearly lowers his head and uses his helmet to block a defender in the head and neck area. The defender immediately shows signs of a head injury. This is flagrant enough to possibly warrant an ejection.\n  <\/li>\n  <li>\n    <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xtSWkvhnbgQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Defensive Pass Interference Called<\/a><\/strong><br>\n    You make the call. Receiver is going downfield on a long pass play; the defender stays with him. The pass is thrown in the area but not near the receiver. Both players have a right to catch the ball. The defender is holding his ground and denying the receiver a path to the ball, which is good defense \u2014 but there is contact. DPI, or nothing?\n  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<hr style=\"border: none; border-top: 2px solid #000; margin: 30px 0;\">\n\n<h2 id=\"aug10\">Meeting Summary \u2014 Monday, August 10, 2026<\/h2>\n\n<h3>Information<\/h3>\n<ul>\n  <li>\n    <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aosweb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AOS_2026-27_Tackle_Football_Rule_Changes_and_POE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AOS 2026-27 Tackle Football Rule Changes and POE<\/a><\/strong><br>\n    Jim Glueckert, IHSA Clinician and Rules Interpreter, discussed the rule changes and points of emphasis for the upcoming season.\n  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Jump August 24, 2026 \u2014 Trends Throughout the State; You Make the Call 8\/17\/26 Monday \u2013 Position Breakdown (On field &#8211; no materials available) August 10, 2026 \u2014 2026 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":139,"featured_media":0,"parent":2502,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2530","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aosweb.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aosweb.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aosweb.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aosweb.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/139"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aosweb.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2530"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/aosweb.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2631,"href":"https:\/\/aosweb.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2530\/revisions\/2631"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aosweb.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aosweb.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}