The official rules will be available in print ... some parts of other rules codes to develop the first NFHS Flag Football Rules Book, the group wanted to develop rules that best fit our game ...

If you’re a long-time football fan ... according to the rule book. This means if it is ever unclear whether a player caught the ball, officials should rule it an incomplete pass.

At the time, college football rules analyst Matt Austin confirmed that the NCAA’s rule book doesn’t proscribe fake injuries directly, leaving officials without recourse to punish the act.