Editing Line of scrimmage (section)

== Rules regarding the line of scrimmage ==
* Only the offensive player who snaps the ball (usually the [[center (American football)|center]] or [[long snapper]]) is allowed to have any part of his body in the neutral zone.
* For there to be a legal beginning of a play, at least seven players on the [[offensive team]], including two [[eligible receiver]]s, must be at, on, or within a few inches of their line of scrimmage.
* Beginning in 2019, [[high school football]] will allow as few as five players on a line of scrimmage, but in practice, the limits will remain the same since teams will still be limited to four persons behind the line of scrimmage; the difference would only come into play if a team plays offense with fewer than 11 players.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nfhs.org/articles/40-second-play-clock-postseason-instant-replay-among-football-changes|title=40-Second Play Clock, Postseason Instant Replay Among Football Changes|website=www.nfhs.org|access-date=2023-02-04|archive-date=2021-04-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414013625/https://www.nfhs.org/articles/40-second-play-clock-postseason-instant-replay-among-football-changes/|url-status=live}}</ref>