RE: NEW RULES?
What was described was not violation. This is one of the things football coaches laugh and shake their heads at with football rules. You are allowed to have summer workouts with as many players as you want, all of them can be in helmets and shoulder pads if the coach desires, but no contact. Once the first day of official practice begins, players must start with helmets only, no other pads. Once a player practices 3 days, they can have on shoulder pads, then on day 6 all pads and can hit.
