HYANNISPORT, Mass.  The Rules Subcommittee of the National Touch Football League emerged from its summer session yesterday with a proposal to cap the number of practice hikes teams may take before a snap, and to add one "Mississippi" count to the time that must expire before defensive linemen are allowed to rush the passer.

"You didn't tag me below the waist, stunod!"

"Our fans expect a fast-moving, high-scoring game," said Butch Cannizano, president of the Boonville, Missouri, Pirates, a team made up of 8 to 12-year-olds.  "Sometimes you get a spelling bee champ on a team, they put him at center because he's slow, then they get all nervous about the snap."

"Practice hike-HIKE!"

Under the modified rule, teams would be allowed one practice hike when a quarterback is under