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Don't know if this is common outside my area, but as a wing, prior to the snap as the offense is lining up, one of our common practices is to put the foot on the offense's side of the ball forward about half a yard behind the ball to give the WR's an idea of where "ON" is. At lower levels, we might even aid them a bit (You're ON! or You're OFF - or at Peewee or 7th grade - You should be on - move up, etc).
Also - One comment about ensuring 7 men on the line. Don't just count the backfield. 4 in the backfield does not equal 7 on the line. 4 in the backfield accompanied by the referee signaling 11 on the field does (and lacking the signal from R that offense has 11, you'll have to count players on the line, not just count the backfield and subtract). A common mistake I've seen is assuming that if they see 4 in the backfield, the offense is lined up right. Even in discussions after throwing the flag - my opposite official has been known to comment, "They had enough on the line, I counted 4 in the backfield."
Only other thing I'd add... Before "Move the box/chains" is "Look for flags".
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