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On my first crew, our umpire had rather short legs. 1st and 10: After 2 consecutive encroachment penalties on the defense, which he had walked off, the offense was still short of a first down! I encouraged him to find markings on the field, rather than use his stride to walk off penalties.
In NF high school games I've heard:
- "That was uncatchable!" (from a fan)
- "I was out of the box." (from a QB that I just flagged for intentional grounding) I told him to stop watching the NFL.
- "He was in the free blocking zone." (from a coach after I flagged his O-lineman for blocking from behind) - the play started with the shotgun formation - and the ball was near the sideline when the block from behind occurred. A little knowledge of the rules is a dangerous thing.
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