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Originally posted by ref18
Well, i look for any contact between a potential pass reciever and his defender.
If I see contact, that puts one of the two players at a disadvantage, I throw my flag.
If the ball was not catchable, I am relying on one of the other officials to make me aware of this, because if the ball was clearly not catchable we will pick up the flag.
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The catchable pass only applies to NCAA games. At the FED level you still can throw the flag. Now you should use common sense and only throw a flag if the ball is thrown to a certain side of the field.
My guideline is to let contact take place until someone is put at an advantage. If they are chicken fighting with their hands I will just let it go. When one of the players pushes off or gets separation then that is a good time for a flag. The NCAA has a great tape with PI type plays. I would suggest that you probably get that to see what is acceptable. It still can apply to NF rules except for the uncatchable pass plays. This is really a hard rule to talk about.