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Line up seven yards off the LOS. You'll see the play develop better. On punts, don't turn downfield until the players pass you. I almost had a knee blown out before I learned that......
Pre-game with your wings on who has the spot. SLOW down in walking off penalties. Know where you're going before you start off. Say to yourself, "ok, we're going from the 33 to the 43" and march it off.
Count A players. Know the signal you and the R will use to say you've got 11.
BE VOCAL with the players. Tell the players, "its over, roll off, push off the ground" etc. If some player is getting hot, get a captain to cool him down, or say a word or two to the player. Sometimes a quick, discreet word to a player can calm things down.
Don't be picky. If you don't call a single hold all night, don't think you did a bad job. Just call the blatant stuff at the point of attack. And of course call safety related things. Know the free blocking zone rules.
Have fun and enjoy not having a coach chew your ear off all night!!! :-)
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