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Originally posted by laymonr
. They don't appear to note where the ball hits the ground out of bounds.
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The ball is spotted where it crosses the sidelines, not where it lands out of bounds. What we do is similar as what what you suggested. Instead of dropping a hat where the kick was made, the Ref goes to where the kick was made and faces at the same angle the kick travels. The official on the sideline will then walk up the sideline and when he gets to the line in which the Ref has his angle on that's where the ball went out of bounds. As was pointed out they communicate by putting their hand in the air and the the Ref will drop his hand when the other official gets to the spot.