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Originally posted by booker227
Jim. On my crew, when the player or the ball travels outside the lines and if the official covering the play must leave the field of play, they will drop the bag at the spot where the ball/player left the field, giving the trailing official the spot, while he/she follows the player and/or retrieves a ball. Being the back judge, I'm usually trailing the play.
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Booker, what level is this? I assume HS. Also, where do you work?
The reason I ask is that this mechanic is 180 degrees opposite of what the Fed recommends. Also, the publication from Referee Mag suggests something different too.
The way that most of us do it (I assume) is that if a play continues out of bounds, the covering officials turns his back to the play while staying at the spot. At this point in time, he trail officials, usually the BJ but sometimes the R comes over and cleans the sidelines. That way, the bean bad won't get kicked or moved in all the commotion.
Watch a college or NFL game. The LJ or HL will stay at the spot, will the SJ or FJ, and if it is the QB the R, will come in and personally escort the opposite team's player back into the field of play.