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who's job is it to call the illegal substitution foul?
a couple of weeks ago, we had a head ref who refused to call it and i actually had to say something to the side official about it before a flag was thrown. this happened twice. i asked the side official if it was supposed to be an automatic (breaking with 12 in huddle), and he said yes and no, they will give the off. time to call a timeout, but if they dont call a timeout then the head official is supposed to throw the flag.
i understand in little league waiting for a timeout to be called, but how long should you wait before flagging the play? each time the ball was snapped and like stated before the side judge threw the flag and blew it dead before the head ref moved.
eprov, what level do you officiate in? most refs in the little league levels will let you know when you have 10, or even 12. some will even hold up the play till you get enough on the field. i can understand not saying anything in the high school level, but with younger kids sometimes it can get confusing for them, and they dont always pay attention to what is going on out on the field.
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