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Originally Posted by mbyron
Working a scrimmage yesterday, and I'm a rookie FB official.
I'm on the wing, and the receiver on my side jumps forward before the snap, but not into the neutral zone. I threw the flag and whistled it dead for false start.
It occurred to me afterward that this could have been IM, motion toward the line. But I reasoned that, since he had jumped, not merely stepped or rocked toward the line, he had made a motion simulating the snap and so false start was the right call.
Is that right? TIA.
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Sounds like you got it. Any action by the offense that simulates the start of the play is a false start so missing the snap count is a false start.
Sometimes a coach may challenge you saying, "He is a wide-out....he can reset!" Unless he is asking a question, simply ignore it.