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				10 players on offense, Illegal formation
			 
			 
			
		
		
		
			
			Situation:  
I'm the Umpire, in a high school game (FED).  Team A comes out to start a series with 10 players. As they break the huddle I count ten, double-take, count again, still have a count of 10.   
 
Just as I signal my count to the wing official, the ball is snapped. 
 
At this point, I know two things:  
1) the offense only has 10 players on the field (unless they ran a guy on late, which almost certainly would've been considered illegal substitution).   
2) Team A definitely has 4 players in the backfield (QB and three running backs in a wishbone formation, so all 4 backs were in my immediate field of vision as the U.  
 
Should I have thrown a flag for illegal formation?  Should I have waited until after the play was over so that I could confer with the wing official on Team A's sideline (to see if they ran a player on late)?
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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