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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
MTD is an Ohio guy, so I'm going to reply to this post and hope that we will hear from him on the mechanics used in that state.
I really don't understand how you indacate that the ball has become dead and the moment at which the quarter is over without sounding a whistle in situations in which time expires while a try is in flight. Live ball/dead matters in such instances.
How many years have you been officiating at the HS level? I ask because you seem to react to certain things which happen or could happen in a game and want to do something which often isn't appropriate. Here is such an example. In many cases, an official should NOT immediately react to a horn by blowing the whistle: during scoring plays & inadvertent horns are two. Don't jump on a situation without proper thought first.
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I'm talking about the situation in the original post, not making a blanket statement about inadvertent horns, and whether I would blow the whistle. I'm not sure what you're referring to when you say that I seem react to certain things which happen or could happen, but any advice is appreciated. If you have specific examples then that could help.
By the way, I just finished my 5th season as a certified official (not including work I've done in rec leagues in which certified officials were not necessary). And a couple of weeks ago I was invited to join a varsity crew who had a partner retire (not sure that means anything, but just excited about it and wanted to share).