Sideline Warning (under 2 minutes)

[JRutledge]

Sideline warning in my experience gets everyone's attention. When we throw a flag anyway, teams are worried about what we just called. When they get only a SW, then they feel relieved or it wakes them up that this crew is not playing. I have even had the opponent of the team that got the SW, act differently as they know they are on thin ice. Also in my area, we are encouraged to use SW for conduct as well as issues with the sideline. And then the next penalty is a Sideline Interference which is a 5-yard penalty. So the progression IMO works well and usually ends at the SW level.

Peace