6 Man Crews?

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This past spring and summer, I officiated for 2 different semi-pro adult leagues (though we collectively call it the "Felon" or "Prison" leagues due to the language, tattoos, fighting, trash talking, and general attitude of the players.) One goes by NFL rules and the other by a modified NCAA rules. It was also my first time working with a 6 and 7 man crew. As a wing official, I think it's great to have 2-3 officials already downfield to cover passes and punts. A few times I worked as the FJ and SJ and liked being back there as well. I work in Utah and we haven't even discussed bringing in a sixth man for high school varsity. While it's nice to have 2 or 3 officials downfield, I'm not sure there's that great a need for them at the high school level just yet, at least not here in Utah (I wouldn't doubt that it would be justified in other states.) So for now, here, the 5 man is sufficient. But perhaps someday........