To Beanbag or not to beanbag?

[wwcfoa43]

[I referee in Canada so our mechanics might be different.]

Personally, I have used my bean bag recently in two situations:

1. On a punt I was on sides and I saw the umpire had thrown a flag with the ball in flight. Once I was downfield to cover the punt I tossed my bean bag to mark the point of possession in case that would be the point of application. I felt this would be more accurate than asking the deep officials (who do not routinely note the POP) or the umpire.

2. When I am the referee and there is a potential intentional grounding where I am unable to call it myself because I am busy protecting the QB and one of the side guys throws his flag, I toss my bean bag to mark the potential point of application in case it is needed.