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Originally posted by eventnyc
We just completed our first scrimmage over the weekend. I am at a new position "Umpire," and was told that most of the time coaches do not yell at you. I guess there too far away! Being new to the position, my referee properly instructed me to move up to the line of scrimmage after reading a pass play. He also told me to drop a BEANBAG at the spot of a forward pass when I was not sure if the quarterback had passed the LOS. I'm sure this is the norm, however, I just wanted to mention it since schmitty1973 was dropping a flag. It's easier to pick up a beanbag than a flag. I questioned the WH about the lateness of then having to throw a flag (when we determined that the pass was beyond the LOS) and he explained that the beanbag would bail us out!
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The beanbag technique is but one technique. Our association teaches and uses the "flag technique" because it is easier to wave off a flag than to come back 5 minutes later and throw a flag for illegal forward pass.
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Tue Sep 07, 2004, 09:26am
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