Sideline behavior

[The Roamin' Umpire]

I recommend erring on the side of being strict. 'round here, enforcement is pretty lax, and I never realized what I was missing until I did a JV game last season for a small school - they had maybe half a dozen kids and one coach on the sideline. I had all the space in the world to back up on plays to my sideline, and it was so nice to not be right on top of things. So I guess there are two lessons here: (a) keep your sidelines clear as best you can, and (b) stay back, stay back, and stay back. Nine times out of ten, wide angle on the play is vastly better than a close-up view.