Post TD Mechanics

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by HLin NC

Somebody on the crew needs to be jotting down the score. I just like to keep a record of the game for my own filing.

What ever works for you I guess. But I do not think it is "necessary." I have never seen a dispute over the score of a football game. There is usually not enough scoring that this becomes an issue. Also a lot of lower level games in my area do not have a scoreboard. I have yet to jot down the score and someone everything seems to work about.

Peace

[Theisey]

Certainly do not need all four or five officials to meet on the 5 yardline to record a score.
I believe normal mechanics are to move to your position and record your score there.
As for the BJ (5-man NF mechanics) or HL (4-man NF mechanics) heading up the middle of the field, I have no problem with that. However, going up the scroing team sideline would be better, that way he can get a ball should there not be one behind the goal post as some ball people may do for the crew.

Line Judge does not have to go out on the field at all prior to a freekick. He normally just starts right on the 50. That's what the NF official manual shows in their diagrams and verbage for a freekick.

[Tom.OH]

We put together a new crew this year and I put this into our game plan. I worked with a crew last year 4 times and they do it, thats where I learned about it. Most times we do not have alot to say other then "man that back is fast" or we may be looking for a onside kick etc. Last year there was a player dropping the F-bomb, not at the other team but at himself, and remember we meet after the try so maybe he missed the tackle on the TD. The LJ told me (L) and the U. We stopped at the headcoach and told him what had happened, he thanked us and told us that kid did have a mouth. I feel the post TD meeting helped stop what could have turned into a bad situation. We usually meet only 10 seconds or so.

[referee20]

All of the crews in our area use the same "post score" procedures. After the extra point we meet at the 5, "briefly" see if there are any problems and make sure our cards are right (time outs or whatever else). Then we break from the 5 and jog down the 5 yard line to the side line and up to our positions, the U will go up the scoring team side to get a ball. The R, H, L are at the goal line, S is at the kickers line and the F is at the receivers line. This is what our commissoners want and thats what the evaluators look for.

[l3will]

My guess for the crews that meet at the five, they must have teams that have multiple game balls or someone reliable to retrieve the ball after a try. Lots of schools (even big ones) don't have multiple game balls nor someone reliable to get the ball.

If it works for your crew, great.

[BigJWalt]

Originally Posted by l3will

My guess for the crews that meet at the five, they must have teams that have multiple game balls or someone reliable to retrieve the ball after a try. Lots of schools (even big ones) don't have multiple game balls nor someone reliable to get the ball.

If it works for your crew, great.

Thats a good point. For 1 of Fridays games we had 5 game balls all the same type. And a ball "man" that was on his game. He had a ball waiting behind the goal post as soon as a TD was scored. That did help a lot.

[irefky]

No way, take too much time. As a HL, who goes to the R30, I write the score down, but R is the official scorer. 1 minute prior to the KO after the PA, get to your spots and get the clock going again.

How much time do you spend on the 5 yard line in your huddle?

I would just talk to the WH and get his point of view. Nah, don't rock the boat but heck, ask questions. Hopefully someone may listen and change it. They probably do it because someone did when they came up new.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Tom.OH

Last year there was a player dropping the F-bomb, not at the other team but at himself, and remember we meet after the try so maybe he missed the tackle on the TD. The LJ told me (L) and the U. We stopped at the headcoach and told him what had happened, he thanked us and told us that kid did have a mouth. I feel the post TD meeting helped stop what could have turned into a bad situation. We usually meet only 10 seconds or so.

Why do you need a meeting after a try to relay that same information?

Peace