Videos and Thoughts
 

Are there any football officiating videos available out there (especially ones for new guys)?


I do a bunch of baseball and i found some videos that have really helped me in my understanding of rules and mechanics. When i eventually move into football, i would like to see some of those.

Also, thank you guys for your thoughtful replies to my basic questions in other threads. i do a lot of baseball, and i'm glad i knew the rules inside and out when i joined that board since i would have been absolutely toasted if i asked basic questions over there! haha :) The rules for football seem MUCH MUCH more complicated and intricate, so it looks like i'll have to put some extra time into my rules study when the time comes - this is kinda why i want to get a head start and read this forum.

The NCAA has a Football Officiating Video for 20 bucks on their website, it has about 100 plays on there tha shows everything from proper mechanics to holding and facemasks, I ordered it and it helped clairfy some things.

Are the majority of the concepts interchangeable with NFHS rules?

REPLY: Though the rules are significantly different in many apsects (particularly enforcement) I think it's pretty fair to say that the concepts and the principles governing NCAA and Federation football are fairly similar. For example, judgment used to call a 'hold' in NCAA mirrors that used to call a 'hold' in Fed; pretty much same for PI. Need to be careful with mechanics though because of the number of officials.