Catch or no Catch

[Bob M.]

REPLY: Some schools--especially older ones--still have goal posts with two vertical uprights extending from the end line as opposed to the newer single curved upright that extends from a point off the endline.

[Theisey]

Originally Posted by Bob M.

REPLY: Some schools--especially older ones--still have goal posts with two vertical uprights extending from the end line as opposed to the newer single curved upright that extends from a point off the end-line.

That's for sure. I was just at one this weekend.
What a pain for the BJ and "appropriate" wing official when under the posts, make that behind the posts for trys and field goals.
The referee had a good laugh after one try. He said, he thought we went into the woods because he couldn't even see us.

Since this was a rare 5-man game in my area, the wing guys had a hell of a time trying to remember who should be under/behind the posts with me. The R kept forgetting to let one know who was to go even though we discussed the looking at the "rear-end" of the ref key.

We did move EZ pylons off the end-line as they are supposed to be. Running over one of those was the least of my worries if you know what I mean.

[ref49873]

I did mean make contact with the goal post.

This was at an older school and the posts are as close to the field as the pylons are in the corners, just located in the center. The goal post is the older "H" style post.

What about this now...

If the airborne reciever controls the pass then contacts the pylon prior to the ground. Is this a TD, incomplete pass, Illegal Participation.

[mcrowder]

Incomplete pass.

There are those who will remind you that if WR touches the pylon on the way UP, then he is out of bounds BEFORE making the catch, and should be treated the same as a receiver who has run out of bounds and returned.