Kill the Play or Not?

[Jim D]

Originally Posted by MJT

One that some may disagree with is if a player in motion starts up field early. The NFL and many NCAA conferences I know say to shut this down. Now that is if he turns upfield hard, thus simulating the snap, not if he us just angling to the LOS instead of parallel or backwards.

While it is helpful as a new official to watch what the college and NFL refs do, remember that you are working with freshman high school kids so you have to use different standards and mechanics than you will use later in your career. The guidelines they use in college don't always transfer will to lower level ball.