Wing Mechanics

[Rich]

It's not a competition to get a spot -- on Friday night, my wings will make sure they have the same spot. If both get a spot and they are pretty far apart, they will each compromise a bit and nobody's the wiser.

A lot of times, the umpire will "go opposite" on the spot and line up with the far wing. It's up to him which spot he takes. But, this is the key, by the time he goes to spot the ball both wings should be at the same place.

On the backwards pass, we had one that resulted in a turnover Friday night. Usually the wing opposite has the best angle on a backwards pass -- on ours both the opposite wing and I (the referee) punched back.

As far as the two handsful of jersey go, as long as they're grabbed inside, I'm not flagging that. When the defender tries to get away and the blocker STILL has jersey and you can see the jersey separate from the player due to the hold, THEN flag it. But the defender's gotta work to disengage.