Illegal Snap
 

The center snapped on a PAT and I blew it dead with an illegal snap call...problem was, the Ready for Play had not been blown by my R. Should I have just banged my Fox 40 and reset everything with no penalty? the rule states an illegal snap occurs AFTER the RFP...I think I blew this call:eek: ...give me some help Umpires.

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Depending on what he did, could be DOG.

No foul. Pick up your flag and reset.

NF: This is a Delay of Game foul. 3-6-2-e.

That being said, it's the Umpire's responsibility to stand over the ball until it is marked ready. though some mechanics call for the U to be under the GP so usually the R will wait until A has come to the line with the U still there. At this time, the U can tell the snapper to wait for the whistle, then R can verbally tell the U to back out, then delay for about 2-3 seconds then blow the RFP. That's how we do it anyway. the point being not to ever have this foul if at all possible.

If I sense something is about to happen before my ready, either a snap or a free kick, I take a quick official's timeout and check the ball or the tee, or tell a player to check his chin strap, or get a bug out of my eye... whatever it takes to avoid that penalty.

Very good advice, can avoid a lot of problems this way.