What's with "reporting"?

[mcrowder]

Originally Posted by Smiley

In a Middle School playoff game last night, the visiting team had only 13 players. On their first offensive snap, I noticed they only had three players numbered 50-79 on the line. I flagged them and the defense declined the penalty. Then I went over to explain to the visiting coach who was hollering, "we don't have any more lineman numbers." As I approached his sideline, it was readily apparent he was correct, since the two on the sideline were 80 and 5. I then spoke to the home coach, who said he was OK with letting them play, so we just pretended the scrimmage kick numbering exception was in effect on all offensive plays by the visiting team.

The visiting coach claimed they had played all year that way, and nobody ever flagged them.

In a lot of areas, at subvarsity, the numbering rules are extremely relaxed, or even ignored altogether.

[tnzebra]

Originally Posted by mcrowder

In a lot of areas, at subvarsity, the numbering rules are extremely relaxed, or even ignored altogether.

Agreed.... Varsity only on numbering exception.

[kd0254]

Agreed, Where I am for any subvarsity contest eligibilty is by position only and there are no numbering requirements. It really just makes things easier for everyone. (Except the U who was trying to remember if #22 was the wingback or the right gaurd).

[OverAndBack]

See, that's what my thought was, then I was told that "around here" we treat sophomore games as varsity games, and since I haven't been a WH at the freshman/JV level, I haven't had to be the final arbiter on when it's happened in those level games.

Junior high games (of which I do a lot), we don't sweat it.

[Trap]

I think there are parts of the country where there are numbers of player shortages. I've seen games where they move a guard in the backfield or a lineman becomes a tight end. Everyone knows they are not elidgible for passes, since usually on these teams 95% of the plays are running plays, its not much of an issue.

[FootballRef05]

A JV games lest week, 79 lines up at QB, the WH is a newer official, maybe his 5 game in that position threw the flag. I was the U, He came to me after the play and said, "79 was lines up as the QB" I said OK, what the flag for? He turned around and waived it and stick it back in his pants....

We were instructed again this year that the numbering is in effect for ALL high school level games regardless of the level of play.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by mcrowder

In a lot of areas, at subvarsity, the numbering rules are extremely relaxed, or even ignored altogether.

It's not that way everywhere.

[mcrowder]

Originally Posted by Rich Fronheiser

It's not that way everywhere.

I know. I put "In most areas" on purpose.