Lineman/judge pre-snap hand signals.

[kraine27]

My HL and I touch the bill of our caps for 3 on our side. We hold either 2 or 4 fingers up if we have less or more than 3 on our side. We tried the cheek and top of the hat thing and it didn't work for us. If I can't tell what my partner has, I will count players in the back field. I will count, recount and recount again before throwing a flag.

The BJ, HL and LJ on our crew count defense and the R and U count offense. I try to watch my R and U to see if there count is right, that way I know if I can have a legal formation. If you don't have enough players, your chances go up for an illegal formation.