Illegal Forward Pass

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This is my third year working as R in HS. My former position was umpire. I feel that the referee should own this call and the umpire should provide back up in case the referee did not see it. This is such a huge call that the crew must get it right. The umpire has to watch for inelligbles downfield and he must turn on short passes over the middle.

As R, I trail the QB on the play, then I sprint to the exact location of his feet when he releases the ball. I will throw a flag or not. I don't bean bag these plays since the bean loses precision anyway if you toss it a couple of yards.