Confirming a Field Goal

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Originally Posted by Ed Hickland

5-6-7 man mechanics.

Two officials under the posts. How do you signal or do you signal whether the kick is good or no good?

CANADIAN MECHANIC:

Remember that our uprights are on the GL, and missed FGAs are live balls, which lends to the excitement in our kicking game.

We have only one official under the uprights signal good ("blow and show"), or signal wide: point wide away from the other upright, or verbally assign who handles if the FGA is short.

5-man: short side wing goes under the upright on his side. Other upright covered by the 5th guy on crew, the Back Umpire.

6-man: uprights covered by two deep guys: Back Umpire and Back Judge.

In 5- and 6-man, it is the BU's decision as to who blows and shows. If (a) he deems it his decision, the other official should swing into the EZ to cover the restraining zone action. (The RZ is our method of protecting the receiver.) If (b) he deems it the other official's decision of good/no good, he will peel back into the EZ to cover the RZ action. If the kick is short, (c) the official under the upright on the other side of the field as to where the ball went will run up to cover the RZ action. In each of the 3 above cases, the official that doesn't move covers the GL. Any decision by the BU should be made soon after the ball is kicked.

In 7-man, the SJ and BJ cover their respective uprights. If wide, the BJ in the EZ covers the RZ and the S and BJ stay at the post. If short, follow the 6-man mechanic.