Confirming a Field Goal

[FTVMartin]

I just wish my white hat would take a look at us sometime. We have started to not even signal because he turns to the box and does it without even looking at us.

[Warrenkicker]

Originally Posted by FTVMartin

I just wish my white hat would take a look at us sometime. We have started to not even signal because he turns to the box and does it without even looking at us.

Throw a flag for him for roughing the kicker.

Better yet, take the ball and put it at the 20 and when he asks what you are doing tell him that you had a touchback because they missed the field goal. You've got to get this guy to let his crew make their calls. Otherwise he is just working a three-man game.

[FTVMartin]

He is in his late 70's and we think he is going to retire after the season. He's very hard to communicate with because he learned the game so long ago. He was a very good official at one time but does not keep up with changes in mechanics.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by FTVMartin

He is in his late 70's and we think he is going to retire after the season. He's very hard to communicate with because he learned the game so long ago. He was a very good official at one time but does not keep up with changes in mechanics.

I bet every association has one of those!

[dumbref]

We use the same mechanic as most has described – YES, YES – NO, NO – LJ & BJ move out together and give the signal. I have no major problem with this since everyone does it.

But does anyone find it strange that we discourage echoing whistles and other signals, while teaching this mechanic on FG & Tries?