Thoughts of officals on the A11 offense.

[Rich]

I haven't seen anyone run it this year, nor heard of anyone -- I belong to three different officials' associations.

[trocared]

if the creators of the a11 offense do not make it as coaches, they have wonderful opportunities as tax lawyers. seriously, imho, they have been very creative while staying within the written rules. they have forced all of us, especially the rules committee, to judge the intent of the rule. my $.02...it will not be legal in the future.
cheers,
tro

[Murd]

Originally Posted by trocared

if the creators of the a11 offense do not make it as coaches, they have wonderful opportunities as tax lawyers. seriously, imho, they have been very creative while staying within the written rules. they have forced all of us, especially the rules committee, to judge the intent of the rule. my $.02...it will not be legal in the future.
cheers,
tro

I'm glad I'm retiring as a coach. This offense can change the game into a Australian type of football.

[OverAndBack]

Haven't seen or heard of it yet here in Arizona.

I reckon there will be a review process, but if it's not being used very much, that review process may take longer than it would if it was being used all over the place. Like those other points made above, that doesn't mean they won't address it or close the loophole, they may just not see the urgency in doing it right away if it's not widely used.

[hawk65]

Just curious how many of you have officiated a game with a school using the A-11 or have seen an actual game film as opposed to the grainy internet videos you may have seen?

[mv7267]

Originally Posted by hawk65

Just curious how many of you have officiated a game with a school using the A-11 or have seen an actual game film as opposed to the grainy internet videos you may have seen?

We had a team who thought they were using it with the QB under center or in a normal shotgun and #44 at RG. After 2 back-to-back illegal formation penalties, the HC requested a conference. He naturally said "We've been doing it all year and haven't been penalized." We showed him the 7 yard requirement in the rules book and #44 changed shirts.