Field Goal Attempt Question

[HardHat Ref]

Thanks for all the responses guys.

Simple rule.

ALL KICKS GOING INTO R'S ENDZONE RESULT IN A TOUCHBACK

I like that, easy to remember.

Thanks for all your other comments too, it gives me more to think about.

I've read the rulebook cover to cover a couple times, but now just studying random sections, and after working quite a few games last year I can now finally visualize what I'm reading in the rulebook, which helps quite a bit. I've been especially studying the kicking game, because it seems like I've been told a hundred times by experienced officials. " If something strange happens it's probably going to be in the kicking game".
Thanks Again.

[daggo66]

Another thing I use to keep my crew straight on Field Goal attempts is to remind them that a FG attempt that doesn't score is a punt.

[waltjp]

Does anyone use a signal on FG attempts to remind the other officials that the ball is live?

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by waltjp

Does anyone use a signal on FG attempts to remind the other officials that the ball is live?

I would hope not! What could you possibly signal that wouldn't incur the risk of doing exactly the opposite of what you want in that case? The only thing they need remember is that it's not a try.

Robert in the Bronx

[w_sohl]

Originally Posted by waltjp

Does anyone use a signal on FG attempts to remind the other officials that the ball is live?

I believe alot of crews use the traveling signal to let everyone know the ball is live. Ours does.

[jaybird]

Originally Posted by w_sohl

I believe alot of crews use the traveling signal to let everyone know the ball is live. Ours does.

We do this as well.

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by w_sohl

I believe alot of crews use the traveling signal to let everyone know the ball is live. Ours does.

Exactly when do they give it?

[w_sohl]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

Exactly when do they give it?

When the team is setting up for the FG as we are counting players.

[stratref]

In my association we use the "traveling" signal, but only between the ref and ump and it is to remind us that the snapper is protected, we do so any time a team is in scrimmage kick formation and thus the snapper would be protected.
Wing officials and back judges (we use 5 man as a max) do no give this signal.

Jasper

PS According to the new rule change we will probably only use it on situations where the snapper is still protected, I don't know if that portion of the rule has changed.

[daggo66]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

Exactly when do they give it?

It's done discretely between officials when it is obvious a FG will be attempted.

[Jim D.]

Our signal is to grab and hold our whistle in our fist. We hold it out from our chest a few inches. That reminds everyone that it's a live ball and to lay off the whistle.

[kdf5]

Originally Posted by waltjp

Does anyone use a signal on FG attempts to remind the other officials that the ball is live?

As white hat I remind the others that this is a field goal as everyone is lining up. This comes as a result of the worst single IW in my career. Our then white hat blew an IW on a blocked FG attempt thinking it was a try. The ball turned into a greased pig with everyone whiffing on its recovery after the block. What made it even worse is that it took a few seconds for him to process what happened so that the play had time to progress before he tweeted. We replayed the down and the next attempt scored.

[Bob M.]

Originally Posted by waltjp

Does anyone use a signal on FG attempts to remind the other officials that the ball is live?

REPLY: Yes...we use the rolling hands (false start) signal as soon as we see the tee on the field and begin to move to our positions. And we make sure that all five of us see and echo it. If an official hasn't echoed to someone, we'll even yell to him and signal. As the BJ, the wing official under the post and I will remind each other "Ball's live" just before the snap.

[waltjp]

We roll the hands also. I knew the answer and it appears that most do the same thing.

[Bob M.]

Originally Posted by waltjp

We roll the hands also. I knew the answer and it appears that most do the same thing.

REPLY: And there's no real need to be discrete about it. Make sure that all 4, 5, 6, or 7 of you know that the ball's going to remain live if blocked or if it doesn't reach the endzone. And if you need to yell to your partner to remind him, do it.