Varsity HL

[Ref inSoCA]

Originally Posted by paxsonref

There is no such thing as a HL for high school, it would be the Linesman, or L....

What?!?!?!

Of course there is a Head Linseman.

[LDUB]

Originally Posted by Ref inSoCA

What?!?!?!

Of course there is a Head Linseman.

I really don't see the reason why the word head is used by NCAA and NFL. It is just another word in there that doesn't really add anything. It must have something to do with the officials' uniforms.

It's just as dumb as the foul "illegal block in the back". As if the word illegal needs to be in there for some reason.

[w_sohl]

Originally Posted by LDUB

I really don't see the reason why the word head is used by NCAA and NFL. It is just another word in there that doesn't really add anything. It must have something to do with the officials' uniforms.

It's just as dumb as the foul "illegal block in the back". As if the word illegal needs to be in there for some reason.

It does, there are legal blocks in the back.

[LDUB]

Originally Posted by w_sohl

It does, there are legal blocks in the back.

Then why isn't there a foul called "illegal clipping"?

[w_sohl]

Originally Posted by LDUB

Then why isn't there a foul called "illegal clipping"?

Excellent point....

Originally Posted by Ref inSoCA

What?!?!?!

Of course there is a Head Linseman.

Not on my crew. My white hat scolds anyone who uses the word Head with Linesman.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by Ref Ump Welsch

Not on my crew. My white hat scolds anyone who uses the word Head with Linesman.

I think your white hat needs to find something else to worry about!

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Ref Ump Welsch

Not on my crew. My white hat scolds anyone who uses the word Head with Linesman.

Your white hat needs to get a life. There's a reason position placards have an H and it's not cause there's a silent H in hlinesman.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Your white hat needs to get a life. There's a reason position placards have an H and it's not cause there's a silent H in hlinesman.

Maybe the H is silent in Finnish or something.

[Matt-MI]

Rich - I have the same type of deal with with my R. If the result is what I tell him before hand then he owes. This was after one game he called me out three times and I was correct on all three calls.


Welpe - All letters in Finnish are pronounced so it must be something else.

[ChicagoLJ]

I like asking my clip guy where he prefers to put the clip. Nine times out of ten, he responds with, "wherever the referee tells me." If he has some way he likes to do it, I adjust to it. The last thing I want is the clip guy not paying attention to what I want, and doing his own thing and something getting screwed up.

[Ref inSoCA]

Originally Posted by Ref Ump Welsch

Not on my crew. My white hat scolds anyone who uses the word Head with Linesman.

If that's a crew thing, fine but it just exposes him as a fool.

[LDUB]

Originally Posted by Ref inSoCA

If that's a crew thing, fine but it just exposes him as a fool.

He's not a fool. He just wants to use proper NF terminology. No different than insisting on saying first touching instead of illegal touching.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by LDUB

He's not a fool. He just wants to use proper NF terminology. No different than insisting on saying first touching instead of illegal touching.

I would probably throw a flag and tell him I had an illegal crackback block just to see his reaction.