Goal line run

[Jimmie24]

Stay wide so that you can see both. Too many times on a goal line play we want to rush in and be closer. Stay wide enough that you can have both in your view at the same time. Then decide and sell your call.

Don't worry what the coach is going to say. He is too far away and his opinion at this point is irrelevant. The other official could have possibly been blocked out as well. If it is on your side make the call. You will be alright.

[BAlaxer]

One eye on the ball and One eye on the knee

[HLin NC]

Had a similar situation in a JV game this season. Staying wide helps but also you have to fight focusing in to narrowly. I'm guilty of that sometimes, even now.

[Jimmie24]

You do have to force yourself to watch the entire play. I agree it is tough. Being wide helps keep that focus wider too. Too many times we want to rush in. Hold for a second, be sure of what you see, then sell it.

[whitehat]

Its even more "fun" when you loose the ball and the ball carrier in the pile on the 1 foot line. Sometimes an alert U will give his wings a head nod or shake as the wings come in to the pile hoping someone actually saw the ball and a knee at some point. We were talking about this the other day and it is ironic that such critical elements of the game are so fundamentally subjective; close spots, measurements, these types of goal line calls...All we can do is the best we can and as has been said already, SELL your call! If coaches are where they are supposed to be they have ZERO angle to dispute a goal line call anyway..of course that wont stop them frrm disagreeing

One way to train for these situaitons is to watch as much film as you can and deliberatley focus on these finer points during games.