Pointers for my first assignment as a BJ?

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Officiate from the "inside out." Stay between the hashes on live balls except "crash" the sideline when the ball goes out to deadball officiate.

Communicate with your wings as to what coverages you are employing. Communicate with the wings as to at what yard line the ball is snapped that you go to the end line and they have the goal line. We use the 15-yd line as when the switch takes place.

Know your scrimmage kick rules, especially the definition of the end of a kick and fair catch rules. The BJ has to be the expert on those rules.

Officiate with your whistle out of your mouth. More inadvertent whistles occur on muffs than any other time.