LSU/PSU - Two Flags Thrown by the R

[HLin NC]

For my first 7 or 8 years, I carried one flag in my right rear pocket. Over time I realized that when on the wing, folks can see you reach for it. I began to carry a ball type flag in my front waistband, which soon eliminated the "Oh c'mon ref, I saw you reach, why didn't you throw the flag?" comments. To ease the transition, I kept the original flag in the back pocket.

That second flag comes in handy on DBF or a USC after you've thrown the first one during a LBF and keeps from having to toss your hat in the mud!

[RMR]

Other than USC fouls I have rarely used 2 flags on a play, but it does happen on occasion.

In a JV game this year working R I had two flags on the same kid, one for a block below the waist and then a clip.

And he didn't understand why he got flagged for either one - "no one told him he couldn't do that."

[umpirebob71]

A block below the waist, and a clip on the same play. That's the daily double right there.

[MJT]

I carry 2, and have thrown 2 on only a couple of occasions. One was, as the R, a hold I had followed by a late hit OOB's as I followed the scrambling QB. I had one as a wing with a IF at the snap and then a FM on the tackle.

The funny thing about that play was the 2nd flag by the R. He threw it up in the air, but it was an IG foul, so he had to go get it and toss it at the spot of the foul, cuz that is the spot of penalty enforcement. He almost caught it after he realized it, if you see it again, watch, he looks at it and it looks like he thinks of catching it. He lets it hit and then goes and gets it and tosses it to the spot. I got a chuckle out of it, cuz I knew what he was thinking and could see how it could happen.

[jjrye22]

General policy in my association is also 2 flags. I believe I remember reading that the Canadian officials are supposed to only carry 1.

Worst in my assocsiation:
2 flags, 1 hat, 2 beanbags. Nasty play with all sorts of bad things going on during and after a punt. He said his penalty card was next.

[golfnref]

Originally Posted by jjrye22

General policy in my association is also 2 flags. I believe I remember reading that the Canadian officials are supposed to only carry 1.

Worst in my assocsiation:
2 flags, 1 hat, 2 beanbags. Nasty play with all sorts of bad things going on during and after a punt. He said his penalty card was next.

Belt goes before penalty card.

[Texas Aggie]

We always carry two flags. About once or twice a year I have a play where I throw 2.

Its very position dependent. As an R, you could easily have a hold and a rough, grounding, etc. The wings might have an illegal formation then a PI or late hit.

Any official that follows players out of bounds needs 2 flags. The umpire may one example of someone who doesn't.