Taking A Knee

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by BroKen62

I agree. We had this exact same thing happen last night in a JV game. I was running umpire, team a came up in victory formation, I said nothing. B shot the gap, creamed the QB after his knee was down, we flagged him for a PF, marked off 15. Everybody must have got the message, because the next 2 snaps were clean, game over, band played, cheerleaders cheered, and we all went home.

And just think, had you said, "Be smart guys, if he takes a knee, don't hit him," you could have used a little preventive officiating and prevented a foul where a kid could have been injured for no reason.

[BroKen62]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

And just think, had you said, "Be smart guys, if he takes a knee, don't hit him," you could have used a little preventive officiating and prevented a foul where a kid could have been injured for no reason.

He knew EXACTLY what he was doing. Any motard (got called that the other night) could see they were in the "victory" formation. He intentionally went after the guy. It's not my job to prevent stupidity.

[BktBallRef]

Okay. Be sure you pick up your check before you head home.

[BroKen62]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

Okay. Be sure you pick up your check before you head home.

Boy, you really are hard to get along with. Are you like that all the time, or has somebody made you mad? Life's too short to go around acting like a sm*** a** all the time. Lighten up.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by BroKen62

Boy, you really are hard to get along with. Are you like that all the time, or has somebody made you mad? Life's too short to go around acting like a sm*** a** all the time. Lighten up.

Sorry I hurt your feelings. But you do have some responsibilities when you step on the field. And if a word to a player or team can do that, there's no reason not to. It's called preventive officiating.

Originally Posted by bigjohn

He is always like that BroKen. He lashes out at me all the time on the NFHS board.

Everybody lashes out at you on the NFHS board.

[HardHat Ref]

Quote:
Originally Posted by bigjohn
He is always like that BroKen. He lashes out at me all the time on the NFHS board.

Everybody lashes out at you on the NFHS board.

Now Thats Funny.

How about this, I think I picked this up on this forum. What I say when the Offense tells me they are taking a knee, I tell the defense If the QB takes a knee don't hit him, I tell everybody protect yourselves and be smart.

[BroKen62]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

It's called preventive officiating.

Understand the concept of preventive officiating, but where do you draw the line to keep from coaching?

[asdf]

Originally Posted by BroKen62

Understand the concept of preventive officiating, but where do you draw the line to keep from coaching?

How is it "coaching", when during the last couple of plays in a 56-6 game you are announcing to the players, "He's taking a knee" ??

That isn't coaching....

Coaching is telling an end in the first quarter ( who is obviously supposed to be off the line, and isn't ) to get back because he's covering up his tight end.