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[SC Ump]

Just last Friday, the ball was being held for a measurement on the home team side line at the 34 yard line tick mark. The front stake on the other side of the field is also on the 34 yard line tick mark.

The home team coach asked if we thought it was a first down or not. Half in jest I tell the coach it depends how evenly they drew the hash marks. He said, "Well if it not a first down, that guy's getting fired."

It was a first down by about a half inch.

[SC Ump]

Oh yeah... almost forgot...

I actually had an oldie but a goody just a couple of weeks ago, in a game already plagued with penalties.

Player (yelling to team mate): Don't worry about it. These g**d*** referees won't throw their flags for anything.

We obliged.

[Soonerump]

Jr. high football game head coach comes up to me and ask if they kick it on p.a.t. if it counts as 1 point or 2. I just shook my head and walked away.

[InsideTheStripe]

Originally Posted by Soonerump

Jr. high football game head coach comes up to me and ask if they kick it on p.a.t. if it counts as 1 point or 2. I just shook my head and walked away.

The largest youth league in my area gives two for a kick and one if they score a TD on a try to encourage development of a kicking game.

[jTheUmp]

Originally Posted by InsideTheStripe

The largest youth league in my area gives two for a kick and one if they score a TD on a try to encourage development of a kicking game.

About half of the Jr High leagues around here do the same thing. I make it a point to ask each coach before the game if that's the case for this game or not.

[kdf5]

I was working a wing and a call went against my sideline. The head coach came over to me and asked me if I was sure we made the right call and enforcement.

I said, "yes, coach". He asked my how I knew. I said "I know because I read the rule book last night" and he said "well, as long as it was last night".

[parepat]

I had the misfortune to have the same team two weeks in a row. The pregame meeting started like this.

Me: "How are you doing today coach?"

Coach: "Are you going to let my QB get killed again this week?"

The meeting went downhill from there.