![]() |
|
|||
10 players on offense, Illegal formation
Situation:
I'm the Umpire, in a high school game (FED). Team A comes out to start a series with 10 players. As they break the huddle I count ten, double-take, count again, still have a count of 10. Just as I signal my count to the wing official, the ball is snapped. At this point, I know two things: 1) the offense only has 10 players on the field (unless they ran a guy on late, which almost certainly would've been considered illegal substitution). 2) Team A definitely has 4 players in the backfield (QB and three running backs in a wishbone formation, so all 4 backs were in my immediate field of vision as the U. Should I have thrown a flag for illegal formation? Should I have waited until after the play was over so that I could confer with the wing official on Team A's sideline (to see if they ran a player on late)? |
Bookmarks |
|
|
![]() |
||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
illegal formation | joemato | Football | 11 | Fri Oct 09, 2009 04:09pm |
Illegal Formation | ChicagoLJ | Football | 21 | Wed Oct 07, 2009 09:51am |
illegal formation? | yankeesfan | Football | 11 | Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:45pm |
Illegal Formation or Illegal participation? | wgw | Football | 9 | Mon Aug 29, 2005 09:31am |
Illegal Formation | Florida Rookie | Football | 7 | Fri Oct 08, 2004 02:25pm |