First Playoff Football Game

[jdmara]

Originally Posted by Rich

We all make mistakes.

Last Thursday my crew was working the last game of the season between two 1-7 teams. The *first* flag of the game was a 15-yard face mask with :12 left in the first quarter. We were playing in a driving rainstorm at 42 degrees and I was winding the clock as quickly as I could every time I had to start it.

So I wind it, the clock runs out for the first quarter, and the first time I even considered running an untimed down was when I watched the video on Tuesday.

Quite frankly, I know better. And I'm certain I'm still the only one that knows better. No matter -- I'm paid to get those things right.

Congrats on the playoff game. We have our second rounder tomorrow and then we're done for the season.

It was one of those DUH moments in the locker room after the game. I help train flag football officials at the University and I always explain penalty enforcement "Take care of all live-ball fouls, determine if a 1st down is gained, then dead-ball fouls including UNS and nonplayer fouls". I just had a moment of lapsed judgement. I'm glad I thought of it afterwards nonetheless.

We will find out Friday if we work Monday (second round).

-Josh

[Rich]

Originally Posted by jdmara

It was one of those DUH moments in the locker room after the game. I help train flag football officials at the University and I always explain penalty enforcement "Take care of all live-ball fouls, determine if a 1st down is gained, then dead-ball fouls including UNS and nonplayer fouls". I just had a moment of lapsed judgement. I'm glad I thought of it afterwards nonetheless.

We will find out Friday if we work Monday (second round).

-Josh

No such drama here -- we knew all our assignments by the end of September.

[jdmara]

Originally Posted by Rich

No such drama here -- we knew all our assignments by the end of September.

Yeah, I guess it leaves a bit of wiggle room for the powers at be to work around conflicts of interest but it seems a little odd. Once again, I'm not a football official so this is all a little new to me.

-Josh