Timing and penalty enforcement help.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Rich

Quite frankly, this is the biggest problem with football officiating.

EVERY OFFICIAL on the field needs to know the rules -- and that includes clock status and penalty reporting details. Why some people think that they can push all of that onto the white hat and guess through the rest is beyond me.

Rookies aren't going to step onto the field the very first time and know all of the clock rules, or all of the penalty enforcements. There's a reason newbies spend a lot of time on the lines at first - it's the position that can be taught the quickest. If we waited until every rookie could comfortably white hat before putting them on the field for the very first time at HL, we'd never get anyone on the field.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

Rookies aren't going to step onto the field the very first time and know all of the clock rules, or all of the penalty enforcements. There's a reason newbies spend a lot of time on the lines at first - it's the position that can be taught the quickest. If we waited until every rookie could comfortably white hat before putting them on the field for the very first time at HL, we'd never get anyone on the field.

Rookies aren't. I know 15 year guys that think it's the WH's job, though.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Rich

Rookies aren't. I know 15 year guys that think it's the WH's job, though.

I have run across a few of those. My crew chief used to have us work JV as a crew and we'd rotate whitehat.