Advice for rookie HL

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Let the play pass you and then trail it. For your safety and theirs. Face out of bounds when you mark the spot and signal time out if it goes out, so you can continue to officiate what happens out of bounds.

You don't have to go as deep as the receivers. (It's getting to the goal line shortly after they do that's tough!)

Make sure you make it plain to the chain crew to not move until you tell them to.

Watch PEOPLE, not the ball!

We use "Snap-Tackle-End" as our sequence for wings. Watch what happens prior to the snap, then the tackle is your key for a pass or run, and then watch the block by the end and on the end.

When coaches get a little talkative about a play, I may ask them if they want a time out (to discuss it). This has a calming effect on them because they realize it's not worth spending a timeout on that play.