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Forum: Football Sun Nov 22, 2009, 02:19pm

Replies: 8 Invalid Fair Catch Signal??? Views: 3,137 Posted By GPC2 Maybe I am being too technical. But K just... Maybe I am being too technical. But K just touched the ball down after it had come to rest. They never actually "recovered" the ball. I thought it was Invalid Fair Catch signal, but there was...

Forum: Football Sun Nov 22, 2009, 11:35am

Replies: 8 Invalid Fair Catch Signal??? Views: 3,137 Posted By GPC2 Invalid Fair Catch Signal??? My play: K punted the ball to R. The ball was high, but a tad shorter than R11 expected it to be. The ball hit the ground and then R11 gave a legal fair catch signal, but didn't recover the ball. The...

Forum: Football Wed Nov 04, 2009, 03:51pm

Replies: 39 Mandatory warm-up period Views: 4,569 Posted By GPC2 In Louisiana our mechanics call for the wing... In Louisiana our mechanics call for the wing officials to notify their respective coaches when there is five minutes remaining in the half time period.

Forum: Football Fri Oct 30, 2009, 11:19am

Replies: 39 Mandatory warm-up period Views: 4,569 Posted By GPC2 Maybe I am missing something here. I am seeing... Maybe I am missing something here. I am seeing some of you discuss the team not being back on the field in time. Don't you send officials to the locker rooms (or whatever area the team goes to) to...

Forum: Football Tue Sep 29, 2009, 07:23am

Replies: 61 Right Enforcement? Views: 5,644 Posted By GPC2 USC by A on TD - Louisiana Interpretation OK, apparently our commissioner's interpretation is that live ball USC will NOT be able to be carried over to the kickoff. For clarification I asked about three scenarios: 1) Player waves ball...

Forum: Football Mon Sep 28, 2009, 03:05pm

Replies: 61 Right Enforcement? Views: 5,644 Posted By GPC2 I am glad to have found this thread, yet I leave... I am glad to have found this thread, yet I leave with no more an understanding than I came here with. This rule is obviously poorly written and leads to nothing but confusion. On Friday, I had a...

Forum: Football Wed Sep 23, 2009, 02:55pm

Replies: 27 High School Game Fees by State? Views: 4,317 Posted By GPC2 (In New Orleans), we also get $5 for local travel... (In New Orleans), we also get $5 for local travel and $1.10/mile (one-way) for non-local travel (1 vehicle). For playoff games they add $10 to each official's pay. Sub-varsity (3 or 4-man...

Forum: Football Wed Sep 23, 2009, 02:44pm

Replies: 15 Free-kick from the 35yard line Views: 2,456 Posted By GPC2 schmitty is correct. ART. 1 For any free... schmitty is correct. ART. 1 For any free kick, a free-kick line, corresponding to a scrimmage line, is established for each team. These lines are always 10 yards apart. Unless moved by a penalty,...

Forum: Football Fri Aug 21, 2009, 09:45am

Replies: 47 coaches box foul Views: 4,456 Posted By GPC2 In my experience, a coach may not like when you... In my experience, a coach may not like when you enforce rules - but they do respect you. If the crew discusses this point of emphasis in their pre-game, and if the R reinforces this point of emphasis...

Forum: Football Wed Aug 19, 2009, 07:29pm

Replies: 47 coaches box foul Views: 4,456 Posted By GPC2 For the fields that are properly marked -... For the fields that are properly marked - especially those artificial turf fields, it should be pretty easy. The white is clearly marked, so I don't think it will be that big a deal. We did it during...

Forum: Football Wed Aug 19, 2009, 03:36pm

Replies: 47 coaches box foul Views: 4,456 Posted By GPC2 ...and I know it may seem like minor semantics,... ...and I know it may seem like minor semantics, but it is now called the "Restricted Area" - you may want to refer to it as that, especially when talking to coaches about it. If we continue to say...

Forum: Football Wed Aug 19, 2009, 03:33pm

Replies: 3 Reading keys in a 5-man crew Views: 1,108 Posted By GPC2 In Louisiana, our mechanics manual has the wing... In Louisiana, our mechanics manual has the wing men keying on the widest receivers and the Back Judge keying on the next receiver in (usually the TE).

Forum: Football Fri Aug 14, 2009, 01:12pm

Replies: 16 Blocking Below The Waist Views: 3,376 Posted By GPC2 That sounds good Robert. I hadn't actually... That sounds good Robert. I hadn't actually thought about it that way. ...and thanks Mike L, I was beginning to wonder if I was the only one that felt that way.

Forum: Football Fri Aug 14, 2009, 09:44am

Replies: 16 Blocking Below The Waist Views: 3,376 Posted By GPC2 His reasoning was that if the player was in a... His reasoning was that if the player was in a 2-point stance, the amount of time it would take for him to charge (whether immediately or not) would be more than the time it would take for the ball to...

Forum: Football Thu Aug 13, 2009, 01:54pm

Replies: 16 Blocking Below The Waist Views: 3,376 Posted By GPC2 Blocking Below The Waist Last night we had our annual rules clinic. The state commissioner (I'm in LA) gave a very interesting interpretation/guidance/policy on blocking below the waist. He stated that if the QB was in the...

Forum: Football Tue Aug 11, 2009, 03:18pm

Replies: 9 Watches/Timing Device Views: 4,267 Posted By GPC2 WG, I swear by this watch... WG, I swear by this watch (http://www.casio.com/products/Timepiece/Sports/RFT100-1V) by Casio. The watch has a vibrating alarm, so there would be no need for you to constantly look down to see...

Forum: Football Fri Jul 10, 2009, 11:22am

Replies: 18 New Lightning Policy Views: 2,452 Posted By GPC2 New Lightning Policy Yesterday in reading the Points of Emphasis for 2009, I noticed the new lightning policy. It seems to be *extremely* stringent. Essentially, any time there is audible thunder or any sighting of...

Forum: Baseball Tue Jun 02, 2009, 11:27am

Replies: 22 Play at the plate Views: 3,110 Posted By GPC2 Thanks all. I know this was a really tough play... Thanks all. I know this was a really tough play and I just wanted to get some insight into what actually happens (from an officiating standpoint) on a bang-bang play at the plate.

Forum: Baseball Tue Jun 02, 2009, 08:08am

Replies: 22 Play at the plate Views: 3,110 Posted By GPC2 I guess my question was how would the umpire know... I guess my question was how would the umpire know if the tag was actually made since the tag would be made on the opposite side of the player's body than the ump was positioned on? Is it just a feel...

Forum: Baseball Mon Jun 01, 2009, 03:52pm

Replies: 22 Play at the plate Views: 3,110 Posted By GPC2 Thanks GA Umpire, that was exactly what I was... Thanks GA Umpire, that was exactly what I was looking for - I knew there had to be a reason why he was in the position he was in. Another question, is there a "When in doubt..." for this type of...

Forum: Baseball Mon Jun 01, 2009, 03:16pm

Replies: 22 Play at the plate Views: 3,110 Posted By GPC2 Play at the plate To preface this post, I am a football official and know absolutely NOTHING about baseball umpiring. I was watching the JUCO World Series this past weekend and there was a close play at the plate...

Forum: Football Thu May 07, 2009, 01:58pm

Replies: 0 Article on Ed Hochuli Views: 1,073 Posted By GPC2 Article on Ed Hochuli Lock and Load: ESPN - OTL: 'Lock And Load' - E-ticket (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=090507/hochuli)

Forum: Football Fri Jan 02, 2009, 01:25pm

Replies: 22 Get Away Signal Views: 4,480 Posted By GPC2 That was the Music City Bowl - that was a good... That was the Music City Bowl - that was a good job by the crew communicating and not enforcing a penalty on that play. I thought that the CUSA crew did a good job in that game. The R did an...

Forum: Football Fri Jan 02, 2009, 09:48am

Replies: 47 Incident in Texas HS Playoff Game Views: 5,634 Posted By GPC2 I'm with you Brett. I'm with you Brett.

Forum: Football Wed Dec 10, 2008, 03:52pm

Replies: 43 Is It Time for Replays at the High School Level? Views: 3,244 Posted By GPC2 Sorry man, I guess I got a little too worked up. Sorry man, I guess I got a little too worked up.

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