Forum: Football
Tue Oct 20, 2009, 09:28am
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,359
Umpire mechanics
I worked my first varsity game as an umpire the other night and have a few questions regarding dead ball mechanics...
After spotting the ball, you're supposed to stand over it...until the RFP or...
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Forum: Football
Tue Oct 20, 2009, 08:37am
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,667
snap infraction
JV game the other night...the center was hiking the ball relatively slowly (compared to most centers I've seen). The opposing coach asked me, "Isn't that a snap infraction?" I told him no, as long...
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Forum: Football
Thu Oct 15, 2009, 07:23pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,921
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Forum: Football
Thu Oct 15, 2009, 07:21pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,946
B player
I guess I forgot to mention that it was obvious that B player was struggling to get way...frantically. But then again, it looked like A was as well...which made sense after I found out what was...
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Forum: Football
Thu Oct 15, 2009, 12:47pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,921
blood on sock
I saw a B player's knee was bleeding last night and he had blood on his sock, so we sent him out. Meanwhile, we were admistering a penalty on the field, so in that short time, they got the blood...
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Forum: Football
Thu Oct 15, 2009, 12:42pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,946
holding call
Working as HL in a freshman game last night...sweep comes my way...I look ahead of the runner and this A player has a B player in what looks like a death grip...they're holding onto each other for...
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Forum: Football
Tue Oct 13, 2009, 03:19pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,280
clarification
I guess what I meant was....I realize that if the receiver is twenty yards away from the pass, you probably wouldn't call it. And if he's five yards from the pass, you might call it. But what about...
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Forum: Football
Tue Oct 13, 2009, 11:44am
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,280
"Catchability"?
So I just got the Redding study guide (NFHS) the other night and came to a part where I have a question...
Chapter 5: The Passing Game. Pass Interference (page 43).
It says "Contact by a...
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Forum: Football
Tue Oct 13, 2009, 11:34am
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Replies: 25
Views: 6,737
encroachment
I had a play like #1) last night....several times. WR lines up in the neutral zone, then turns his head and points at me, then quickly looks back to the line of scrimmage without even waiting to see...
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Forum: Football
Wed Oct 07, 2009, 10:16am
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,617
Hustling versus Hurrying
I've had several white hats this year tell me to slow down. But other things I've heard and read say you're supposed to hustle. How do you know when you're "hustling", but not "hurrying" too much? ...
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Forum: Football
Sun Oct 04, 2009, 08:44pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,164
eyes
What are you looking at as the ball is coming into the receiver? Are you watching the receiver or the approaching K players or both?
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Forum: Football
Sun Oct 04, 2009, 06:28pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,164
Punts
So I've been studying punts a lot the last few days...seems to me like these are the most common scenarios of what could happen and what I (as a back judge) should do during each of them.
- R1...
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Forum: Football
Fri Oct 02, 2009, 01:41pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 5,413
Crack-back blocks
[QUOTE=Reffing Rev.;623420]Watch WR on potential crack-back blocks.
QUOTE]
I always hear people say to watch for crack-block blocks? Are they illegal or only if they block in the back, down...
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Forum: Football
Fri Oct 02, 2009, 10:24am
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,671
Back Judge
I've been working HL in JV / Freshman games for the last two years, but just got asked to work Back Judge in a varsity game in two weeks. I'm going to work with the crew next week in a JV game to...
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Forum: Football
Fri Oct 02, 2009, 10:00am
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,466
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Forum: Football
Fri Oct 02, 2009, 09:37am
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,466
Sprint to the end zone
On a long sweep to the opposite side, when do you stop “watching the trash” on the backside and start sprinting with the ball carrier to get to the end zone in time to signal the touchdown?
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Forum: Football
Thu Oct 01, 2009, 02:46pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,643
Offsides / Encroachment on kickoff
I was working head linesman the other night in a JV game and on a kickoff one of the K players crossed the free kick line before the kicker kicked the ball. I blew my whistle to stop the play and...
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Forum: Football
Thu Oct 01, 2009, 08:10am
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Replies: 49
Views: 12,670
Free kick after a fair catch?
OK, so I was studying last night and I came across this rule about getting a free kick after a fair catch (or an awarded fair catch). I've read it several times, but I can't ever wrap my mind around...
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Forum: Football
Wed Sep 30, 2009, 02:36pm
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,081
USA football online course
USA Football: Product Info (http://www.usafootball.com/cepofficials)
Has anyone ever gone through this course? I was just wondering if it was worth looking into. It doesn't tell you how much it...
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Forum: Football
Wed Sep 30, 2009, 02:35pm
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,000
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Forum: Football
Wed Sep 30, 2009, 02:33pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,782
Links to these books
The Redding Study Guide to NFHS Football Rules
Honig's Whistle Stop Online Store - Products (http://www.honigs.com/detail.asp?Cat=1&Sub=123&Item=561)
FRI-HS - SIMPLIFIED AND ILLUSTRATED:...
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Forum: Football
Wed Sep 30, 2009, 02:29pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,782
Best books on Football Officiating?
I'm currently finishing up reading a few different books and trying to decide what to read next. I was wondering what books you guys think are most valuable...other than the NFHS rules book,...
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Forum: Football
Wed Sep 30, 2009, 01:32pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,160
this forum vs. nfhs
Do you guys patronize both this forum and that NFHS forum or do most people look at just one or the other? Which one is better and why?
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Forum: Football
Wed Sep 30, 2009, 01:30pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,160
Film
Where is the best place to find film to watch? I know in another posting the guys were talking about getting copies of their Friday night games from the AD, but I'm not on a varsity crew yet. Do...
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Forum: Football
Wed Sep 30, 2009, 08:44am
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Replies: 34
Views: 4,641
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