Mechanics of Officiating
• The 3 basic positions and their responsibilities
• Referee
• Back Judge
• Head Linesman
Mechanics of Officiating
• All officials have equal jurisdiction in calling penalties.
• Only the whistle kills the play.
• Insure that you see the ball and the touch.
• Penalties that occur during the play do NOT stop the play.
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RefereeR Duties on
Scrimmage Play• Set bean bags
• Announce down
• Whistle the play in/start 20 second play clock
• Count defensive players
• Indicate when 5 seconds are left on 20 second play clock
• Watch for interference on rush
• Look for remote zone interference / rough play
• Look for pass interference
• Watch for tags and rough tags
• After whistle: Reset bags if appropriate
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HL position HL Duties on Scrimmage Play
• Watch for offsides
• Watch R for lining up offside
• Move at least as far as 1st down bag or…move downfield with play, watching for infractions and spot of ball
Special Situations for HL
• Goal Line Plays– Goal Line becomes 1°
responsibility– When the ball is snapped,
move downfield but hold at the Goal Line.
– You must determine the forward point of the ball when the player is tagged. If it breaks the plane of the goal…touchdown!
– The above applies on convert attempts.
• Punts– Hold the LoS until you are
certain that the ball will cross the LoS, in flight.
– If the punt is good, hustle downfield and get parallel to the ball carrier, and follow them.
– Call “no yards” where applicable
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Back Judge Position
BJ Duties on Scrimmage Play
• Count offensive players
• Note side R is on.
• Watch for double rush
• Watch for interference on rush or remote zone interference on center
• Watch for QB tags and rough tags
• Signal direction of pass (on or offside)
• If QB scrambles and throws note point of release (was he over the LoS?)
• After whistle: Give bags to R if appropriate
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•HL moves downfield after determining there has been no offsides.•Call tags & rough play
•BJ moves downfield after determining the kick has travelled 20 yards, keeping outside the widest player on the receiving team.•Call tags & rough play
•R moves behind ball carrier to watch for touch. •Signals onside or offside pass.
WATCH for ROUGH PLAY!
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