I had dinner with my mentor Mark VanGampleare. After I complained about my online poker bad beats, our conversation shifted to the current football season. In recounting a play from a few weeks ago, he said, “We need to ‘make…
I’ve watched quite a bit of video in the past 2 weeks and have noticed some officials are not signaling “stop the clock” when required. All five officials should signal “stop the clock,” not just one or two. Here are…
Most football officials are familiar with the term “momentum exception,” but when pressed to articulate the rule’s components, many are confounded by the nuances, both in description and application. Rules that contain multiple “and” and “or” statements, where several variables…
Hall of Fame executive Branch Rickey famously described baseball as a “game of inches,” correctly observing a single inch can mean the difference between a safe or out call on the bases, a home run or a foul ball, a…
About 6 months ago I stumbled upon a “Recon and Sniper Foundation” Facebook group. They provide useful precepts from a Recon/Sniper perspective, and wouldn’t you know, this morning’s post dovetails nicely with one of the principles we discussed at last…
Poker is a game of human interaction, and experienced players have learned to interpret physical and verbal behaviors to determine the strength or weakness of their opponent’s hand. These unconscious behaviors at the poker table called “tells,” may provide essential…
Robert “Cujo” Teschner, former Air Force F-15C Eagle Fighter Weapons School Instructor and F-22 Raptor Squadron Commander authored a compelling book titled “Debrief to Win.” His book examines the precepts of identifying the root causes behind why a team achieved…
What is the difference between how a mother robin feeds her babies and how a mother chicken feeds her babies? The mother robin partially digests the food and then regurgitates the food into the babies’ mouths. The mother chicken doesn’t…
I’ve viewed some Hudl videos recently that revealed some of our veteran officials are not following the most basic wing mechanics. Here are a few reminders ALL wings should comprehend and apply: Square-off When Indicating Forward Progress Spot The covering…
Each football official is responsible for a specific set of tasks before, during, and after a down. For the two wing officials positioned on the line of scrimmage during a scrimmage down, correctly marking forward progress is arguably their most…
