Everyone on the Crew Should Stop the Clock!
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.…
How to Officiate the Momentum Exception
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…
Understanding Clock Management: Seconds Count on the Gridiron
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…
How to Become a Trained High School Football Observer
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…
Poker and Football Tells: Improve Your Situational Awareness on the Field
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…
Debrief to Win: How to Improve as a Crew and Individual
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.”…
Your Officiating Development: Do you Want to be a Robin or Chicken?
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…
Wing Imperatives: Don’t Officiate a Game Without Them!
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…
Wing Official Essential Elements: Be a Complete Wing
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…
Every Game is Important to the Players
We’ve had the privilege of having former CSFOA officials who have worked NCAA National Championship games speak to our association. I’m going to sprinkle some…