Weekly Dozen 2025, Week 6 examines NFHS football officiating through game-film breakdowns of goal-line mechanics, off-ball fouls, blindside blocks, holding, deceptive false starts, fake punts, post-scrimmage-kick enforcement, substitution violations, and the eye discipline officials need to cover their assigned responsibilities.
Weekly Dozen 2025, Week 5 examines NFHS football officiating through 12 game-film breakdowns. Review catch-versus-fumble rulings, illegal formations and shifts, blocks in the back, helping the runner, pass interference, roughing the passer, free-kick rulings, holding principles, and patient whistle discipline.
Weekly Dozen 2025, Week 4 examines NFHS football officiating through game-film breakdowns of free-kick enforcement, blindside blocks, illegal formations, change-of-possession fouls, pop-up kicks, pass-play responsibilities, and the five-person mechanics officials need when unusual plays test the crew.
Weekly Dozen 2025, Week 3 examines NFHS football officiating through game-film breakdowns of roughing the passer, quarterback contact, goal-line mechanics, intentional grounding, ineligible players downfield, offensive pass interference, blindside blocks, and the eye discipline officials need to make credible rulings.
Weekly Dozen 2025, Week 2 examines NFHS football officiating through 12 game-film breakdowns. Review passing-play keys, eye discipline, encroachment, offensive pass interference, holding, penalty enforcement, onside-kick coverage, blindside blocks, defenseless receivers, and the five-person mechanics needed to make credible rulings.
Weekly Dozen 2025, Week 1 examines NFHS football officiating through 12 game-film breakdowns. Review eye discipline, passing-play keys, scrimmage-kick coverage, forward progress, fumbles, holding, ineligible players downfield, illegal substitutions, and the five-person mechanics officials need to make credible rulings.
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It’s interesting how we can sometimes review a play’s description on paper and quickly and confidently decide how we’d officiate the action, but when we see the same play on the football field, it takes us by surprise and we…
