Mechanics

In the movie Forever Strong (2008), Coach Larry Gelwix tells one of his players, “Practice doesn’t make perfect; practice makes permanent.” Just like a golf swing, a jump shot, or a soccer…

Over the past few months, I’ve watched hundreds of Hudl clips, and certain mechanics errors keep showing up. None of these are major rule misapplications or judgment issues; they’re the small, routine…

In the movie “Gladiator,” Maximus is in the Roman Colosseum to reenact the Battle of Carthage, where he and a group of gladiators are expected to be slaughtered by a heavily armed…

Here are two Ray Lutz “Forward Progress” posts from August 2007 (Edited for clarity) August 28 Reading your assigned interior blocking keys at the snap makes you a proactive official rather than…

In past Ready for Play articles, we’ve talked about crossover concepts between basketball and football officiating. Here’s another one: in basketball, officials are taught to glance at the bench near the end…

I’m recycling a Ready for Play article from 2024. We’ve had a few penalty enforcement issues in the first few weeks of the season, so this is a good time to remind…