Mechanics

In the previous Ready for Play article, we discussed how going slow enhances officiating, and how patience, processing, and calm decision-making help us see the whole play and get it right. On…

One of the hardest skills for officials to learn, and one of the most important, is knowing when to slow down. Games move fast. Players move fast. Emotions move fast. But good…

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…