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Don’t Bounce

Thanks to Dan Munroe who shared notes from a football officiating clinic he attended. Superbowl line of scrimmage official Pat Holt and NFL line of scrimmage official Robin DeLorenzo provided this information…

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Use Their Names

Wings will work with at least one ball runner during the game, and the head linesman will work with three or four additional people on the chain crew. I mention this many…

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Ball Handling

In my fourth year I was the line judge on a game with four officials who were arguably the top officials in the association at their respective positions. I was super excited…

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See the Ball!

When I began officiating in 2007, our association began each meeting by having everyone stand, raise their right hands, and recite, “I will not blow my whistle unless I can see the…

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See the Whole Play

Beginning, Middle, and End We need to see the whole play (beginning, middle, and end) to determine if a player fouled. Sometimes we’ll only see the end of the play and throw…

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