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    Rules changes -- I guess we didn't need any

    When the only "rules change" closes a loophole no one knew existed anyway, I'm guessing not much is going to happen. There might be some editorial changes, and I expect the NFHS to make kneepads covering knees a point of emphasis this year. We'll see. The rule change said that home teams, which...
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    Basketball-Can an official forfeit a game for fan comments?

    When my son was 7 or 8, he took part in the long-lived American activity of finding other boys your age and throwing a small, souvenir football around behind one endzone while a varsity game was going on. The high school's SRO came over and, instead of just telling them to stop or move someplace...
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    Rules changes for football?

    I think the powers-that-be are meeting in Indy this weekend or next to hash that out. Then there's a couple of weeks of foot-dragging and crafting poorly worded statements about the changes that usually just lead to confusion and revision in the summer, I'd look for that release first week of...
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    Basketball-Can an official forfeit a game for fan comments?

    Since no one is answering this question, I'm going to take a stab at it. Maybe someone with better knowledge can step in and clarify, if needed. My guess is: the official can declare a forfeit and leave, but I doubt it will stand. What would almost certainly happen is the schools would appeal...
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    Sideline Warnings

    Well, that's pretty simple. One person does his job ON the field and one does not, so tbe fault lies with the guy on the field who didn't need to be there.
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    Sideline Warnings

    Witnessing something is not indication that it's in the rules. In this case, there is absolutely no rules support for flagging a reporter for sideline interference. The reporter can be removed (I almost did that myself) but a team cannot be penalized. I know of an official who flagged a band...
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    Sideline Warnings

    I think the number of sideline warnings in my games is about the same. I've emphasized it for years. I also remember why the rules came about. In Texas there was a game where an official collided with an assistant coach who was in the restricted zone (I believe he was on the sideline or maybe a...
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    Sideline Warnings

    I've got the Rules Book right here. Please tell me the Rule number, section and article you are citing.
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    Here is my question

    I'm not sure what i need to do better than... you basically said the exact same thing I said. Your understanding is correct, it's just nomenclature at this point. I use the wording of the rule book. Hurdling, by definition, is a foul. If a player is contacting the ground with more than just...
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    Here is my question

    To simplify it, hurdling is a safety foul to keep people from putting their cleats in someone's neck. Not many high school players can actually hurdle an opponent. It puts both players at risk. To be a hurdle, the hurdler must lead with the feet or knees. Diving over an opponent is ok. The...
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    Sideline Warnings

    No, he cannot flag a team because of a photographer ot affiliatted. If thtere is a problem take it up with ame administration. Althouugh no photog wants to cost a team yards by being in the way, so maybe a threat to do so is enough.
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    Sideline Warnings

    It's no more of a point of emphasis this year than any other year. There are guys who abuse it but they should be handled. You say coaches are at the numbers, so I have to assume this is between plays, because if it was during a play, that would not work at all. Between plays, I don't have a...
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    Here's my gripe

    Couple of things: You're right that everyone on the field should hustle. Being slack or lazy is not professional. Point 1 -- I have known lazy and unmotivated officials the entire time I've been doing this, and that goes back quite a ways. (I joined this board in 1999 and I wasn't exactly a...
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    Officials Question

    The linesman and line judge have spots until the ball reaches the 2 yard line. The side judge and field judge have the goal line and spots between the 2 and the goal line. Obviously, high school runners tend to be a little faster than us older fellas working the games and they sometimes get well...
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    PA warned in college games

    It happened in the Colorado game. Never had an issue in one of my games because it's not a rule in high school. There is a rule about it in the VHSL handbook, but that's for administrators to handle, not officials. I have told PA guys they cannot be on the mic during a live ball. Some think...
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    On field mechanics question

    There are several reasons an official from one side of the field throws a DPI on the other side. Some are decent reasons, some are not. If he's truly just out there officiating the whole field, he'll quickly get a rep for doing this and no one will want to work with him. It's called "fishing in...
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    On field mechanics question

    I would say that's a very rare circumstance. In most circumstances, the official on one side of the field should not be watching the other side of the field, although there may be extenuating circumstances. If it happens when I'm on the field, we're going to have a very deep conversation then...
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    Question

    The opponent can be flagged for continuing to play against a player without a helmet. I guess it's a case by case thing, but yes, it can be called against the player and/or the opponent. There are also times when no one is flagged, Consider this play from the Case Book. 2nd and 4 from the...
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    Question

    If a helmet comes off, he's got to stop. Period End of story. He cannot continue to chase the ball or block, depending on whether he's on offense or defense. If it comes off the runner, the whistle sounds and the play is dead then and there. If the player without a helmet is blocked or...
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    Is this possible?

    I guess that's open for interpretation. Rule 9-9-1: ...A player or non-player or person(s) not subject to the rules shall not hinder play with an unfair act which has no specific rules coverage. Is the fan causing such a racket that he hinders play? I wasn't there so I don't know, but you can...
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