Ball rotation made easy
This will make you look good or bad
It’s up to you!
Pre-game Rules
• Do not change out the ball every down
– Unless its wet
• Do not let a 8 year old run the ball out
• Everyone hustles but does not rush
• 2 ball persons on each sideline
– One with Deep wing
– One with Short wing
• A good pregame with ball persons
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Two Ball Persons
per side are
required – One
short and one
Deep
Rotation Rules
• When the ball is dead from the middle of the
field to the numbers (Both Sides) – the Umpire
shall hustle over and retrieve the ball and spot
it.
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If the ball is Dead
Inside this Box – U
Goes and gets the
ball and
Spots it!
Rotation Rules
1. Ball is dead outside the numbers (other teams
side line):
– Short wing spots the ball on foot
– Offside deep works in a new ball to umpire
– Umpire should be out shouting for a new ball
2. Ball is dead out the numbers (same team
side):
– Short wings spot the ball on foot
– Umpire gets new ball in from deep wing
– Umpire should be out shouting for a new ball
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Rotation Rules
Long Pass down Field – complete – Middle of the
field to #’s
– Umpire gets and spots ball
Long Pass down Field – complete – Outside #’2
– Spot ball on wing
– New ball thrown in deep
Long Pass down field – incomplete:
– Ball is thrown out deep
– New ball is thrown in short
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Rotation Rules
– Free Kicks
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Deep wings get new ball in
Short wings get old ball out
Umpire get to the spot
Always old ball down – then ball down and then Old Ball Out!
– Scrimmage Kicks
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Short Wing get new ball in
Deep Wing place old ball down
Umpire spots new ball
Deep wing gets Bean bag
Short wing old ball out or deep SJ (common sense here)