Manitowoc County Sports
Officials Association
September 2014
Announcements / Games
 Any games—Tom Frieder
 Sept. 16th 5:30 Washington—Need 1 guy
 Special Olympics Football
 October 4 State Tourney at Neenah. Contact Bob Kilas
[email protected] home phone: 920-725-6963 cell
phone: 920-915-2232
 NFHS Part II – Due September 5th….Hope you got it done!!
Self Evaluation
Can be neglected aspect of the job
Good officials use post-game and post-season critique
What should you think about?
Post-game and/or post-season
Did I maintain focus during each play?
Did anything unusual occur? How did I react to it?
Was I comfortable that I knew the rules that came up during the game?
Was I in shape to stay on top of the plays?
Did I get rattled by coaches, weather, or fans?
Watch film (if available)
Read reports from observers…if there are any!! 
Self Evaluation
With the Crew
Did you work together seamlessly in your area, but still help partners
when needed?
Where there too many sets of eyes off the play/other players and not
enough where they were needed – or vice versa?
Consistent in counting players and signaling the crew mates?
Did you call fouls outside your area?
Communication with the crew
Conduct
Mannerisms
Choice of words
Self Evaluation
Great time to do this is during halftime and post-game
Take out rule books…look things up!!!
Look up ruling and penalty enforcements
Inform the coach before the start of the 2nd half so the situation is
remedied and done correctly if it happens again.
Between periods pick the brain of the veteran and if they have any
advice on the play you just had.
Avoid arguments or heated debates…could be bad for the crew
harmony. Be calm, reasonable discussion
Reviewing the work you just did can be as refreshing as that shower.
Must be honest and other input is needed to be helpful and a learning
experience.
Tip – use bookmarks. If something odd happens, tell crew to
“bookmark” that play. Will help you remember to discuss it later.
Self Evaluation
Video….let’s have a critique.
Might be our crews….might not be. Look past the individuals, but watch the
play and how things were handled.
(Hudl Video---nothing specific, just going to pick some games and watch some
film)
Situations
Second and goal at B’s 14 yard line. A1 is roughed as he completes
pass to A2. A2 fumbles at B’s 4 yard line. The ball rolls over the
end line. What is the end result after enforcement?
9-4-4 First and goal for A @ B’s 7 yard line.
Situations
Fourth and goal at B’s four yard line. A1 fumbles at B’s two yard line
and the ball rolls into the end zone, where A2 recovers it while
grounded. What is the end result?
7-4-2 Touchdown for A.
Situations
First and 10 at A’s 10 yard line. B1 intercepts a forward pass at his
own 32 yard line and runs to A’s 20 yard line. As B1 is tackled, A2
grabs and twists B1’s facemask, causing him to fumble. While the
ball is loose, B3 clips A3 at A’s 25 yard line. A4 recovers the fumble
while grounded at A’s 16 yard line. What is the end result of the
play and penalties/enforcements (if any)?
10-2-2a The fouls offset, neither team has an option. The down is
replayed from the previous spot.
Situations
Third and 12 at team A’s 45 yard line. At the snap, A has 10 players on
the field. Five on the line are numbered 50-79, number 80 is on the
end of the line and there are 4 players in the backfield. A1
completes a forward pass to #80 who is tackled at B’s 40 yard line.
Is there a penalty? If so, what? If there is a penalty, what is the
enforcement?
7-2-5 A. Illegal Formation 5 yard penalty.
Situations
A1’s punch at B2 misses. What do you do? Do we have anything
2-11, 9-4-1 A1 is penalized 15 yards and ejected.
Situations
Team K punts from R’s 40 yard line. The kick is untouched beyond the
neutral zone when K1 reaches across R’s goal line and bats the ball
back into the field of play. R2 recovers at R’s 1 yard line and
advances to R’s 3 yard line, where K3 tackles him grasping and
twisting the facemask. What are R’s options?
Ball is dead in NFHS when it breaks the plane of the goal line. R’s ball
at the 20 yard line 1st and 10. 4-2-2d1
Situations
Fourth and 10 on K’s 20 yard line. K1’s punt is blocked. The ball rolls
to K’s 30 yard line and is untouched until K2 downs it there. K is
flagged for illegal formation. What is the ruling?
R will likely decline penalty and take the ball at the spot of K2’s first
touching. If accepted, the enforcement is from the previous spot
and be 4th and 15 from the 15 yard line. 6-2-5, 10-4-2b
Situations
A is attempting a 2 pt. try. A is flagged for illegal motion. A3’s pass is
intercepted by B4, who returns it across A’s goal line. During the
play, B5 holds at B’s 25 yard line. What is the ruling?
Ball is dead when B gains possession. B will decline the illegal motion
penalty and the try is over. 4-2-1i, 7-2-7, 8-3-2b, 8-3-4
Situations
A1 runs for a touchdown on the final timed down of the first half.
During the touchdown run, B2 is flagged for a personal foul. What
do you have?
8-2-2 A may have the penalty enforced on the 2nd half kickoff or on the
following try.
Situations
When the ball is snapped, A’s line has 5 players numbered 50-79 and
split end on one side of the line and a tight end on the other side
covered by a split end. The split ends and tight end are wearing
eligible numbers. Can the tight end catch a pass behind the line?
Yes. Tight end can catch legally backward pass, but not a forward
pass either behind the line or beyond the line. 7-2-5a, 7-4-2, 7-5-6
Situations
4th and 10 on K’s 30 yard line. K1’s punt is short and high. R2
attempts to catch it at K’s 40 yard line, but muffs it. The loose ball is
recovered by K3 at K’s a) 35 yard line, or b) 28 yard line. What is
the ruling in both situations?
• Ball is dead when K gains possession. 1st and 10 at the 35 for K.
• K may advance ball.
• 4-2-2f, 6-2-3, 6-2-4
Situations
Team K’s ball, fourth and two at its own 20 yard line. K1’s punt hits the
ground at team K’s 30 yard line, where it is muffed by R2. The ball
rolls to team K’s 18 yard line, where K3 recovers and then throws a
forward pass to eligible K4. The pass is incomplete. How is the play
handled?
1st and 10 for K at the 20 yard line. See 5-1-3f. The team in possession
of the ball at the end of a down where a scrimmage kick has crossed
the neutral zone and been first touched by R entitles that team in
possession to a new series of downs. Furthermore, 6-2-3 says any
K player may catch or recover a scrimmage kick behind the neutral
zone and advance it. How they try to advance it is irrelevant but 5-13f still applies. Don't guess....READ THE BOOK
Targeting
Been a big topic of discussion with lots of “what if’s”
Education is the key
Video Part II
Discussion?
Next Meeting
September 11
7pm
Jackson Elementary School