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Tennessee Secondary School
Athletic Association
Football 7 Man Mechanics
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Proper
Positioning
Press Box
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Score
BoardCoin Toss
LJ
BJL
RU
SJ
FJC
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Proper Positioning Press Box
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Score
Board
After Coin Toss To Kick Off
KU
SJ
BJ
L
LJ
R
FJ
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Proper Positioning Press Box
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Score
Board
R
L
LJ
Kick Off
Count R
U
K
BJFJ
SJ
Count K
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Kick Off-Side Zone
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Kick Off-End Zone
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Proper Positioning Press Box
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Score
Board
FJ
USJ
R
BJ
Onside Kick – Six In The BoxReferee to Determine When to Go to
Six in the Box
L
LJ
Did The Ball
Hit The Ground?
Did The Ball
Go 10 yards?
Did Either Team
Touch The Ball?
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Standard Play Proper Positioning Press Box
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1S
core
Board
Standard Play
FJ
U
SJ L
LJ
BJ25 Yards
20 Yards
20 Yards
R
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20 – 6 Yard Line Proper Positioning Press Box
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1Inside The 20 Yard Line
FJ
U
SJ
R
L
LJ
BJOn The Endline
At The Pylon
At The Pylon
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Press Box
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1Approaching The Goal Line
U
BJ
5 Yard Line
2
R
FJ
SJ L
LJ
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Reverse Goal Line Mechanics Press Box
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Reverse Goal Line Mechanics
U
BJ
5 Yard Line
FJ
SJ
2
R
L
LJ
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Counting Press Box
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1S
core
Board
Pre-Snap Duties
FJ
U
SJ
R
L
LJ
BJ
Count Offense
Chains
Count Defense
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Boxing The Play InThe “Accordion” Principle
Press Box
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1S
core
Board
Collapsing Box Coverage
U
BJ
X X X X X X
“Accordion” Principle
- Dead Ball Officiating- Talk To Players- Break Up
Confrontations- Make A Presence
LJFJ
LJ and L
Square In
At The Spot
All Officials
“Accordion” In
SJ
R
2
L
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Collapsing Box
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Keep Relative Positioning Press Box
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1S
core
Board
Long Run Down Sideline
FJ
U
LSJ
LJ
BJ
Trailing
Official
20 Yards
RAt The Snap,BJ And Deep Wings
Start Backing Up
Leading
Official
Assume
Goal Line
Position
Get The Spot
Clean Up
Out-Of-Bounds
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Keep Relative Positioning
- Don’t Run Over The SJ Or FJPress Box
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1S
core
Board
Long Run Down Sideline
FJ
U
SJ
LJ
20 Yards
R
Trailing
Official
Leading
Official
Assume
Goal Line
Position
Signals Touchdown
2 Yard Line
BJ
L
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Ball Down on the 1 Yard Line
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Pro Set Press Box
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1S
core
Board
Initial Keys
FJ
U
SJ L
LJ
BJ
R
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Double Wing Press Box
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core
Board
Initial Keys
FJ
U
SJ L
LJ
BJ R
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Trips Formation Press Box
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core
Board
Initial Keys
FJ
U
SJ
R
L
LJ
BJ
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“Stacked” Formation Press Box
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core
Board
Initial Keys
FJ
U
SJ
R
L
LJ
BJ
No Formal Keys
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Double Tight End Press Box
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core
Board
Initial Keys
FJ
U
SJ
R
L
LJ
BJ
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Punt Proper Positioning Press Box
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core
Board
Punt Mechanics
BJ
3 0
<FJ
SJ
LJ
L
R
U
If Inside the 45, Set Up on Goal Line
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Press Box
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Score
Board
“Reverse” Mechanics
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FJ
SJ
4
L
UBJ
RTrailing
Official
Leading
Official
LJAssume Goal
Line Position
Reverse Mechanics- Occurs On Punt And Interception Returns, L/SJ
And LJ/FJ Duties Flip
R Has Goal Line Duty
2 Yard
Line
Signals
Touchdown
Referee SharesGoal Line Duty(Don’t Get Beat)
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FG And Try Proper Positioning Press Box
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4FG And Try Mechanics
FJU
SJ
R
L
LJ
BJ
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If Blocked or Faked Outside the 25, FJ and BJ move to Pylons
on
the goal line.
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FG And Try Proper Positioning Press Box
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4Swinging Gate Mechanics
FJU
SJ
R
L
LJ
BJ
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If Blocked or Faked Outside the 25, FJ and BJ move to Pylons
on
the goal line.
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Press Box
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4After Try for Point Mechanics
LJ
R
L
BJ
U
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SJ
FJ
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2Measurement Mechanics
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U
BJ
2
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SJ
L
L
RFJ
SJ
Press Box
LJ
Field Judge
Clears Players Away
And Secures A New Ball
If Appropriate
Side Judge
Takes Charge
Of The Box
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Measurement
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Tennessee Secondary School
Athletic Association
Football 7 Man Mechanics
