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OFFICIATINGAXIOMS

WEWANTQUALITYFOULS,SEEEVERYTHINGYOUCALL,BUTDONTCALLEVERYTHINGYOUSEE,NOTECHNICALFOULS,LETEMPLAY.

DONTREACHFORYOURFLAGUNLESSYOUINTENDTODROPIT.GETANUMBERANDKEEPOFFICIATING.WHENYOUPUTYOURFLAGONTHEFIELD,YOURINTEGRITYISLINKEDTOIT.

ALWAYSSEETHEBALLBEFOREYOUBLOWYOURWHISTLE.

OFFICIATINGAXIOMS

BEAGREAT DEADBALLOFFICIAL. BEDELIBERATEWHENRULINGONAFUMBLEANDGETABEANBAGDOWN.

CRISPBALLMOVEMENT,NOCOMMITTEEMEETINGS,NOWALKINGONTHEFIELD.

COUNTPLAYERSEVERY DOWN. EXCELLENTCOMMUNICATIONSWITHCOACHES,PLAYERSANDOTHEROFFICIALS.COURTESYALWAYS.

OFFICIATINGAXIOMS

IFYOUMISSONE,DONTLOOKBACK.WEMUSTALWAYSBEREADYFORTHENEXTONE.

CONCENTRATION.GIVEEVERYTHINGYOUHAVEONEVERYPLAYFOR48MINUTES,THATSALL(OREXTRAPERIODSIFREQUIRED).

USEPREVENTATIVEOFFICIATINGWHENNEEDED.

OFFICIATINGAXIOMS

DISPLAYINTEGRITY,COURAGE,ANDPOISE.LETTHETIGHTSITUATIONSREVEALYOURTRUECHARACTER.

BEMENTALLYANDPHYSICALLYPREPAREDTOWORKTHEGAME.

ANDABOVEALLELSE,KEEPHUSTLING!

WHENINDOUBT.

INCOMPLETEPASSORFUMBLEINCOMPLETEPASS

FORWARDORBACKWARDPASSFORWARDPASS

KICKORPASSTOUCHEDORNOTTOUCHEDNOTTOUCHED

PASSERFORWARDPASSORFUMBLEFORWARDPASS

WHENINDOUBT..

CATCHORNOCATCHNOCATCH

TOUCHBACKORSAFETYTOUCHBACK

SAFETYOROUTOFENDZONEOUTOFENDZONE

TOUCHDOWNORSHORTSHORT

WHENINDOUBT..

SCOREORNOSCORENOSCORE

FUMBLEORDOWN/DEADFUMBLE

HELMETONOROFFOFF

ACCIDENTALORINTENTIONALCONTACTACCIDENTAL

WHENINDOUBT..

ACCIDENTALORINTENTIONALTOUCHINGACCIDENTAL

ACCIDENTALORINTENTIONALKICKINGACCIDENTAL

LEGALBLOCKORCLIPLEGAL

BLOCKABOVEORBELOWWAISTABOVE

WHENINDOUBT..

5YARDOR15YARDFACEMASK15

ROUGHINGORRUNNINGINTOKICKER/HOLDER

ROUGHING

Andremember..

WHENINDOUBT..

"WHENINDOUBT"DOESNOTMEAN"WHENIT'SCLOSE"

SPECIFICPHILOSOPHIES

CATCHBYAIRBORNEPLAYER

Anairbornereceiverintheprocessofcatchingaliveballinflightwhohasfirstcontactedthegroundinboundsbutwho,asaresultofhisownmomentumoractions,orasaresultofcontactbyanotherplayerorofficial,isfallingtowardthegroundmustsecurelymaintainpossessionoftheballuponhittingthegroundinordertocompletethecatch.

SPECIFICPHILOSOPHIES

WRISTANDANKLETOUCHINGGROUND

Thewristorankleareconsideredpartofthehandorfoot.Theirtouchingthegrounddoesnotcausetherunnertobedownanddoesnotcausetheballinplayerpossessiontobecomedead.

SPECIFICPHILOSOPHIES

FREEKICKLINESANDENCROACHMENT

TeamK'srestraininglineononsideandshortpoochkickoffsshouldbeofficiatedasaplane,andofficialsshouldpenalizeanyplayerotherthanthekickerorholderbreakingtheplanebeforetheballiskicked.Ondeepnormalkickoffs,officialsshouldnotbeastechnical.

SPECIFICPHILOSOPHIES

MOVEMENTBYBACKSPRESNAP

Aplayerlinedupinthebackfieldwhoquicklyandabruptlymovesforwardfromastationarypositionsimulatingactionatthesnaphascommittedadeadballfoulforafalsestart.

Aplayerwhoisinmotionbehindthelineofscrimmagewhoturnstowardthelineearlyandcontinuestomovingforwardatthesnaphascommittedaliveballfoulforillegalmotion.

SPECIFICPHILOSOPHIESALIGNMENTOFLINEMENANDRECEIVERS

Officialsshouldworktomaketheoffensivelinelegal.

Widereceiversorslotbackslinedupoutsidethetightendshouldbeconsideredonthelineofscrimmageandcoveringatightendonlyifthereisno"stagger"betweenthem.Thecoverageshouldbeconsideredlegalifofficialscanseesuchastaggertotheformation.Officialsshouldnotbetootechnicalinjudgingtheformation.Ifareceiverisontheline,hascoveredupatightend,andtheofficialcannotfindaclearstagger,boththereceiverandthetightendshouldbeconsideredontheline.

Officialsshouldtrytoruleinterioroffensivelinemenlegallyonthelineunlessitisclearlyobviousthataplayerislinedupbehindthesnapper.Officialsshouldworktocommunicatewiththeplayerandcoachaboutthiswithoutcallingafoulearlyinthegame.However,whenanoffensiveplayerislinedupwithhisheadclearlybehindthesnapper(space/daylight),theplayerisofftheline,andaliveballfoulshouldbecalledwithoutwarningifthisresultsinanillegalformation.

SPECIFICPHILOSOPHIES

INTENTIONALGROUNDING

Apasserwho,whileunderduress,startshisforwardpassthrowingmotionandisthereaftercontactedbyadefenderbeforetheballleaveshishandmaynothavecommittedintentionalgroundingbecausethecontactmayhaveaffectedthedirectionofthepass.Apasserwho,whileunderduress,iscontactedbyadefenderclearlybeforehebeginshisforwardpassthrowingmotionhascommittedintentionalgroundingifthepassisnotthrownintoanareaoccupiedbyaneligibleoffensivereceiver.

DPICATEGORIES NOTPLAYINGTHEBALL...Earlycontactwithaneligibleopponentwhile

theoffenderisnotplayingtheball.

PLAYINGTHROUGHPLAYER...Earlycontactbymovingthroughthebackofaneligibleopponentwhileattemptingtoplaytheball.

GRABANDRESTRICT...Earlycontactbygrabbinganeligibleopponentinanattempttorestricthimfromattemptingtoplaytheball.

ARMBAR...Extendinganarmacrossthebodyofaneligibleopponentandrestrictinghisabilitytoplaytheball,regardlessofwhethertheoffenderisplayingtheball.

CUTOFF...Contactinwhichtheoffendercutsofforridesaneligibleopponentoutofhispathtotheballwhilenotplayingtheball.

DPICATEGORIES HOOKANDTURN...Grabbingandrestrictinganeligibleopponentinanattempttoplaytheballandinsuchamannerthatcausesthereceiver'sbodytoturnpriortotheball'sarrival.

FACEGUARDING..Clearlyhinderingandobstructinganeligibleopponent'svisionbyaplayerwhoisnotplayingtheballinanattempttopreventtheeligiblefromplayingtheballasitisarriving.Faceguardingdoesnotinvolvecontact,butshouldonlybecalledwhentheplayersarecloseenoughtoclearlyestablishthattheactionsarecausingtheeligiblereceivertolosesightoftheball.

OPICATEGORIES

PUSHOFF...Offensiveplayerinitiatescontactwithadefenderbyshovingorpushingoffandcreatingseparationinanattempttoplaytheball.

DRIVINGTHROUGH...Offensiveplayerdrivesthroughadefenderwhohasestablishedapositiononthefield.

PICKPLAY...Offensiveplayercontactsandpicksoffadefenderwhoisattemptingtocoveraneligiblereceiver.Itisnotapickplayifthedefenderisblockingtheoffensiveplayerwhenthecontactoccursandtheoffensiveplayerdoesnotmakesomeseparateaction.

OPICATERGORIES

BLOCKINGDOWNFIELD...Offensiveplayerblocksadefenderdownfieldduringaplayinwhichalegalforwardpasscrossestheneutralzone.Thedownfieldblockshouldhavesomematerialeffect.Itisnotoffensiveinterferenceisanerrantscreenpassisoverthrownandlandsslightlybeyondtheexpandedneutralzonewhilelinemenareblockingdownfieldunlesstheblockingispreventingadefensiveplayerfromattemptingtoplaytheball.

HOLDING

Aholdingfoulconsistsofsomeformofgrasping,hooking,ortacklingwithrestrictionthatmateriallyaffectsorcouldaffecttheplay.Indecidingwhethertocallaholdingfoul,theofficialshouldconsiderwhethertheactionwasatypeofhold,wheretheholdoccurred,andtheeffectorpotentialeffecttheholdingactionhadontheplay.

Takedownsatthepointofattack,thoseintheopenfield,withinthefreeblockingzoneinorbehindtheneutralzoneandaffectingtheresultoftheplaycreatespecialfocusandshouldbecalledasholdingfouls.

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