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1. AzFOA 2007 White Hat Clinic

2. AzFOA White Hat Clinic Welcome David Alvarez President AzFOA

3. 2007 AzFOA White Hat Clinic • 9:00 am to Noon – Officials • 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm – Coaches THESAMEMESSAGEGETS EVERYONEONTHESAME PAGE!!!

4. TODAY’S AGENDA • 2006 Rules Review • 2007 Rule Changes • 2007 Mechanics Changes • Philosophies and Video Review

5. MAIN GOALS • ALL CREWS ON THE SAME PAGE • TEACH THE COACHES WHAT’S ON THAT PAGE • CONSISTANCY !!! • EVERY GAME • EVERY NIGHT • EVERY ARIZONA OFFICIAL

6. Challenges • Challenge 1 • - Be Open Minded • Challenge 2 • - Develop a Consistent Officiating • Philosophy • Challenge 3 • - Learn and Use Approved Mechanics • ONLY!

7. How to Accomplish the Challenge #1 • Don’t be afraid to try new ideas • Definition of insanity: “Trying to achieve a different result by doing it the same old way”

8. How to Accomplish the Challenge #2 • Philosophy – We can read mechanics and rulebooks. We can work a game and call it exactly as we see it. But philosophy is difficult to grasp. That is the benefit of attending clinics, meetings and having an association to share and discuss with. • Coaches want consistency within the crew, as well as from crew to crew.

9. 2007 AzFOA White Hat Clinic • House Keeping Notes • 15 minute break half way through • Restrooms out and to the right • Make sure you sign in • Check out the NEW AzFOA gear

10. 2007 NFHS Rule Changes

11. In Rule 2, butt blocking, face tackling and spearing are now under "Helmet Contact -- Illegal". Examples of illegal helmet contact that could result in disqualification include, but are not limited to: a) illegal helmet contact against an opponent lying on the ground b) illegal helmet contact against an opponent being held up by other players and c) illegal helmet-to-helmet contact against a defenseless opponent.

12. FLAGRANT FOUL A flagrant foul will be defined as a foul that may or may not involve physical contact, but involves such acts as fighting, contacting a game official, fouls so severe as to place an opponent at risk, persistent or extreme abusive conduct and the use of vulgar language or gestures.

13. The Field and Markings 1-2-3d: A 4-inch-wide broken restraining line shall be placed around the outside of the field, at least 2 yards from the sidelines and end lines, as an extension of the line limiting the team box area. The only exception to this rule will be in stadiums where the total field enclosure does not permit the line. 1-2-3k: A line, 4 inches wide and a minimum of 24 inches in length, shall be centered in the field

14. Basic spots for enforcement of penalties In Rule 8-2-2, an enforcement option has been added when there is a foul by the opponent of a team scoring a touchdown. In addition to its previous option of accepting the result of the play and having the penalty enforced on the try-for-point, the scoring team may choose to have the foul enforced on the ensuing kickoff. The basic spot will be the 20-yard line for plays when the end of the related run is in the end zone followed by a loss of possession and the ball re-enters the playing field and then goes out of bounds.

15. OTHER A coach who assumes the head coaching responsibility during a game (when the head coach has been disqualified) to call a time-out.

16. Mechanics Mechanics Changes Brian Mahoney

17. The following are theONLYallowable exceptions to the NHFS Mechanic Manual !!!!!

18. SCRIMMAGE KICK POSITIONS L will move downfield to the same yard line as B(III.A.1) except when the ball is snapped inside the 3 yard line.

19. R H U B L

20. R H L U B

21. RUNNING/PASSING PLAYS B to begin 20-25 yards from snap and always deeper than the deepest Team B player (V.A.1)

22. R H L U B

23. R H L U B

24. FIELD GOALS AND PAT SWINGING GATE - Officials stay in the normal scrimmage position (B under the hook post, R covering the non-hook post) until the kicking team shifts into kicking formation. Following the shift, officials will assume normal positions for FG.

25. B U H L R

26. B L U H R

27. KEYS For scrimmage plays, the Linesman and Line Judge will always have initial responsibility for the widest eligible receiver to their side. B has inside receiver(s).

28. R H L U B

29. R H L U B

30. KEYS Trips – B has inside two receivers, Stacked – B has two flanked (backfield) receivers.

31. R H L U B

32. ADDITIONAL MECHANICS • L/H will punch off backward passes • (FORWARD PASS III.B.3) Signal with closed • fist extended towards offensive backfield. • During penalty enforcement, H will not move • the box until ball is placed following • enforcement. When possible, all flags should be • covered by any available official (PENALTIES • III.B, PENALTIES VII.B.1). • Backfield player shifts to a position on the end • of the line – arm across chest

39. Catch/No CatchPass InterferencePersonal Fouls Tom Scarduzio

40. To be ruled a catch the receiver must be able to demonstrate and maintain firm control of the football. When in doubt if the player establishes firm control, he has not. • Catch – If the ball touches the ground in the receiver’s hands, any loss of control of the ball makes the pass incomplete; if there is no loss of control after contact with the ground, it is a catch. • If a receiver who is airborne controls the ball and is either contacted or falls to the ground on his own, whether in-bounds or out-of-bounds, he must maintain control of the ball through his fall to be awarded a catch. If the ball never touches the ground, the receiver can regain control as long as he remains inbounds. • Be definite on catch before giving catch-fumble ruling. If there is any question, rule incomplete. Catch/No Catch

43. Pass Interference Notes • If there is any question whether player contact is incidental, the ruling should be no interference. • Defensive players have as much right to the path of the ball as eligible offensive players. • Both players have a right to the ball and there must be “an obvious intent to impede” to rule pass interference. • There can be no pass interference at or behind the LOS or if the pass does not cross the neutral zone, but defensive actions such as tackling a receiver can still result in a penalty for defensive holding.

44. Not DPI/OPI • Incidental contact by a defender’s hands, arm, or body when both players are competing or neither player is looking for the ball. If there is any question whether contact is incidental the ruling shall be no interference. • Inadvertent tangling of feet when both players are playing the ball or neither player is playing the ball. • OPI will not be called on a screen pass where the ball is overthrown behind the LOS but subsequently lands beyond the LOS and linemen are blocking downfield.

45. OPI • Initiating contact with a defender by shoving or pushing off thus creating a separation in an attempt to catch a pass. • Driving through a defender who has established a position on the field. • If the pass has not been thrown and the block occurs anywhere downfield, call OPI if the pass subsequently crosses the LOS (except # 4 below). • If the pass has been thrown and a block occurs in the same half of the field where the ball is thrown, call OPI.

48. Personal Fouls • Contact with the helmet in an attempt to punish is always a foul whether by the offense or defense. • For late hits away from the ball near the end of the play, lean towards dead-ball rather than live-ball foul. • Obviously out of the play - Blocking an opponent 10 yards or more behind the runner shall be deemed unnecessary roughness. • When a player is hit after giving himself up, a foul is warranted. • When in doubt on action against the passer, it is roughing the passer if the defender’s intent is to punish. • For contact to the front of the passer, when there are two steps taken by the defensive player before contacting the passer, it is a foul. • Hits above the shoulder on the quarterback with anything, i.e. hand, helmet, etc. no matter how slight, is a foul. • 5-yard facemask fouls are rare but if it is a grasp and then let go, it can be called. If the head moves it is a 15-yard foul. When in question it is a 15-yard foul. Offensive facemask and dead-ball facemask fouls are always 15-yards.