Manitowoc County Sports Officials Association

1. Manitowoc County Sports Officials Association 8/15/07 Football Meeting

2. Attendance

3. Announcements / Games

4. New Rules • Field markings • If not marked, contact AD and WIAA • Future Rules • Read new definitions • Flagrant foul • Helmet contact • Passer – must be a legal forward pass • Can have a personal foul (different penalty) • Head coach disqualified • Can appoint a new one for calling timeouts

5. New Rules That Actually Matter • Defensive foul on touchdown • Consistent with other scoring plays (except safety) • Can enforce penalty on PAT or ensuing KO • If another foul on PAT, have to choose • Does not carry over half-time or into overtime. • These are not “ensuing kickoffs” • Signals if fouls on both?

6. Mechanics • signal the penalty • signal the team committing the foul • signal that the TD counts • point upfield by using an arching motion with the outstretched arm to indicate the delayed enforcement • the BJ would walk off the penalty and give the signalNow if there was a foul on the try • give the penalty they were declining first, show it being declined • then give the one accepted and point upfield in the same way. • BJ just give the signal of the penalty he walked off.

7. New Rules That Actually Matter • New basic spot 10-5-6 and 7 • Study this and review it before games • Fumble goes from the EZ, into the playing field, then OOB • Key is where is the end of the run • If it looks like a touchback (w/o fumble), basic spot is the 20. • If it looks like a safety (w/o fumble), basic spot is the goal line (as it has been).

8. Rule Book and Case Book Changes • Go to the football page on the National Federation page for corrections

9. 2006 Rule Changes • four-snap chin strap shall required • Mouth guards shall be of any readily visible color, other than white or clear • Phones and headsets are permitted for use by anyone during a authorized sideline time-out • An authorized sideline time-out shall be held directly in front of the team box and within the 9-yard mark • A holder may now recover a snap and retain the same options of going back to a knee for the kick, advance, pass or running the ball. • It allows the holder to rise to catch a snap that has bounced in front of him. • The NOTE still says he can’t return to a knee after recovering a muffed or fumbled snap. • The option to use a “planned loose ball” has been removed. • The act of illegally touching the ball by an ineligible player carries the same penalty whether the act occurs behind, in or beyond the line of scrimmage – it is now illegal touching! 5-yards and loss of down.

10. 2005 Rule Changes • 9-yard marks • Players have to be within 9-yard marks after the ready for play and before the snap • Do not extend a period for a foul that carries a loss of down penalty • No more “illegal procedure” • It’s illegal formation, illegal shift, illegal motion • Only one forward pass during a down • No pass interference away from the ball • Momentum exception now includes all loose balls

11. 2004 Rule Changes • No limit on the number of team players who may participate in a timeout conference at the sideline • New Term - Forced Touching • The touching of the ball by a team R player that is caused by a Team K player pushing or blocking R into contact with the ball or if Team K muffs the ball into contact with R. • Forced touching of a kick is ignored. • The PSK window now opens when the ball is snapped (rather than when it crosses neutral zone). The position of the football when Team R fouls is not important.

12. Discussion • Why is it important to penalize illegal formation? • Not enough players on the line – big deal • Really? • How many eligible receivers are there? • 4 backs (including QB) & 2 players on end of line = 6 • Knowing that – defenses are designed to account for up to 5 or 6 receivers (someone has to pass the ball!) • Give the offense one more – defense can’t cover the extra reciever

13. Discussion • Question 84 brought up a great topic • Free kick is laying still on the 5 yard line • R kicks it through his end zone • Result of Play • Touchback or safety? • Touchback • A kick is a kick is a kick. • 2-13-4 Force is not a factor on kicks going into R’s end zone, since these kicks are always a touchback regardless of who supplied the force (casebook 6.3.1) • 2-24-2 A kick ends when a player gains posession or when the ball becomes dead • Penalty enforcement • Loose ball play – basic spot is the previous spot • 5 yard penalty and rekick

14. Bubble Coverage • Theory – there are big bubbles and little bubbles we have to cover • Little bubble – the action around the ball • Big bubbles – everything else • Running Play • Passing Play • Scrimmage Kick • Kick off • FG/PAT kick

15. Goal Post Coverage • Starts a few steps back from the goal post • Even with your upright • BJ has upright and crossbar • Wing has upright • Communicate “yes” or “no” to each other • Take 3 or 4 steps straight out – together • Pause one step – signal • If wide – only the person on that side signals “wide” • If no good – stand up straight to give signal • Don’t bend over at waist

16. SWOA Clinic • My clinicians • Big 10/Arena League referee Dennis Lipske • Leading WIAC referee/ Arena League Terry ? From Oostburg • Others • Big 10 umpire • Several WIAA state officials

17. SWOA Notes • Lipske uses Sharpie to write notes on his hand! • Kicker, QB • Good umpires create positive relationship with defense early – use it later when you need to straighten out stuff • Make it be there • Get the Big One • Wings – go to goal line on snap inside the 5 – NO MATTER WHICH DIRECTION YOU’RE GOING! • Umpires – have signal with wings to indicate you see the ball in the end zone • On scoring kicks – what if the wing doesn’t get to the goal post in time? Plan for it • Wings – always mirror each other’s spots • We were conspicuous in our non-attendance

18. Anything Else?