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Region One Football Officials Association

Learn how to handle inadvertent whistles in football officiating, from avoiding premature whistles to understanding the rules for different play scenarios. Get insights on managing penalties, player possession, and game clock situations with practical case studies.

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Region One Football Officials Association

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  1. Region One Football Officials Association Rule Topics: Inadvertent Whistle We Are All Here to Learn

  2. Officiating 101 • Keep whistle out of mouth • Don’t blow whistle unless you see a player down in possession of the football • Don't blow whistle unless required to do so • It’s harder to see football on dark jerseys • It’s ok to have slow whistle (play kills itself)

  3. If there is an inadvertent whistle… • If you toot it, blow it loud • Bean bag spot of ball (or fumble) • Stop clock (whistle ends the down) • Recover yourself & keep officiating

  4. How to Handle (Rule 4-2-3) • If live ball penalty occurs prior to whistle (ALWAYS) • penalty (if accepted) takes precedence over inadvertent whistle • offended team can accept the penalty, or decline & replay down • Ball is in player possession  accept results of play (at dead ball spot) or replay down • During legal forward pass, legal kick, or snap  Replay down • During backward pass, fumble, illegal forward pass, or illegal kick  team last in possession can either: • put the ball in play where possession was lost; or, • replay the down

  5. Case Study #1 B1 intercepts A’s pass and circles into the end zone (no momentum), and official sounds an inadvertent whistle. • Whose choice on options? B • What are the options? Results of play or replay down • What is the results of the play? Safety

  6. Case Study #2 R1 muffs a scrimmage kick, and official sounds an inadvertent whistle while ball is rolling loose. • Whose choice on options? K • What are the options? Replay down

  7. Case Study #3 A, 1st & 10 from A’s 15 YL. There is 5 seconds left in the game. A1 has long run to B’s 5 YL where B23 causes A1 to fumble. The covering official inadvertently blows whistle while ball is loose. The time expires during the down. • Will there be an untimed down? Yes • What are the options for A? Replay down from previous spot or Take untimed down at spot where possession is lost

  8. QUESTIONS

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