Pre-Game Duties

1. Home FJ U BJ Before you start your Pre-game Duties, huddle on the50 yard line (Home Side line) SJ LJ L ECO R Pre-Game Duties

2. LB CB SS DL DE DE DL DL CB LB FS SJ L BJ C WR WR C QB WR TB WR QB WR FB TE QB WR U HC R K TB QB C FB TE C G C C G HC T G T C G C T T LJ FJ

3. HOME R BJ Seven Minutes Before Kick-Off, from the Goal line walk up at the same pace. Pre-Game Duties U

4. HOME LJ L Escort Duties FJ Five Minutes before the scheduled Kick-off Have your Captains at the Goal line. Make eye contact with and signal the other escorting official and walk up the sideline at the same interval. SJ

5. HOME BJ FJ LJ Coin Toss S U R S L SJ

6. HOME BJ LJ FJ S U R S SJ L Coin Toss With Teams in the Same End Zone

7. Opening Kick-Off & Start of the Second Half There is a error on this slide – The LJ and L move to GOAL LINE FJ LJ BJ U R SJ L

8. LJ ERROR - Note:Umpiregoes up the scoring teams Numbers Then Onto Field to Kickers Free Kick Line awaiting Ref. Illegal Motion Signal FJ U Error – Note:TheBack Judge, Side & Field Judge Move up field to Free Kick Positions – BJ on side line – FJ & SJ on Numbers awaiting Ref. Illegal Motion Signal SJ BJ Error Note: The Line Judge & Linesman move to the Goal Line awaiting Ref. Illegal Motion Signal . Pre-Kick Positions After a Score L

9. LJ FJ BJ K K 58 R K 45 R K BJ, SJ & FJ Key on their R players K 62 U R R K 60 K K R 71 K R 76 K K L SJ

10. LJ FJ BJ K K 58 R K 45 R K BJ, FJ & SJ Stay with Keyed players K 62 U R R K 60 K K R 71 K R 76 K K L SJ

11. Linesman & LJ Zone Coverage LJ FJ BJ K K R R K R R K K R U R R K R K K R R K R R K K L SJ

12. Linesman & LJ Move to catch & stay in Zone Coverage LJ FJ BJ K K 58 R K 45 R K K 62 U R R K 60 K K R 71 K R 76 K K L SJ

13. LJ FJ BJ K Umpire Protect Kicker Zone Coverage Inside-Out K R R Referee Goal line Fair Catch K R R K K R U R R K R K K R R K R R K K L SJ

14. LJ FJ BJ Wing and Referee Work together on Touchback or OOB K K 58 R K 45 R K K 62 U R R K 60 K K R 71 K R 76 K K L SJ

15. Linesman & LJ Move up for Catch on Pooch Kicks – Watch for Fair Catch & Interference LJ BJ K K 58 R K 45 R K K 62 U R R K 60 K K R 71 K R 76 K K L FJ

16. BJ L FJ LJ Kicks to the Side zone Wing Officials Side down for the spot Or Catch BJ

17. Referee, Linesman, LJ & FJ trail & Watch action Behind the ball BJ & SJ Take Runner All the way LJ BJ FJ Umpire Trails R U SJ L

18. Obvious On-Side Kick Situations BJ LJ FJ R U SJ L

19. Free Kick After A Fair Catch or Awarded Fair Catch LJ U FJ R Umpire is on the Goal Line and has the Touch back Call BJ No Shift, Go to Positions SJ L

20. KR KR KR KR KR KR KR KR KR KR KR Linesman & Line Judge Line up 30 Yards from R’s Free Kick Line BJ LJ FJ Free Kick After A Safety K K K K K U R K No Shift, Go to Positions K K Referee lines up in the Middle of the Field Slightly deeper than the deepest Receiver. K K K L SJ

21. Home T S S T T T T T S LB LB LJ B E T FJ U G Field Goal H C K G BJ SJ T E B R L Visitor

22. Scrimmage Plays This positioning is for when the ball is snapped from outside the 20 yard line

23. Scrimmage Plays This positioning is for when the ball is snapped from inside the 20 yard line, but outside of the 5 yard line. Goal line is the responsibility of the Side Judge and Field Judge

24. Scrimmage Plays This positioning is for when the ball is snapped from inside the 5 yard line. Goal line is the responsibility of the Linesman and Line Judge Side Judge and Field Judge stay on the corners

25. Scoring Kicks Linesman and Line Judge hold the line of scrimmage Side Judge moves up to “double umpire” Umpire will work the side of the line towards the offensive team’s sideline Field Judge move under press-box side goal post

26. Punts Linesman and Line Judge hold position until ball crosses the line Side Judge and Field Judge stand approximately 5 yards in front of the deepest receiver.

27. Mechanic Notes During time outs, the FJ and LJ box in their team, monitor subs, and notify coach of time outs remaining. On the whistle, direct the team back to the line of scrimmage and out of the team box. Same mechanic for SJ and L. After each play the FJ and SJ accordion in ~5 yards at a 45o angle from the sideline toward the players and stay until the ready for play. After each play HL, LJ, and BJ accordion in ~5 yards straight toward the ball from their position and stay until the ready for play. FJ, SJ, BJ should never be behind the play (except for a change of possession during a down). LJ and L work with FJ and SJ respectively for sideline coverage – BJ has no sideline responsibility. One stays with the spot, the other does sideline clean-up/control.

28. Mechanic Notes New balls are worked in through FJ and SJ. When a play ends in the side zone, FJ/SJ should come up to provide a relay point for passing the ball into the umpire from the defensive side of the line of scrimmage. Return balls that end up out of bounds to the proper sideline immediately through FJ, SJ, and BJ. Goal line is covered by two officials at all times. Don’t bunch up or run over each other in covering longer plays. Communicate – verbal and non-verbal.