Did High School Football Officials Get It Right On Hit That Injures Player?

Did High School Football Officials Get It Right On Hit That Injures Player?

Training Clip #89

Show the video at a training session and add your own commentary. Use the clip to start a rules/mechanic discussion.

If you're watching alone, ask yourself: How would you rule on the play? What are the applicable rules and mechanics?

00:00 The Play
00:21 Replay
00:40 Close-Up & Slow Motion
00:55 White Hat's Signal
01:13 Final Replay

[eliassaltz]

Correct call for BSB. Could also add on a UNS for the big muscle flex.

[mikesaylors]

Kudos to the LJ for officiating and not ball watching.

[ronschafer]

Good Call by the wing official. Also a good example of officiating to the end of the play. We missed the end of the run by a couple yards.

[ronquirk]

I like the BSB call by the wing official. We need to continue to referee the play and get the spot. As wing officials we need to follow and run with the play even if it is on the other side of the field. The LJ doesnt start running until the QB is 15/20 yards down field. This is the exact play/reason why we need to officiate all plays to the end. We miss a spot, we could have made the call a lot more believable if we were 15-20 closer to the infraction. Flexing on or by an opponent is unsporting...if you want to clean it up we need to penalize it.

[briandow]

Absolutely good call. Make sure you get the spot of the end of the run. There are also deep wing officials that should probably be primary on this and the one at the top of the screen does have a flag down. As an LOS, you can wait to see if the primary official calls it and if not, you can finish the play and throw your flag when you are coming in with the spot.

[jthall]

Good call. Terrible job on getting a spot...I have the runner down at the 33 and it appears the U is standing at the 38 beginning to mark off the penalty. The LTG is the +46. If we mark off the penalty from the 33, where the runner is down, then its 3/2 at the +48. If they mark it off from the 38 then we end up with 3/7 at the -47. Film does not show how it ended up.

[karlmartin]

Absolutely a BSB and dead ball UNS same player. Take them back 30 yards from the end of the run. 1st and ten from A39.

[benhatfield]

At first I thought it was 9-3-4n or even m, but thought no it's away from the play just go with something simple like g. But then I was thinking no way this is 9-3-4b for sure. Then I saw the replay to confirm it, and the qb scrabble was away but comes downfield fairly close to this. So yeah all of those apply, but I'd say good enough call. It's all just PFs maybe just don't announce that part as is applicable on other PFs.