THIS IS A PDF FILE THAT FULLY ILLUSTRATES THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOLDING, WHERE AND WHEN THEY ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR AND WHO WILL LIKELY COMMIT THEM.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOLDIN

The assigning of varsity games this year was more difficult than in any year in the past. We have 2 fewer varsity games this year than last season due to the college crew receiving a full high school schedule. We have ten officials with several years of experience. I tried very hard to give every one their fair share of the pie. That does not mean equal share. I have a responsibility to the schools to make sure the crew assigned to their games is skilled enough to handle that particular game.

Check this schedule and notify myself or John Carricato immediately if their are conflicts. I did not get availability info from John V ( fire department and son playing) or Tim A ( AFA games) and I suspect they will both have conflicts that will need to be re-scheduled.

Sub-varsity games will be assigned after the meeting on August 5th. It is very important that you attend that meeting.

This handout is a spred sheet xls

2003 assignments

Here is a breakdown of NF rules enforcement. It is a handy guide to use when studying rule enforcement. It is based on 1999 rules but is still quite useful

Football penalty Summary

Some thoughts about our personal attitude and how it effects those around us.

Attitude_IS_everything.doc

Here is an outline of some of the basic officiating mechanics we will try to execute and refine this season.

Mechanics_fundamentals.doc

Here is another look at what I believe to be a good solid fundamental penalty enforcement philosophy.

Penalty_enforcment_Philosophy_99.doc

Here are some thoughts about officiating on the side lines.

Working_out_of_bounds.doc

fThis is the first draft of what was to become an article in Referee Magazine written by our association President Mr. George Demetriou. It has many good thought about how to deal with players on the field.

Dealing_with_players.doc

This is an article by Lee Jones a Texas football official that appeared on E-Referee in October of last year. e-Referee is now officiating.com and is a really good site for officiating information.

I have been a big believer in the hand whistle. I believe it to be the only way to go. Hand whistle or lanyard Mr. Jones geves us some food for thought when sounding the whistle.

October_1Developing_a_slow_whistle.doc

Mark Van Gampleare, a valued member of my crew for several seasons and past president of CSFOA wrote this article. He is one of the ten best officials in the state of Colorado and has a great grasp of the game and how to officiate it.

FREEKICK.doc

Here you will find some ideas about the importance of knowing where the line to gain is and what we want to do to cover it.

Covering_the_LTG.doc

This handout is a guideline for ideas on how to successfully work the wings.

Working_the_Wings.doc

This article contains some thought about getting forward progress. Play wide, break parallel, square off and close under control.

FORWARD_PROGRESS.doc

Here are some keys to officiating pass plays. Break, read and react.

Tips_on_officiaating_the_pass.doc

This is an article on striving to be as good a crew as we can be.

DRIVING_CONVICTION.doc

This is an article that outlines what I believe to be a sound common sense penalty enforcement philosophy. We want quality flags, not a quantity of flags. The key to being a great official in my mind is what you don't call, not what you do call.

Penalty_Enforcement.doc

Here is a plethora of ideas on how we can become a better crew by paying close attention to detail. It will be these ideas that we will try to refine and expand on as the season progresses.

Critical_Success_Factors.doc

Capsulized eddition of the 2001 National Federation rule changes and points of emphasis

2001 Rule Changes

Here is everything you ever wanted to know about the Federation Overtime Procedure.

Over time procedure

A full discussion about what fouls keep the play from getting started.

Throw and Blow

An in depth discussion on what fouls let the play become alive and stay alive.

Throw and Go

Artical taken from a New Jersey newspaper detailing the shortage of sports officials around the country.

Official's Shortage

This is an overview of several often used high school blocking techniques. The more we know about how the game is taught to players the better officials we will be.

Blocking Techniques

THIS IS AN ANIMATED FIVE MAN MECHANICS POWER POINT WHICH IS ESPECIALLY GOOD ON KEYS

FIVE MAN MECHANICS POWER POINT

SOME EXCELLENT IDEAS ON WORKING THE BJ POSITION

BACK JUDGE MECHANICS