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Positioning and Coverage - Scrimmage Plays POSITIONING AND COVERAGE - SCRIMMAGE PLAYS Goal Line Plays – Offense Going In Umpire: There are no differences from regular scrimmage downs for the Umpire A touchdown can be scored on any play except he should be careful not to and it must be clear which official has position himself on the goal line which the prime responsibility for covering the could block the wing’s view of the runner. goal line. The touchdown signal is given only by Linesman and Line Judge: There are an official who actually sees the ball in no differences from regular scrimmage possession of a runner break the plane downs for the wing officials. of the goal line. Mirroring the signal is verboten and dangerous; if the covering Back Judge: The Back Judge’s distance official is incorrect, the crew will find it from the goal line will decrease as the difficult to overcome two officials making spot of the snap gets closer to the goal a mistake. If the covering official is line. The table below summarizes the correct, there is no need for a second initial position for the Back Judge. When signal. the ball is snapped between Team B’s 25 yard line and their 15 yard line, he must There are very few circumstances under be on the goal line, but not in front of any which the Referee is responsible for the defensive player. If the ball is snapped goal line and the Umpire would almost inside Team B’s 10 yard line, the Back never declare a touchdown. Under most Judge must be on the end line and will circumstances, a wing official will be in a not give it up if there is any chance it will much better position to rule if the ball has be threatened. He must communicate broken the plane of the goal line. to both wing officials when he releases from the goal line. The details are on the Positioning following diagrams. Referee: There are no differences from regular scrimmage downs for the Referee. Moving up closer to the line is not desirable. Coverage End Line or Ball on Yard Line Back Judge’s Starting Position * Goal Line Outside 25 About 25 yards off ball Both 25 -15 Goal Line Both Midway between Goal and 15 - 10 Both End Line 10 - 5 End Line End Line Inside 5 End Line End Line * Never in front of defensive player. CFOA MECHANICS MANUAL /// 189 POSITIONING AND COVERAGE - SCRIMMAGE PLAYS Coverage All officials: The main difference from other scrimmage plays is the wing officials do not observe a tackle when the ball is snapped inside Team B’s five yard line; they go immediately to the goal line. The priority is determining if a touchdown is scored. As always, the play must always be properly boxed in and before blowing the whistle, the official must be able to see the ball and be certain the play is dead. Referee: There are no differences from regular scrimmage downs for the Referee. The Referee should be alert for quarterback sneaks where the quarterback does not set for a full second. Umpire: There are no differences from regular scrimmage downs for the Umpire except he should be careful not to block the wing’s view of the runner near the goal line. Linesman and Line Judge: The responsibilities of the wing officials are generally the same as regular scrimmage downs. It is imperative the wing officials get to the goal line ahead of the runner when the ball is snapped inside Team B’s 10 yard line and must go to the goal line immediately at the snap when the ball is snapped inside Team B’s five yard line. Back Judge: There are no differences from regular scrimmage downs for the Back Judge, except his movement will take into consideration whether he is responsible for the goal line or the end line. 190 /// CFOA MECHANICS MANUAL POSITIONING AND COVERAGE - SCRIMMAGE PLAYS GOAL LINE PLAYS: OFFENSE GOING IN Snap is between the B-25 and B-15 PRESS BOX Referee, Umpire, Linesman and Line Judge: There are no differences from regular scrimmage downs. Back Judge: The Back Judge must be on the goal line, but not in front of any defensive player. He should remind both wing officials that he has coverage of the goal line. If a runner crosses the goal line near a pylon, he must make eye contact with the appropriate wing official before he signals a touchdown to ensure the runner did not step out of bounds. On a running play, the Back Judge maintains his position on the goal line. On a passing play, the Back Judge retreats from the goal line only if receivers enter the end zone. CFOA MECHANICS MANUAL /// 191 POSITIONING AND COVERAGE - SCRIMMAGE PLAYS GOAL LINE PLAYS: OFFENSE GOING IN Snap is between the B-15 and B-10 PRESS BOX Referee, Umpire, Linesman and Line Judge: There are no differences from regular scrimmage downs. Back Judge: The Back Judge may be anywhere between the goal line and the middle of the end zone, but not in front of any defensive player. He should remind both wing officials that he has coverage of the goal line. If a runner crosses the goal line near a pylon, he must make eye contact with the appropriate wing official before he signals a touchdown to ensure the runner did not step out of bounds. On a running play, the Back Judge moves to the goal line. On a passing play, the Back Judge retreats from his position only if receivers enter the end zone. He cannot allow players to get behind him. 192 /// CFOA MECHANICS MANUAL POSITIONING AND COVERAGE - SCRIMMAGE PLAYS GOAL LINE PLAYS: OFFENSE GOING IN Snap is between the B-10 and B-5 PRESS BOX Referee and Umpire: There are no differences from regular scrimmage downs. Linesman and Line Judge: The wings are responsible for goal line. The wings must stay ahead of ball carrier. Back Judge: The Back Judge must be on the end line regardless of whether it is a run or a pass and he cannot give it up if there is any chance it will be threatened. He should remind both wing officials that they have coverage of the goal line. He does not signal a touchdown unless a pass is caught in the end zone. If a pass is caught in the end zone near a sideline, he must make eye contact with the appropriate wing official before he signals a touchdown to ensure the pass was caught inbounds. CFOA MECHANICS MANUAL /// 193 POSITIONING AND COVERAGE - SCRIMMAGE PLAYS GOAL LINE PLAYS: OFFENSE GOING IN Snap is inside the B-5 PRESS BOX Referee: There are no differences from regular scrimmage downs. Umpire: The Umpire must ensure he does not block the wings view of the goal line. Linesman and Line Judge: The wings are responsible for goal line. The wings must immediately go to goal line and officiate back to the play. On a Try, touchdowns are signaled using the normal procedure; however, if a run ends short of the goal line, the wing officials will mark the progress spot and yell “No, no, no” to the Referee. The Referee will then signal to the press box that the try was not successful. Back Judge: The Back Judge must be on the end line regardless of whether it is a run or a pass and he cannot give it up if there is any chance it will be threatened. He should remind both wing officials that they have coverage of the goal line. He does not signal a touchdown unless a pass is caught in the end zone. If a pass is caught in the end zone near a sideline, he must make eye contact with the appropriate wing official before he signals a touchdown to ensure the pass was caught inbounds. 194 /// CFOA MECHANICS MANUAL POSITIONING AND COVERAGE - SCRIMMAGE PLAYS GOAL LINE PLAYS: OFFENSE GOING IN – TOSS PLAY – PART 1 TOSS PRESS BOX Action on the field: The ball is pitched to a back who sweeps left. Referee: The Referee reads blocking of left tackle and reads run. He moves with the flow of the play at a 45 degree angle toward the sideline and observes the runner and action around the runner. Umpire: The Umpire reads blocking of center and a guard and reads run. He determines the point of attack and observes blocking there. He moves with the flow of the play and observes blocking and action in front of the runner. Linesman and Line Judge: The wings do not read any blocks, when the ball is snapped inside the five yard line, the wings must move immediately to the goal line and about two yards outside the pylon. Back Judge: The Back Judge reads the blocking of the right tackle (adjacent to his key) and reads run. He stays on the end line and observes the action in front of the runner. CFOA MECHANICS MANUAL /// 195 POSITIONING AND COVERAGE - SCRIMMAGE PLAYS GOAL LINE PLAYS: OFFENSE GOING IN – TOSS PLAY RUNNER STOPPED – PART 2A TACKLE PRESS BOX Action on the field: The runner is stopped short of the goal line Referee: The Referee moves slowly downfield and observes the action behind runner. Umpire: The Umpire pivots to observe the play. He observes the action around the point of attack. Linesman: The Linesman officiates back to the ball and squares off to mirror the Line Judge’s spot while pinching-in. Line Judge: The Line Judge officiates back to the ball to observe the contact on the runner and squares off to indicate forward progress.
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