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Football Officiating Mechanics Manual SNOA Football Mechanics, Rev. 0 Football Officiating Mechanics Manual Southern Nevada Officials Association SNOA Football Mechanics, Rev. 0 DEDICATION This manual is dedicated to the men and women of the Southern Nevada Officials Association (SNOA) whose efforts contribute to the success of high school and youth football in southern Nevada. These men and women exemplify the high standards of the officiating profession, including: Professionalism, Integrity, and Ethical Conduct Commitment and Personal Accountability Continuous Improvement through Self-Study, Mentoring and sharing of Lessons Learned SNOA Football Mechanics, Rev. 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface........................................................................................................................................... iv Officiating Excellence ....................................................................................................................v 1 Appearance and Uniforms ..................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Appearance ............................................................................................................................ 1-1 1.1.1 Physical Condition.................................................................................................. 1-1 1.1.2 Personal Appearance............................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Dress Code............................................................................................................................. 1-2 1.2.1 Dressing at the Site ................................................................................................. 1-2 1.2.2 Arriving Partially Dressed ...................................................................................... 1-2 1.3 Uniform and Accessories for Officials .................................................................................. 1-3 1.3.1 Uniform................................................................................................................... 1-3 1.3.2 Accessory Equipment ............................................................................................. 1-4 1.4 Uniform for Line-to-Gain Crew............................................................................................. 1-5 2 General Mechanics.................................................................................................................. 2-1 2.1 Ball Handling......................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1.1 Relaying the Ball..................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1.2 Spotting the Ball ..................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1.3 Exchanging the Ball................................................................................................ 2-1 2.2 Beanbags................................................................................................................................ 2-2 2.3 Counting Downs .................................................................................................................... 2-3 2.4 Counting Players.................................................................................................................... 2-3 2.5 Dead Ball Officiating............................................................................................................. 2-3 2.6 Fouls and Penalty Enforcement ............................................................................................. 2-4 2.6.1 Calling Fouls........................................................................................................... 2-4 2.6.2 Reporting Fouls....................................................................................................... 2-4 2.6.3 Penalty Enforcement............................................................................................... 2-6 2.6.4 Disqualification....................................................................................................... 2-7 2.7 Fumbles.................................................................................................................................. 2-8 2.8 Intermissions between Periods............................................................................................... 2-9 2.8.1 Intermission at the End of the First and Third Periods ........................................... 2-9 2.8.2 Intermission at the Half........................................................................................... 2-9 2.8.3 Intermission before Overtime Periods .................................................................. 2-10 2.9 Marking Ball Ready for Play ............................................................................................... 2-10 2.10 Marking First Downs ......................................................................................................... 2-11 2.11 Marking Progress............................................................................................................... 2-11 2.12 Measurements .................................................................................................................... 2-12 2.12.1 Determining Need for Measurement .................................................................. 2-12 2.12.2 Measuring for a First Down................................................................................ 2-12 2.12.3 Resetting the Line-to-Gain Equipment ............................................................... 2-13 2.13 Sideline Plays..................................................................................................................... 2-16 2.14 Sideline Warning and Sideline Interference ...................................................................... 2-17 2.14.1 Sideline Warning ................................................................................................ 2-17 2.14.2 Sideline Interference ........................................................................................... 2-17 i SNOA Football Mechanics, Rev. 0 2.15 Time-Outs .......................................................................................................................... 2-18 2.15.1 Charged Team Time-Out .................................................................................... 2-18 2.15.2 Coach-Referee Conference ................................................................................. 2-19 2.15.3 Official’s Time-out ............................................................................................. 2-20 2.16 Timing................................................................................................................................ 2-22 2.16.1 Standard Timing.................................................................................................. 2-22 2.16.2 Running Clock .................................................................................................... 2-22 2.17 Whistle Use........................................................................................................................ 2-23 2.17.1 Ready-for-Play Whistle ...................................................................................... 2-23 2.17.2 Dead Ball Whistle............................................................................................... 2-23 2.17.3 Inadvertent Whistle............................................................................................. 2-24 3 Signals ...................................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 Signals Authorized by Rule ................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 Approved Supplemental Signals............................................................................................ 3-5 3.3 Unauthorized Signals............................................................................................................. 3-7 4 Pregame ................................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1 Arrival Times......................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1.1 Arrival Times for Officiating Crew ........................................................................ 4-1 4.1.2 Arrival Times for Auxiliary Crew Members .......................................................... 4-1 4.2 Pregame Activities off the Field ............................................................................................ 4-2 4.2.1 Preliminary Preparations......................................................................................... 4-2 4.2.2 Pregame Conference ............................................................................................... 4-2 4.3 Pregame Duties on the Field.................................................................................................. 4-4 4.4 Coin Toss ............................................................................................................................... 4-7 4.4.1 Pregame Coin Toss ................................................................................................
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