Football Rules and Mechanics
Officiating Philosophies Can you really call holding on every play? Should you? What’s actually meant by the “point of attack” and how does it figure into whether or not you flag a player for holding? And, most importantly, what are the keys—the decision criteria—you use to determine if you will indeed drop the flag?
USA Football Philosophies I
USA Football Philosophies II
SCFA Officiating Philosophies
Officiating Philosophies 2008 - CCA
Dealing with Head Coaches - Eastern Association of Intercollegiate Football Officials
Football Officiating Tips
Lock and Load - Ed Hochuli Article
Mechanics
7-Man Mechanics Manual - Southern California Collegiate Football Officials Association (SCCFOA)
The Coin Toss - Judson Howard
Forward Progress - Vic Winnick
Deep Officials Mechanics/Keys - SCCFOA Deep Officials Symposium, August 2008
Great Dead Ball Officiating . . .
Ball Person Procedures for 7 Man Mechanics - SCCFOA
Rules Applications
The Free Blocking Zone - Power Point Presentation
Holding - What Are Your Keys? - Bob Masucci
The Momentum Exception -
ABC's of DPI - Jon Bible, Big 12 Referee
What constitutes Defensive Pass Interference?
Motion and Shifts - Bob Masucci
To Bean Bag or Not To Beanbag - Proper use of The Beanbag
Opprutunity to Catch a Kick - This article uses NCAA rules, but offers some great information on Kick Catching Interference.
The Goal line Game
Passing Game Mechanics
Kicking Rules
Line or Back
Motion and Shift
The Neutral Zone and The Passing Game
Offensive Pass Interference
Defensive Pass Interference
Fair Catch
The Neutral Zone and The Passing Game
Penalty Enforcement
Federation Penalty Enforcement
Penalty Enforcement and the All-But-One Rule
NFHS Rule 10 Simplified
Penalty Codes
Penalty Summary
The Basic Spot
