GTOA - 2011 Mechanics Survey Results

Kick Off:

On standard KO mechanics, the Referee should position himself on R's goal line and on Linesman side of the field and at which of the following points?

NFHS Mechanics Philosophy: The Referee will position himself on R's goal line on Linesman side of the field just outside of the hash marks.

Penalty Admin:

During penalty administration, when a team captain does not respond to given penalty options, his silence shall be considered acceptance of obvious choice and once made, it cannot be revoked.

NFHS Mechanics Philosophy: True. Silence by a team captain implies acceptance of penalty.

Period Intervals:

Which officials should record down & distance and yard line nearest foremost point of the ball between periods?

NFHS Mechanics Philosophy: Linesman, Umpire and Referee should record down, distance and yard line nearest foremost point of the ball.

Umpire:

The Umpire should spot and remain over the ball facing which official until the Referee gives the ready for play or releases him?

NFHS Mechanics Philosophy: The Umpire should spot and remain over ball facing the linesman until Referee gives ready for play signal or is released by the Referee.

Wing Officials:

On the snap inside the 5 yard line, the Linesman and Line Judge should:

NFHS Mechanics Philosophy: On a snap inside the 5 yard line, the Linesman and Line Judge should release to the goal line and officiate back to the ball.

Sideline Management:

Which officials should enforce team box and coach's area restrictions?

NFHS Mechanics Philosophy: All officials should consistently administer and enforce team box and coach's area restrictions.

Official's Timeout:

If no field clock is in use, the Referee will take an official's timeout with approximately how much time remaining in the 2nd & 4th quarters?

NFHS Mechanics Philosophy: If no field clock is in use, the Referee will take an officials timeout with approximately 4 min left in the 2nd and 4th period.

Coin Toss:

Which official shall bring an approved game ball from EACH team to the coin toss?

NFHS Mechanics Philosophy: The Backjudge on a 5-man crew will bring an approved game ball from EACH team to the coin toss.

Coach/Referee Conference:

When a Coach/Referee Conference is granted, the Referee and which other official will confer with the Head Coach?

NFHS Mechanics Philosophy: Referee is accompanied by the Linesman or Line Judge and the conference will occur at the sideline directly in front of the team box within the field of play.

Field Goal:

After an unsuccessful field goal, which official will place the ball at the 20 yard line?

NFHS Mechanics Philosophy: After an unsuccessful field goal, the Umpire will place the ball at the 20 yard line.

Back Judge Position (Receiver):

After the ball is spotted, Back Judge position should be _____ yards wider & _____ yards behind the deepest receiver on the Linesman side of the field.

NFHS Mechanics Philosophy: Back Judge position is 10-12 yards wider and 2-3 yards behind deepest receiver on Linesman side of the field.

Touchdown:

Officials not observing touchdown should mirror signal.

NFHS Mechanics Philosophy: Officials not observing touchdown DO NOT mirror touchdown signal.

Timeout Mechanics:

Which officials should record timeout, number of player who called it, time on clock and period called?

NFHS Mechanics Philosophy: All officials should record time out, number of player who called it, time on clock and period.

Legality of Equipment:

The official with the final authority on the legality of equipment is:

NFHS Mechanics Philosophy: Pregame responsibilities are for the Umpire to have final authority on legality of all equipment.

Back Judge Positioning (LOS):

After the ball is spotted, the Back Judge should position himself _____ yards beyond the defensive LOS.

NFHS Mechanics Philosophy: After ball is spotted position 15 to 20 yards beyond defensive line of scrimmage and always deeper than deepest defensive player.

2012 Meeting Format:

For 2012 GTOA Meetings, would you support moving from Rules Presentations to a more meaningful training environment? (Film review with breakout sessions)

NFHS Mechanics Philosophy: N/A