This week we break down a tight catch/no-catch play near the goal line and ask whether the receiver completed the catch or merely controlled the ball before losing it.We discuss why slow motion can…
We break down a tricky high school football pre-snap play and ask whether it should be ruled a false start, illegal motion, illegal shift, illegal formation, or legal play.We discuss ready-for-play,…
Defensive Pass Interference plays and we break down a tricky high school football penalty enforcement play involving a completed pass, a foul near the line of scrimmage, and a run that ends beyond the…
We break down one of those rare high school football plays that sends everyone straight to the definitions section of the rule book.An airborne player touches a pass near the sideline and redirects it…
In this episode, we break down a post-play extracurricular situation and ask: is this unsportsmanlike conduct, unnecessary roughness, offsetting fouls, or just a strong talk-to? The discussion focuses…
Is this targeting at the high school level? In this segment, we break down a player-safety play involving forcible contact to the head and neck area and discuss why high school targeting rules must be…
This quiz-style segment puts high school football officials to the test with several real-game situations that require rules knowledge, judgment, and clean penalty enforcement. We cover what to do…
Is it defensive pass interference… or just good football? In this segment, we break down a bang-bang passing play that splits the room. One official sees incidental contact, another sees a clear…
In this episode, we break down a complex punt return from the MAC Championship Game and apply it through a high school football officiating lens. The play has a little bit of everything: a scrimmage…
In this episode, we dive deep into the intricacies of pass interference, breaking down its categories and how to make the correct call on the field. We’ll also cover a tricky situation: what happens…
