So in typical fashion here's the annual ask a referee thread.
As most of you know I've been a certified NFHS football official for 8 years now and am now certified in the NCAA I also serve on the Utah High Scool referee union board. I love football and I love the antics of the game. The rules are some of the most confusing out there, and like most referees will tell you we are all fans of the game and even die hard. But once we put on the stripes and read the rule book we realized 99.5% of the time the referees got the call right, and the fans and broadcasters have no idea what they are talking about.
So this thread like years past will be where I post situations from this year's games I work, as well as TV games, clips, and dumb things coaches and players say. Also in this thread feel free to post questions from games you are watching and I'll let you know if the officials got it right and why.
My first game of the season is Friday. Let's go!
As most of you know I've been a certified NFHS football official for 8 years now and am now certified in the NCAA I also serve on the Utah High Scool referee union board. I love football and I love the antics of the game. The rules are some of the most confusing out there, and like most referees will tell you we are all fans of the game and even die hard. But once we put on the stripes and read the rule book we realized 99.5% of the time the referees got the call right, and the fans and broadcasters have no idea what they are talking about.
So this thread like years past will be where I post situations from this year's games I work, as well as TV games, clips, and dumb things coaches and players say. Also in this thread feel free to post questions from games you are watching and I'll let you know if the officials got it right and why.
My first game of the season is Friday. Let's go!
