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Will Answer all queries RE: Rules of Football - NCAA & Federation; Officiating; Instruction on Football; Mechanics & application of rules; Setting up Instructional programs and clinics for: Officials, coaches and media; Liability Issues (Legal & Insurance questions)arising from coaching, playing, refereeing, product liability. History of the College football game -its evolution. I will not answer what position one should play or what will make you better. These questions require personal knowledge of your abilities and skills and should be answered by your coach. I will no longer answer questions about eligibility due to some inconsiderate individuals.
22 years officiating High School & College football, NCAA Referee, Back Judge & Line Judge 2 years Arena Football-substitution official Instructor of NCAA & Federation Officials, Played prep and college football; coached High School football; Athletic trainer; 22 years of instruction in Officiating Football
Past President of Calif. Football Officials Assoc; Western Collegiate Football Officials Assoc.; CFOA-Long Beach Unit Board of Directors CFOA-South Bay Unit & Long Beach Unit, Pres. Executive Council of Calif. Football Officials Assoc.; CIF Presidents' Council on Officiating; Chairman Ethics Committee
Referee Magazine; California Football Officials Assoc. Instructor's Guide; NACC Div. 1-AA football officials' clinic; CFOA instrutional materials; Articles written: Line of Scrimmage mechanics, Forward Progress, Side Line Warnings, 2006 NCAA New Timing Rules; various instructional materials, UWLA Law Review
BA USC 1987
JD UWLA School of Law 1996
3 Years Reno Football Officials Clinic
4 Years UCLA Football Officials Camp
Big 12 Mini Clinic
NFL Grass Roots Clinic
6 Bowl games, NCAA Div. 1-AA & Div. III play-offs, CIF Div. 1,2,5,8,9,12 Final, 5 years CIF Semi-finals, 15 years of CIF play-offs
Expert Witness in all matters arising from Football, coaching, officiating, assigning, scheduling and operating an officials' association. Civil & Criminal expert witness.
I will not dignify rude or disparaging comments with a response. I also will not entertain questions that use profanity. Football officials don't seek to “screw” any team Such an insinuation is ridiculous and ludicrous.
First and foremost, questions & answers generated to me and from me are to be serious and legitimate– not editorial opinions or subjective comments. I have agreed to use my time & expertise to explain the game of football, the technical aspects of the game, its officiating, coaching and its historical evolution.
Football officials are the last bastion of integrity the game has.They are unbiased arbiters of the game whose only allegiance is to the game itself They are charged with the duty of equitably enforcing the rules & administering just penalties. They stand guardian over sportsmanship and player safety.When an official views a play he sees it with his eyes & processes it with reason through his mind
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Stephen No it does not because first the ball was punted, not place kicked or drop kicked; second once it touches the receiving team player it is grounded. [What is interesting about your situation is
There is no set weight requirement. Just grow to your natural size, eat healthly, work out and build mussle. Try to stay away from putting on weight by eating or fats. Put weight on by lifting weights
Terry Thank you for your question. I presume you are asking about free kick situations only rather than scrimmage kicks as well. A Kick-off is a free kick that starts each half and follows each try or
Brad Thank you for your question and thoughts on this topic. Please know If there are Unfair Clock Tactics the referee may invoke Rule 3 Section 4 ARTICLE 3 which provides that the referee shall order
The game time was listed for 8:00PM EDT. It was a TV game on ESPN so scheduled Kick-off was 8:06. However there were weather issues that day and the official reports do not indicate actual kick-off time

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