Posts filed under 'Game Situations'
Count the Laterals Video
Click below to catch the unbelievable final play of a small college game. Some of us think there are 15 laterals. The video quality is not the best, but it would be worthwhile to just listen to the audio and visualize the movement of the ball throughout more than half of the football field. Yes, this is football, but it sure looks more like rugby to me.
http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/10/28/count-the-laterals-if-you-can/?ncid=NWS00010000000001
Imagine how difficult it would have been covering all the blocks making sure that the team deserved the yardage gained! Actually, how can a play last that long and have every block be legal? Happy viewing!
2 comments October 29, 2007
Crazy Game Rulings
Do you have any (or hear of any) strange and/or difficult rulings that had to be made during a football game? Share some of your plays so that we can learn some new interpretations and dig deeper into our rulebooks and casebooks. My goal with this blog and my other sports officials’ blogs is to encourage officials to spend some additional time thinking about their work on the fields and courts around the world. The basic premise is simple: Spend more time spent thinking about your officiating and you will naturally improve.
Basketball and baseball officials visited our blogs regularly after getting home from games and were checking their email and assignments (basketball, soccer, and baseball arbiters in the area all use TheArbiter.net for making online assignments).
If you are interested in visiting the basketball and baseball officials’ learning blogs, click on them in the blogroll to the right. Happy blogging!
2 comments October 29, 2007
Upcoming Ratings System Vote
The ratings committee has spent the past year working out some changes mostly pertaining the rating of fellow officials. Next Tuesday September 4th, there will be a handout and brief discussion of the suggested changes to our ratings system. Click on the link below to download the new proposed criteria and related explanations.
Fellow Official Evaluation Changes
Along with these potential changes, we also hope to put in place a system to solicit positive feedback along with constructive criticism. We will share general comments here in the blog and try to include specific comments on your annual rating sheets.
Add comment August 29, 2007