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Title: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: Rulesman on August 18, 2014, 03:40:19 PM
...and another season is almost upon us. Share the craziest things you hear from the sidelines here.
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: Blackandwhite on August 21, 2014, 09:37:00 AM
"Defense pass interference is an exception to half the distance? Are you kidding?"
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: Rulesman on August 21, 2014, 12:14:15 PM
"Defense pass interference is an exception to half the distance?"
That depends on which rule book you are using.
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: younggun on August 21, 2014, 01:04:33 PM
"Those linemen are not getting set when the QB is calling 'set'!!!!!!!!"
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: Boodle on August 25, 2014, 03:12:18 PM
After #51 requested a timeout which was granted the coach exploded "Since when can a player call a timeout?  Only the head coach can call a timeout!"

Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: Hooligan76 on August 26, 2014, 09:57:49 AM
Scrimmage...Head coach in response to a foul on a play tells the player who committed the foul...

"If you order a large french fry, and they give you a medium; you're going to go find out what the damn problem is..."

This coach had a number of odd one liners that day, none of which had anything to do with football, and all were eye brow raising.
Title: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: CalhounLJ on August 27, 2014, 02:30:40 PM
"That's not grounding-he was outside the tackle box". Last Friday. :(


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Title: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: CalhounLJ on August 27, 2014, 02:38:17 PM
Also pregame from same coach: my tackle can catch a pass if i report him right?  Yes sir, as long as he's lined up right and you put a receiver number on him. :)


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Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: Hooligan76 on August 28, 2014, 03:14:11 PM
"That's not grounding-he was outside the tackle box". Last Friday. :(


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We had one of those in a scrimmage Saturday... from the Defensive coach
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: theunofficialofficial on August 28, 2014, 10:51:37 PM
"We may not win the game, but we certainly are not going to blame the refs."


I was very impressed with the coach. He led by example, no player on his team had any bad words, and they played hard and didn't let anything but their own actions speak for themselves.
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: VALJ on August 29, 2014, 08:11:20 AM
"That's not grounding-he was outside the tackle box". Last Friday. :(

I had one of our newer officials in our HS scrimmage Wednesday night ask me if I didn't call grounding because the ball got back to the LOS.   :o

I told him no, it was because I just missed it. 
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: kerryman71 on September 01, 2014, 07:27:17 PM
Our 4th grade team which I help coach is scrimmaging the 5th grade team.  One of the 5th grade coaches actually throws a flag and says illegal use of the hands.  He claims that his son got hit and the defender's hands went into his facemask. 

The next night we're scrimmaging them again.  He comes over and says "Hey coach, how's it going?"  I say not bad and ask him if he stills has the flag in his pocket.  He laughs and asks why.  I tell him to get ready to throw it as his offensive formation has five backs.  He asks me what's wrong with that.  I tell him he can only have four backs.  He says "Who says?" so I tell him, then he asks me to point out the five backs, which I diligently do.  ;D 
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: bkdow on September 02, 2014, 03:42:03 PM
That's a horse collar tackle (after his player was grabbed by the collar, thrown, but stayed on this feet and run 10 yards).  Sorry coach, we need to have a tackle for it to be a horse collar tackle.  So you are penalizing my player because he's talented enough to stay on his feet?
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: bmem66 on September 02, 2014, 04:24:20 PM
"Crackback's are illegal if we hit them in back?"   After I told him it could be considered targeting, he said "we targeted him all right."
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: Rulesman on September 02, 2014, 06:56:06 PM
"Crackback's are illegal if we hit them in back?"   After I told him it could be considered targeting,...
Targeting? ???
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: mostripes on September 04, 2014, 12:56:37 PM
Freshman game Monday night.  Our crew was being lenient on the play clock.. but as the game clock was running it counted down from 6:50 to 6:20 when I blew it dead for delay of game.  Coach starts screaming "how are we supposed to know that our 25 seconds is almost up.. the 25 second clock never moved off of the 25 while the game clock went down 30 seconds..."   :!#
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: Legacy Zebra on September 04, 2014, 11:29:59 PM
1-G from B-9. A runs the ball to the B-5 where my H has a flag for a DB PF. During the play, I (R) had a flag on B14 for throwing a punch. When I tell B's coach that 14 was done for the night, the coach tells me we can't DQ him because it was only his first personal foul.  pi1eOn After I told him that throwing a punch was an automatic DQ, I got to explain why we were enforcing both personal fouls. This was all after the coach had already earned a UNS for storming on to the field to question an earlier call. Tonight was fun.
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: BIG DON on September 04, 2014, 11:52:49 PM
Tonight kicking team lines up with 3 to the left of the kicker, coach you need 4 on each side of the kicker. coach then tells me that is a Saturday rule and I am getting my codes confused.  I then tell him that there was a rule change and now it's in the federation rule book.   After half is over during team warmup he come to me and asked me to explain the new kicking rule, coach  you must have at least 4 players on each side of you kicker, and no player other then the kicker can be more than 5 yards deep. With a deer in the headlight look he asked me are you all going to enforce that rule in the 2nd half as well and do I need to make my adjustments to our kick offs to reflect the new rules?  cRaZy. I asked him what do you think? He replied I guess so.   :!#
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: dcbarisax1 on September 05, 2014, 10:12:23 AM
8th grade scrimmage last night, I am LJ and I tell the coach that my R and U say he only has 10 on O.  He says he knows, and for every play they run with 10 that's more running they'll have tomorrow.  At least they always had 7 on the line.   LOL
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: VALJ on September 07, 2014, 12:13:44 PM
After my U advised me that a player had disqualified himself from further participation for throwing a punch, the coach told me "we have it on film."  I said "great, coach, I'm sure my commissioner would love to see it."
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: riffraft on September 07, 2014, 01:45:21 PM
This wasn't a coach but a player.

Friday night on a free kick, R player with the second line of player makes a fair catch signal, catches the ball and then takes off. Off course I blow the play dead immediately.  As he is coming of the field, the coach says you know you can't do run after signaling for a fair catch and he replied, "I didn't think they saw it" 
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: Wingmanbp on September 09, 2014, 01:00:52 PM
I had a Varsity  head coach week 1 tell me he didn't understand the three options on a free kick out of bounds. I explained it three different times because we had that happen three kicks in a row. He then said to me I don't quite understand these high school rules.  :!# ???
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: theunofficialofficial on September 09, 2014, 09:29:10 PM
I had a Varsity  head coach week 1 tell me he didn't understand the three options on a free kick out of bounds. I explained it three different times because we had that happen three kicks in a row. He then said to me I don't quite understand these high school rules.  :!# ???


Had a similar situation myself. Onside kick went out of bounds at the 45. I turned to my coach and gave him options - "You can take it at the spot, looks to be about the 45, or you can back 'em up 5 and rekick." The coach says we'll take it at the spot. As we are setting up the chains and setting the ball he goes, "Wait don't I get any yardage with that?"
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: brettdj on September 10, 2014, 08:39:03 AM
NCAA
Coach says "They can't punt the ball from that formation.  They need to be in a scrimmage kick formation.  He has to be at least 7 yards back to punt the ball"
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: Ralph Damren on September 10, 2014, 08:40:07 AM
This occurred sometime last century, but it drew a chuckle from me then and may draw one from you now:

 (1) Punter fields low snap with knee CLOSE to the ground; (2) R's coach begins to scream : "HIS KNEE WAS ON THE GROUND >:(, HIS KNEE WAS ON THE GROUND >:(..." ; (3) R1 returns punt for TD; (4) As I signal ^good, I see the coach, nearer the goal line than his team box, now yelling : "I was wrong nAnA, I was wrong nAnA." (5) I was laughing LOL too hard to  ^flag flag him ;D....and the band played on.....
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: Wingmanbp on September 12, 2014, 06:29:06 AM
Two things in one game. 8th grade game, we have a block that knocks a helmet off and then the runner runs for about 30 yards. The Head varsity coach is screaming that the play is over as soon as the player loses his helmet. I inform him that its only the ball carrier. The only thing that happens is the player has to stop and then leave the game for one play.
Second, Same game we had a kid throw a ball at the tackler after he was tackled. We threw a flag for uns. The coach comes up to me and asked why we would call that in the first game. I said we will call that in any game, scrimmage or whatever. Its an automatic UNS foul. He was like, Really? The things you hear from coaches just blow my mind sometimes lol
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: NorCalMike on September 14, 2014, 01:14:47 PM
JV game on Friday. The QB is about to get sacked so he throws the ball away. No receivers in the area. Coach is yelling at me "He was outside the tackle box, he was outside the tackle box." I figure I would take a couple seconds to educate the coach on the high school rules so I run over to him. He says again, "He was outside the tackle box." So I tell him, "I know coach but the ball didn't make it back to the line of scrimmage." He says that doesn't matter in high school. Of course at that point I had to tell him that neither does being outside the tackle box. It is intentional grounding if the pass is thrown into an area where the are no eligible receivers.
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: Phantomref on September 15, 2014, 11:15:52 AM
In a pee wee game (under 10) this past weekend, we had a runner going around the end on a sweep play when he slips and falls down. The defensive coach and head coach both start yelling to touch the runner or he's not down! I tell them that the runner is down at that point and the defense doesn't have to touch them. They both say "That's not right, they can still get up and run". I tell em only on Sunday coach, only on Sunday.  LOL
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: stevegarbs on September 15, 2014, 12:32:25 PM
Freshman game, prior to the kickoff player from Team B hands us a ball and says "We'd like to receive this ball."  We explain that is not an option, and also notice the ball is one of those Under Armour models with the black stripes and laces, so we figure something is up.  Sure enough, when they bring us that ball to start the series after the kickoff, we check and no NFHS mark- so they scramble through the ball bag for a legal ball.  Anyone know why Under Armour bothers to make such a ball?  I have also seen Nike balls this season with no NFHS mark.

Perhaps they come in package deals with those all-white mouthpieces...
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: Rulesman on September 15, 2014, 12:44:19 PM
Anyone know why Under Armour bothers to make such a ball?
Because there's always somebody out there who will buy them.
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: bkdow on September 17, 2014, 03:48:30 PM
Coach
Winning 28-0 near halftime with a 2-0 record with two blow outs.
A player is contacted in a questionable manner but not a foul (did a talk to).  "I am one injury away from a 9 loss season."  So, one player gets hurt and you lose this game, your remaining 7 regular season, and your sectional game?  Had to chuckle.
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: Suudy on September 22, 2014, 04:57:03 PM
From last Friday.  Team B coach screaming "A61 is moving his hands!"  I didn't see it, and he asked me to watch #61.  I watched the next play and A61 is pointing out blocking assignments.  The coach starts screaming at me "He's moving his hands!  He can't do that!"  When they are on offense, his team is doing the exact same thing.  Not a peep from him.

Same coach was also screaming about the motion man moving forward.  They had a QB is shotgun with the RB next to him.  The RB would take two steps forward then move sideways leaving an empty backfield.  We've all seen it thousands of times at all levels.  The RB was not moving forward at the snap.  Every time this happened he screamed for illegal motion:  "The motion man can't move forward!  You gotta flag that!"

Somebody here suggested a card for coaches proving they passed the test.  Unfortunately, I think this guy may have read the rulebook, but completely misunderstood things.
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: NorCalMike on September 22, 2014, 08:01:45 PM

Somebody here suggested a card for coaches proving they passed the test.  Unfortunately, I think this guy may have read the rulebook, but completely misunderstood things.

A rules test for coaches.  LOL
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: VALJ on September 23, 2014, 10:49:04 AM
Oh, I forgot - we had a JV team last week try to get by with having a kid's cast covered with...

Bubble wrap.

The trainer couldn't for the life of her understand why the U wouldn't allow the kid to play without it being redone.  She even tried to insist to him that is was legal.
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: NorCalMike on September 24, 2014, 06:52:58 PM
Who got to pop all the bubbles after it was replaced?
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: theunofficialofficial on September 24, 2014, 10:03:22 PM
Who got to pop all the bubbles after it was replaced?
I hope it was you... cause that sounds like SOOO much fun!  :laugh:
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: VALJ on September 25, 2014, 01:26:37 PM
I wish it was me - she just cut it off of him to rewrap.  I told my U that he should have waited for her to finish cutting and bring me the bubble wrap!
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: ValleyOfMegiddo on September 25, 2014, 01:40:47 PM
What happened to our two-minute warning! The clock is running!
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: BIG DON on September 25, 2014, 11:12:51 PM
Coach the whistle always kills the play, No coach the whistle does not kill the play, coach since when?  Oh for about the last 15 years ever since I have been officiating, coach Really?  Yes it's in the rule book
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: dawgstripes on September 26, 2014, 11:18:03 AM
A player running a sweep around the right side, slips and goes down. After a second or two, B player hits him while he is down. We throw a flag for a late hit. B Coach, "If yall would have blown the whistle quicker he would have known the play was over."    hEaDbAnG
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: Tom.OH on September 27, 2014, 12:58:41 PM
Back hit at the line and fights to pick up a half a yard, coach yells to a lineman, "Johnson, you're allowed to block!"
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: riffraft on September 27, 2014, 10:32:43 PM
Had this one at a youth game today on a Pass interference call. "He hit him within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage so it can't be pass interference"
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: NorCalMike on September 29, 2014, 12:32:27 AM
Visiting team is getting beat up pretty bad. The game has been pretty chippy all night. It's late in the fourth quarter. Visitor's fan are definitely voicing their opinion of our officiating after we have dead ball PF against one of their players for late hit on a scoring play by the home team. Visiting coach lets us know he wants a conference. I tell him to call a time out and we will talk. He calls a time out.

The Referee and I go over to the head coach, all three of us are facing the home side of the field. He is rather animated but speaking in a normally voice. "Guys, you are missing a lot of the crap the other team is pulling. They have been talking crap all game. Now that my team's parents think I've chewed your BUTTS, let's try and get this game over with so we can all go home."

The way he held his arms, I sure from the back it look like he was just tearing into us. All three of us laughed and we finished the game.
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: Amir on September 29, 2014, 05:07:19 AM
On more than one occasion this year, I've had coaches and players claiming you can't have a flag for roughing the passer if the QB is outside the pocket.
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: walkintall on September 30, 2014, 12:53:26 PM
4th and goal from the 5. A has a FG attempt blocked by B and the ball falls harmlessly into the EZ for a touch back. When B is awarded the touchback, ball on 20 instead of the 5, Coach goes ballistic and calls a timeout for a conference. He says, "Since when does the ball come out to the 20 and not from where it was kicked?!?!"
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: Rulesman on September 30, 2014, 01:50:48 PM
4th and goal from the 5. A has a FG attempt blocked by B and the ball falls harmlessly into the EZ for a touch back. When B is awarded the touchback, ball on 20 instead of the 5, Coach goes ballistic and calls a timeout for a conference. He says, "Since when does the ball come out to the 20 and not from where it was kicked?!?!"
Since last Saturday's games were completed?  ;D
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: Wettstein on September 30, 2014, 08:40:21 PM
The next night we're scrimmaging them again.  He comes over and says "Hey coach, how's it going?"  I say not bad and ask him if he stills has the flag in his pocket.  He laughs and asks why.  I tell him to get ready to throw it as his offensive formation has five backs.  He asks me what's wrong with that.  I tell him he can only have four backs.  He says "Who says?" so I tell him, then he asks me to point out the five backs, which I diligently do.  ;D

Actually, that's not the rule.  The rule is that you have to have at least 7 men on the line and no more than 11 on the field.  Although mathematically you can't have 5 without violating one of those other two rules.
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: kerryman71 on September 30, 2014, 08:54:20 PM
Massachusetts, NCAA rules.  No more than four players may be backs.
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: Howdy85 on October 08, 2014, 11:51:23 AM
Had one Friday night...

Our chapter has been riding us hard regarding keeping the sidelines clear (as we should be doing).  I like to get the first flag on the ground early in the game, just to let the coaches know that I mean business.  Well, things went exactly as planned - the head coach and an assistant were about halfway out on my  6 feet on the second play.  I flagged it.  About 10 minutes later, the head coach comes to me and says that he's getting word that the other team's coaches were "on the white" and "why aren't you calling it the same on both sides".  I looked him straight in the eye and said, "I thought that might be the case, but I can't throw my flag that far".  ;D
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: NorCalMike on October 11, 2014, 05:13:13 PM
10 seconds left in the 2nd quarter. A12's pass is intercepted at the B30 yardline by B24. While B24 is advancing the ball B77 blocks A55 in the back at the B47. B24 runs for a touchdown. Time expires during the down.

We march of the 10 yards from B47. First and 10 from from the 37. A's coach is going crazy on the sideline. I figure this one deserves an explanation so I go over to the coach.

Coach: "I don't want the penalty. I don't want to give them another play."

Me: "Coach, you wan them to have the touchdown?"

Coach: "No"

Me: "Can't have it both ways, coach."

Coach: "Why not?"

Me: "You can accept the penalty and they get another play or you can decline the penalty, the TD will stand and we will do the PAT before halftime. Those are your choices"

Coach: "That's a stupid rule."

Me: "I assume you'll accept the penalty."
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: riffraft on October 11, 2014, 08:52:45 PM
10 seconds left in the 2nd quarter. A12's pass is intercepted at the B30 yardline by B24. While B24 is advancing the ball B77 blocks A55 in the back at the B47. B24 runs for a touchdown. Time expires during the down.

We march of the 10 yards from B47. First and 10 from from the 37. A's coach is going crazy on the sideline. I figure this one deserves an explanation so I go over to the coach.

Coach: "I don't want the penalty. I don't want to give them another play."

Me: "Coach, you wan them to have the touchdown?"

Coach: "No"

Me: "Can't have it both ways, coach."

Coach: "Why not?"

Me: "You can accept the penalty and they get another play or you can decline the penalty, the TD will stand and we will do the PAT before halftime. Those are your choices"

Coach: "That's a stupid rule."

Me: "I assume you'll accept the penalty."

Had a very similar play in a youth game today. B's coach is going on about the call. R says half is over. I tried to convince my referee we had to give B an untimed down. He and the U tried to convince me otherwise and by that time the two teams had left the field. He then mentioned that B's coach was being an a@@ anyways, so he was fine with not giving them a play. B's coach was being an a@@ and we ended up stopping the game in the 4th because of B's out of control parents (no restraints on the sidelines). Not a fun day on the field
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: BIG DON on October 11, 2014, 11:13:04 PM
Had one Friday night 4th and forever. A was in punt formation as the snap rolled back to the punter there was a heavy rush. Punter picks up ball and runs the ball for about 5 yard gain.  During the tackle there is a 5 yard face mask call. As I am explaining the options to the kicking team the coach yells from the sidelines that a automatic 1st down.  I explain that it just a 5 yard foul and that they would have to rekick after the foul or have the ball turned over at the spot of the tackle.. He he pleads his case that all face mask calls are 15 yards and automatic 1st downs that I was wrong the he saw it on tv last Saturday. I had then to advise him we were playing under  different code.  The look on his face was priceless
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: bkdow on October 22, 2014, 02:33:16 PM
"Why do you have to blow the whistle before every play?"  He was trying to catch the other team with a scrimmage defense on the field while executing a punt.
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: IAUMP on October 22, 2014, 03:25:41 PM
Had one Friday night 4th and forever. A was in punt formation as the snap rolled back to the punter there was a heavy rush. Punter picks up ball and runs the ball for about 5 yard gain.  During the tackle there is a 5 yard face mask call. As I am explaining the options to the kicking team the coach yells from the sidelines that a automatic 1st down.  I explain that it just a 5 yard foul and that they could rekick or have the ball turned over at the spot of the tackle.
  My question is why didn't you assess the 5 yard penalty and replay the down?
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: BIG DON on October 22, 2014, 07:33:23 PM
Could should have been would have to rekick after the foul. I will go fix it. Thanks for bringing my typo to my attention
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: Rulesman on October 22, 2014, 09:22:14 PM
Could should have been would have to rekick after the foul.
Say WHAT? ??? ???
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: walkintall on October 23, 2014, 12:07:24 PM
I've heard of anticipating PI or holding. However, after I  ^flag a PF facemask last week. Coach told me "You anticipated a facemask and blew your whistle and the facemask never happened."
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: Rulesman on October 23, 2014, 02:04:10 PM
I've seen officials get too quick dropping the antsy-hanky when they see a hand across a facemask..... but nothing is grabbed and then the hand slides harmlessly away.

See... Read... THEN React.
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: VALJ on October 23, 2014, 03:09:32 PM
Just last night, from a player - umpire and I threw a flag for illegal substitution as 12 men lined up in the formation on 4th down.  The punter turned to me and asked "who shouldn't have been in?"

I especially enjoyed that because the offense had only had 10 men in the game for first, second, and third down.  They even got flagged for a six man line twice - declined in both cases, since they lost yards on those two plays.  (Apparently, it's not easy to block 11 B players with only 10 A players).

Oddly enough, both my wings were certain that they had a 7 man line on 2nd down.  It didn't help the blocking, but they were sure the line was legal that play.
Title: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: PABJNR on October 25, 2014, 01:43:33 PM
Had a coach hollering they only had ten on the field.  I explained they had seven on the line and he informs me that is not legal.  I tell him "coach they can play with 8 if they want as long as they have 7 on the line." 

He looks at me and say "if that's not the dumbest thing I ever heard... Who the hell would want to play with 8"


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Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: Tom.OH on November 02, 2014, 09:58:38 AM
Few weeks ago in a JV game A calls a timeout. B coach yells they were out of timeouts. All 4 officials had this as the 3rd, he again said they were out. I showed him my game card, 1) 3q 6:36 2) 4q 5:27 and 3) 4q :36, and asked him to show me his game card. He Said never mind and walked away.
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: VALJ on November 10, 2014, 08:39:16 AM
I got told repeatedly and at great length pretty much the entire second half that we were calling the worst officiated game the coach had seen in two years.  I've spent all weekend wondering which smart-aleck response - both of which almost slipped out at one point - would have gotten me in more trouble:

A) "If you think this is bad, coach, you should have seen us last week!"

B) "What a coincidence.  This is the worst coached game I've seen in the last two years."

I'm guessing B...
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: Alminox on November 11, 2014, 09:22:34 AM
IFAF (NCAA) Rules.   "He was not a restricted interior lineman, because his hands were above his knees"
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: ncwingman on November 14, 2014, 02:03:39 PM
Long time lurker, first time poster, but I had a great quote this year and just had to share.

In a peewee game this year, I'm working HL and the visitors (my sideline) get called for a block in the back early in the game, and then a while later a PF facemask. As we're marking off the 15 yards for the facemask, the coach on my sideline starts getting agitated. After the next play:

Coach -- "That was a 15 yard foul?"
Me -- "Yes, it was"
Coach -- "What about that block in the back earlier? That wasn't 15!"
Me -- "No. That's 10 yards"

He grumbles, but goes back to coaching for a bit. Then during a timeout later, he comes to me and asks:

"What's the difference between 15 yards and 10 yards?"

It took all my might not to sarcastically reply "5 yards".

Turns out, he thought the BiB was a PF as well. I got that clarified for him, and he was happily on his way.
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: Wingmanbp on November 15, 2014, 09:53:05 AM
I had a coach in a playoff game last night, NCAA, Texas UIL rules, complain about a facmask that I missed and I told him rules states he has to grab and pull. The player had him wrapped up with one arm around the waste and one around the head. Where his fore arm was in the facemask and hand on the side of the helmet. As they rolled toward me the players head dug into the grass and his helmet pushed into his face. The coaches proof of a face mask was his nose was bleeding. I had to explain to him if his hand was on his facemask it wouldn't of touched his nose. Then I informed him that his facemask was pushed into his face by the ground because his helmet was too loose.
on another note they also got extremely upset about two DPI's called by our BJ where the ball was caught by the offense. Screaming at me that its not a spot foul. I told them I know but a reception is placed at the spot. LOL They then turned around in embarrasement
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: Blackandwhite on November 17, 2014, 06:55:15 AM
Not from a coach and also from last year but....:
Player: "Haven`t you seen it? He has bitten into my fingers ....!"
Player 2:"Face Mask! Didn`t you see him pull?"

LJ:"No, sorry if we missed that one. But I dont think that you two want to discuss this one out ìn detail   >:D


Adults .... pi1eOn
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: theunofficialofficial on December 11, 2014, 11:36:55 PM
Play that happened on my last game of the season.

QB rolls out scrambling, as he throws downfield it lands in nothing but open space. I am flank so I go in to report to R that I have wide open space. But, he has already thrown the flag down immediately after QB throws ball. My sideline (B) goes NUTS about a bad call thinking it's for roughing the passer.

I head over to very irate sideline to inform HC.
whole sideline: "That's a terrible call", "That's just awful"...
Me (to HC): " Coach do you know what the call is?"
HC: "No. But you guys really screwed that one up."
Me: "Coach, the foul is for intentional grounding."
HC: "Oh!"
Me: "So they are going to lose 5 yards from the flag"
Assist Coach (interrupting): "They lose a down right? That means it's 4th down?"
Me: "Yes. We will have 4th down. Maybe next time you want to wait until I tell you the foul?"


Last 2 and a half quarters of my season couldn't have asked for a better sideline. Amazing how a little calm communication goes a long way.

How many months until next season?
Title: Re: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: SD_Casey on December 12, 2014, 08:05:35 PM



How many months until next season?

Too many.
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: stevegarbs on December 14, 2014, 04:40:40 PM
Play that happened on my last game of the season.

QB rolls out scrambling, as he throws downfield it lands in nothing but open space. I am flank so I go in to report to R that I have wide open space. But, he has already thrown the flag down immediately after QB throws ball. My sideline (B) goes NUTS about a bad call thinking it's for roughing the passer.

I head over to very irate sideline to inform HC.
whole sideline: "That's a terrible call", "That's just awful"...
Me (to HC): " Coach do you know what the call is?"
HC: "No. But you guys really screwed that one up."
Me: "Coach, the foul is for intentional grounding."
HC: "Oh!"
Me: "So they are going to lose 5 yards from the flag"
Assist Coach (interrupting): "They lose a down right? That means it's 4th down?"
Me: "Yes. We will have 4th down. Maybe next time you want to wait until I tell you the foul?"


Last 2 and a half quarters of my season couldn't have asked for a better sideline. Amazing how a little calm communication goes a long way.

How many months until next season?

I would be so tempted in that situation to ask the coach, "Bad call? Would you like us to pick up the flag?" Then wait for him to say "Yes, of course!" and then signal the IG and waive it off.  :!#
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: Aussie-Zebra on January 29, 2015, 12:27:43 PM
Few weeks ago in a JV game A calls a timeout. B coach yells they were out of timeouts. All 4 officials had this as the 3rd, he again said they were out. I showed him my game card, 1) 3q 6:36 2) 4q 5:27 and 3) 4q :36, and asked him to show me his game card. He Said never mind and walked away.

I hope he was charged a DoG  :sTiR:
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: bkdow on January 30, 2015, 12:36:59 PM
NCAA game: QB calls 3rd timeout with about 1:15 to go in the game.  Coach of the QB looks confused.  When the team is coming back to the field, the Coach yells me: "Per NCAA rules, I am the only one who can call timeout!!  Why did you let him call timeout?"  Confused, I said, "So, you do not want your captain, the QB, to call timeout?"  He just walked away.
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: Aussie-Zebra on February 06, 2015, 07:34:28 AM
Player not a coach.

Team calls a timeout. Officials congregate near the centre conferring when a player approaches and complains that he has been blocked in the back 3 times and in addition says "How much do we have to pay you to call a fair game ?"

 ^flag  ^flag  ^flag  ^flag  ^flag  ^flag  ^flag (7 man crew)
Title: Re: From the Mouths of Coaches = 2014 Version
Post by: Ralph Damren on March 24, 2015, 08:51:43 AM
This occurred several years ago, but gave me a chuckle then and provided cannon fodder for support of enforcing B fouls from previous spot on plays ending behind LOS :
   
(1) Early in the game visiting QB is scrambling when he is tackled by PF FM 18 yds behind LOS.
(2) I instruct U sNiCkErS to begin his journey from there,netting A a loss of 3 yds.
(3) Visiting coach calls time, as he doesn't feel the enforcement is fair.
(4) I explain, "you get to replay the down, and only lose 3 yards instead of 18."
(5) The coach grunted his acceptance and the band played on.....

                        until midway thru the 3rd period, with the home team leading 40-0..WHEN :o ::) :P :-\.......

(6) Home QB is scrambling when he is tackled by PF FM 18 yds behind LOS AS HE THROWS AN INCOMPLETE PASS. ::) ::)
(7)I instruct U sNiCkErS to begin his journey from :o previous spot.
(7) Visiting coach's head :!# begins to spin around like the little girl in The Exchorist
(8) I felt obligated to explain the difference without costing him a timeout.
      .....you can get away with more if you say it with a  ;D...
(9) As I neared his sideline and began to say: "I want to explain the difference......"; the coach interrupted my by saying (with a big ;D) : "I understand the difference, they're the home team ;D nAnA...."
(10) I ,too, :D ;D and tried to explain the difference between a running play and a loose ball behind LOS.
(11) Coach responded : "Do you think that's a lousy rule?"
(12) I replied : "When it occurs in this scenario, yes yEs:"
(13) Coach finally said : "We're behind by 40 points because we can't block,tackle,pass or run...NOT because of a lousy rule...you guys are doing a very good job,keep it up."

            ...and the band played on....