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Football Officiating => Camps, Clinics and Training Videos => Topic started by: clearwall on May 06, 2014, 10:52:39 AM

Title: Question about a question
Post by: clearwall on May 06, 2014, 10:52:39 AM

In the CFO West test, there is a question that reads:

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Following penalty enforcement, the ball is marked ready for play at position five on the field...

I've never heard that term "position five." Is that a typo or, what does that mean?

Title: Re: Question about a question
Post by: bmtjim on May 06, 2014, 01:34:53 PM

It refers to the position of the ball on the field.  Position 1 is the PB hash, 2 is the PB goal post, 3 is the center of the field, 4 and 5 are on the other side.  This is the terminology used by the CFO, other groups may use different terms.

Title: Re: Question about a question
Post by: clearwall on May 07, 2014, 09:19:05 AM

Thanks. I was figuring that was it but I could only think of three positions if using the hashes and center of the field. But it makes sense outside of the hash and inside.

Title: Re: Question about a question
Post by: blindref757 on May 08, 2014, 08:17:54 PM

When I umpire, I use an extra down indicator for my 5 fingers for those five positions.