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Football Officiating => NCAA Discussion => Topic started by: Morningrise on March 15, 2019, 08:18:48 AM
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Why does the 2018 mechanics manual direct the R to stay on the right side, when there's no CJ?
I tried it last year and it was horrible.
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Why does the 2018 mechanics manual direct the R to stay on the right side, when there's no CJ?
I tried it last year and it was horrible.
Many conferences started doing this a few years ago. I think the idea is you don't have to worry about which side is the throwing hand and most quarterbacks are right handed. The main reason to be on the throwing arm side is to have a better view of pass/fumble when the QB is hit, but I think they've found the drop off is not significant enough to make the R's position consistent. We'll see if it changes. If allowed I would suggest doing what you are comfortable if you aren't comfortable is being on the back side of a left-handed QB.