Author Topic: From the Coaches - 2012 Version (Read 49685 times)

Rulesman · « **on:** September 06, 2012, 12:04:25 PM »

Fire away!

Welpe · « **Reply #1 on:** September 10, 2012, 12:16:50 PM »

I'm the worst official ever according to one Freshman coach. He also informed the R of that game (who is an FBS official) that I should never officiate another game. This was my first game of the season.

VALJ · « **Reply #2 on:** September 10, 2012, 09:56:33 PM »

So, you're just proving it early this year?

Welpe · « **Reply #3 on:** September 12, 2012, 10:32:01 PM »

Pretty much.

Archie · « **Reply #4 on:** September 13, 2012, 10:43:10 AM »

Give the coach a break....he probably had a bad day with his unruly social studies class, and just needed to vent.

BIG DON · « **Reply #5 on:** September 15, 2012, 09:07:37 AM »

Last night on a PAT the holder gets nailed I have a flag on the ground, coach is yelling at me he hit the holder he hit the holder not the kicker.

at this point I am thinking Yea,,,, so

Tom.OH · « **Reply #6 on:** September 16, 2012, 05:57:11 PM »

Yesterday in. JV game visiting team scores with 1:15 left in the game to get within 6 points. We discuss onside kick and set up for it. Sure enough they do onside and the home team dives on the ball at the K49. Visiting coach is screaming that they cannot touch the ball until it goes 10 yards. I told him they could and he just stared at me as I walked away.

Welpe · « **Reply #7 on:** September 16, 2012, 08:52:37 PM »

Quote from: Archie on September 13, 2012, 10:43:10 AM

Give the coach a break....he probably had a bad day with his unruly social studies class, and just needed to vent.

I guess I should be able to treat him the same way then when I have a bad day.

In a youth game yesterday, we had a coach saying he was going to report us to the UIL.

mtn335 · « **Reply #8 on:** September 17, 2012, 02:44:23 PM »

Friday night.

Quarterback: (Takes shotgun snap, turns to hand off on the draw, sees that his RB fell down)

Slot Receiver: (Takes off on a post route, then turns to block his DB for the run)

DB: (Puts his hands up in the air as though to say, "He's pushing me! Do something!")

Quarterback: (Has nowhere to hand the ball and starts scrambling to try and make something of the play)

Quarterback: (Fails and is sacked)

Defensive coach: "That's OPI! That's OPI! He can't push my guy like that!"

LJ: "There wasn't a pass, coach!"

Coach: "But the quarterback was back to pass! He can't push like that!"

LJ: "Doesn't matter - there has to be a forward pass, across the neutral zone, for interference rules to be in effect."

Coach: "...there has to be a pass for pass interference? Since when???"

LJ:

NorCalMike · « **Reply #9 on:** September 18, 2012, 12:57:58 AM »

Quote from: mtn335 on September 17, 2012, 02:44:23 PM

Coach: "...there has to be a pass for pass interference? Since when???"

LJ:

The scary part is that most of these coaches are teaching our children.

VALJ · « **Reply #10 on:** September 19, 2012, 10:22:48 AM »

My favorite is still the coach exploding about a horse collar foul. "Coach, the guy who grabbed the collar didn't tackle him. He lost his grip."

"So what?"

"Coach, I can't call a foul for a horse-collar tackle without a tackle."

jimbulger · « **Reply #11 on:** September 20, 2012, 10:58:16 PM »

Quote from: VALJ on September 19, 2012, 10:22:48 AM

My favorite is still the coach exploding about a horse collar foul. "Coach, the guy who grabbed the collar didn't tackle him. He lost his grip."

"So what?"

"Coach, I can't call a foul for a horse-collar tackle without a tackle."

Had this same scenario in my NCAA game last sat....

VALJ · « **Reply #12 on:** September 21, 2012, 10:58:36 AM »

Working S last night. A's ball, about B's 30, 4/16. A84 beats B11 off the line in running his pass pattern, and B11 grabs him right across the jersey with both hands and stops him from getting out into his pattern. Flag goes flying (and a beautiful throw, if I do say so myself - hit the line perfectly from about 20 yards downfield). Incomplete pass, I report the foul to the R, we mark off 10 and replay. A's coach asks me on my way back, "that's not a first down?"

"Coach, defensive holding isn't an automatic first down in high school ball."

Fast forward to 1:30 left in the game, same team's on offense, on their own 12 or so, 3/12, down a point with no time outs. A84 beats B11 off the line again, and B11 does the same grab. Flag goes flying again (though not anywhere near as majestic as the first one). Incomplete pass, I report to the R again, we mark off 10 and replay. A's coach asks me on my way back upfield, "are you sure we don't get a first down for holding?"

Welpe · « **Reply #13 on:** September 22, 2012, 08:31:07 PM »

Youth game today (I know I know but Disneyland doesn't pay for itself).

I'm working H and the visiting runner breaks for a good run. A defender grabs the back of his shoulder pads and yanks him down. Textbook horse collar. I drop my flag, mark progress and go report.

Coaches are screaming "He got his pads!!!"

Yes exactly, thank you for agreeing with me coaches.

Tom.OH · « **Reply #14 on:** September 23, 2012, 02:46:34 PM »

My second straight week posting on JV coaches ( just lucky I guess). First half home team wins coin toss and chose to receive. Visitors chose to kick from clock. After the toss I went over to visitors sideline and coaches are talking that they will have the clock in the 4th quarter. I was going to talk to them about something else so ignored thier talk.
Moving on to after halftime. I saw the home coach first and said I am sure the visitors will take the ball, which goal do you want to defend, he said he will kick from clock. I went to the visitors and asked if they want the ball. They did and then I told them the home team will kick from the clock. The head coach asked why did they get to choose? I told them that his team had the pick on receiving and they had the goal choice. He said that was wrong, it was picked in the coin toss to start the game. I said that was for the first half and we do it again for the second half. They still thought I was wrong and probably think that today. Yes they lost 36 to 3.

buckshot · « **Reply #15 on:** September 27, 2012, 06:03:05 PM »

One of my first games as a white hat a few weeks ago, I was asked part way through a game if a new center could come on the field and do a "few practice snaps with the team", coach was very indignant when I told him no, he can do that on the sideline in his own time. Must have been coaching Baseball in the off-season?

Welpe · « **Reply #16 on:** October 01, 2012, 01:36:00 PM »

Had a freshman game this past week where I flagged a home player while on offense for a chop block. A defender was already engaged up high when a back came in and cut him low. Easy call.

The head coach near my sideline indignantly complains "So we're calling that in freshman games now?"

When I tell him the number, he whines "He doesn't even know how to do that!"

And the beat goes on.

stevegarbs · « **Reply #17 on:** October 01, 2012, 02:33:07 PM »

One I witnessed, youth coaches, in response to my flag when their attempted on-side kick went out of bounds after traveling 11 yards, "But it went 10 yards."

The other one was relayed by a fellow official, freshman game, "They can't use up the entire 25 seconds when they're trying to run out the clock." He (the official) admitted not knowing how to react as it was the first time he had ever heard that complaint in 20+ years of officiating.

maven · « **Reply #18 on:** October 01, 2012, 03:10:40 PM »

Quote from: stevegarbs on October 01, 2012, 02:33:07 PM

The other one was relayed by a fellow official, freshman game, "They can't use up the entire 25 seconds when they're trying to run out the clock."

Technically, that's correct: if they use up the ENTIRE 25 seconds without snapping the ball, then the result would be a delay of game foul.

But who knows what the coach meant?

stevegarbs · « **Reply #19 on:** October 02, 2012, 09:04:28 AM »

Quote from: maven on October 01, 2012, 03:10:40 PM

Technically, that's correct: if they use up the ENTIRE 25 seconds without snapping the ball, then the result would be a delay of game foul.

But who knows what the coach meant?

I paraphrased a little bit- the coach was actively arguing that the other team was obligated to snap the ball as soon as they came to the line, that they could not purposefully consume 24.999 seconds of each play clock.

maven · « **Reply #20 on:** October 02, 2012, 09:08:09 AM »

Quote from: stevegarbs on October 02, 2012, 09:04:28 AM

I paraphrased a little bit- the coach was actively arguing that the other team was obligated to snap the ball as soon as they came to the line, that they could not purposefully consume 24.999 seconds of each play clock.

Now that's funny!

I apologize for busting your chops with the previous post.

Welpe · « **Reply #21 on:** October 02, 2012, 10:05:18 AM »

Quote from: maven on October 02, 2012, 09:08:09 AM

Now that's funny!

I apologize for busting your chops with the previous post.

Mr. Annoying Grammar Guy is really making the rounds these days.

maven · « **Reply #22 on:** October 02, 2012, 12:19:02 PM »

Quote from: Welpe on October 02, 2012, 10:05:18 AM

Mr. Annoying Grammar Guy is really making the rounds these days.

Mr. Annoying Mr. Annoying Guy needs to recheck his concept of grammar.

Welpe · « **Reply #23 on:** October 18, 2012, 02:29:36 PM »

I asked a middle school coach before a game last week if he had any trick plays. "No we keep it straight up."

Second down on offense they run a double reverse pass.

110 · « **Reply #24 on:** October 18, 2012, 03:15:12 PM »

Quote from: Welpe on October 18, 2012, 02:29:36 PM

I asked a middle school coach before a game last week if he had any trick plays. "No we keep it straight up."

Second down on offense they run a double reverse pass.

Worked U for a varsity game last week. Coach had "nothing unusual."

First play from scrimmage, the guy used an offset line with the centre on one hash, and the other four down linemen stacked on the other hash.

Oh, and the same team also ran a gaurderooski.

Author Topic: From the Coaches - 2012 Version (Read 49685 times)

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