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Football Officiating => General Discussion => Topic started by: golfingref on November 25, 2012, 04:38:47 PM
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Do your state associations have AOs available during playoff games? We had an official go down Friday night during a quarterfinal game. Had to finish the last quarter + 8 minutes doing 4 man mechanics. Just curious what other states do and if the AO is compensated.
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In Texas it is up to the local chapters. In my chapter we send an alternate for the Regionals, Quarter Finals and Semi-Finals. Chapter pays him $100. Alternate is sent for the Championships and the State pays.
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If there is an official ECO, they can be utilized as an alternate, if the WH desires. When we use 7 man, we would just rotate to 6 man mechanics.
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All playoffs in my Section (Sac-Joaquin in Central California) have an alternate assigned. They receive $60 for game.
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We started sending alternates this year for the Amarillo Chapter. They are unpaid unless the crew pitches in a few dollars a piece.
Since playoff games are so limited in our area, it's a good way to get more people involved in the post season.
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I would figure that, at least in the playoffs, the chain crews are usually officials that one of them should step in should a crewman go down.
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For FL:
If an association places a registered ECO on a playoff crew as exclusive ECO, that association must also provide an additional alternate field official. The alternate field official will be paid by that alternate’s association.
Interesting though, I didnt read anywhere as to the procedure if someone goes down & the ECO is NOT a dedicated ECO.... I suppose the ECO replaces the official & either do the clock on the field or get a guy off the street to do ECO.
Only for the State Finals are the chain guys officials - and as far as I know they are not paid
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In Arkansas, play off chain crews are the same good ol' boys that have been working the chains for '30 years' at the same school.
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Chain crews during our playoffs are the same crews used during the year. Not sure about the Section Championships which are played at a neutral site. I will be the umpire sNiCkErS for the Division 1 Section Championship game this Friday. Hope we have a good chain crew and clock operator.