Mic Check

[JasonTX]

First off congratulations to all those working state championship games.  My two cents.  Referees, before flipping that mic on come to a complete stop and make sure you know what you are going to say and the proper signal and don't start walking away while still talking on the mic.

[linesman87]

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[TexDoc]

First off congratulations to all those working state championship games.  My two cents.  Referees, before flipping that mic on come to a complete stop and make sure you know what you are going to say and the proper signal and don't start walking away while still talking on the mic.

Agree!!  Even if you have to take just a second or two to gather your thoughts, think about what you’re going to say, and what numbers to announce, do it.  Too many R’s get in way too much of a hurry.

[salth2o]

Agree!!  Even if you have to take just a second or two to gather your thoughts, think about what you’re going to say, and what numbers to announce, do it.  Too many R’s get in way too much of a hurry.

You can definitely tell some of the officials are not comfortable with the mic.  Get your thoughts together, speak slowly and clearly. 


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[JDM]

First off congratulations to all those working state championship games.  My two cents.  Referees, before flipping that mic on come to a complete stop and make sure you know what you are going to say and the proper signal and don't start walking away while still talking on the mic.

Don't start your sentence with "We have..."

[clearwall]

I'm worried about my crew chief. He does have a tendency to say "we have"

[JasonTX]

I'm worried about my crew chief. He does have a tendency to say "we have"

We trust you will set him straight and not say the following.

"We have encroachment on the defense."  Doh, no you don't.

[TexDoc]

We trust you will set him straight and not say the following.

"We have encroachment on the defense."  Doh, no you don't.

I'm watching the replay of the Canadian / Newton game, and apparently "encroachment" is now in the rule book.   

[TxBJ]

And the TD signal apparently works when announcing a safety.  It is apparent some of these guys are very nervous working the big game and making announcements. But I might be the same way if it were me out there.

[TexDoc]

And the TD signal apparently works when announcing a safety.  It is apparent some of these guys are very nervous working the big game and making announcements. But I might be the same way if it were me out there.

Yeah, he just had a brain fart.  Happens.

[JDM]

Don't start your sentence with "We have..."

It was inevitible...

[JDM]

Yeah, he just had a "SENIOR MOMENT".  Happens.

He actually looked pretty young. Regardless, it's all relative.

[JasonTX]

I'm watching the replay of the Canadian / Newton game, and apparently "encroachment" is now in the rule book.   

Apparently offside is a foul on the offense in the Cuero game.  Wide receiver lined up in the neutral zone.  That would be the time to announce encroachment.

[TexDoc]

Apparently offside is a foul on the offense in the Cuero game.  Wide receiver lined up in the neutral zone.  That would be the time to announce encroachment.

Not too sure there Jason.  I'd just call it a neutral zone infraction. 

[JasonTX]

Not too sure there Jason.  I'd just call it a neutral zone infraction.

2-18-1 and 7-1-3-c makes this encroachment.

[TexDoc]

OK, and it should be signal 19, not signal 18.

[TXPanhandle]

I didn’t realize Groveton was playing today instead of Cuero. Timeout announcement stating “timeout Groveton”.

[JDM]

Not too sure there Jason.  I'd just call it a neutral zone infraction.

I believe NZI is NFL specific.

[ElvisLives]

I believe NZI is NFL specific.

Yes, but, unfortunately, we hear some FBS guys using that terminology.  Before 2013, we were told "Hands to the Face" is not a foul description for NCAA ('continuous helmet contact' was correct). That got changed, and "Hands to the Face" now appears in the NCAA book, and is correct for NCAA.  I suspect that 'neutral zone infraction' may soon appear.  But, to me that is no better than "illegal procedure."  What is that?  Encroachment is specific (for Team A), and is different from offside (for Team B), which is also specific. 
(Note: For many decades, 'encroachment' always applied to Team A, whether scrimmage or free kick, but Redding changed that soon after taking over, because the average fan doesn't understand "encroachment," but understands "offside."  Sadly, we continue to allow the dumbing down of America. )

Robert
   

[QAfta]

I didn’t realize Groveton was playing today instead of Cuero. Timeout announcement stating “timeout Groveton”.

This is why I still say use colors.  Then you don't have to remember what teams are playing and then what color are they...

[ElvisLives]

This is why I still say use colors.  Then you don't have to remember what teams are playing and then what color are they...

ABSOLUTELY NOT.  We simply have to be good enough to know the names of the teams we’re working.  If we can’t do that, we don’t need to be there.

Robert

[TXNCAARef]

ABSOLUTELY NOT.  We simply have to be good enough to know the names of the teams we’re working.  If we can’t do that, we don’t need to be there.

Robert

 

[TxBJ]

ABSOLUTELY NOT.  We simply have to be good enough to know the names of the teams we’re working.  If we can’t do that, we don’t need to be there.

Robert

I agree on timeouts. However, R’s announcing the school name on fouls instead of offense, defense, etc. is a pet peeve of mine.

[BuckShark]

Early on in my Referee career I purposed to “pretend” I had a mic even on youth and sub varsity games. This rehearsal allowed my audible and hand signals to be synchronized and made the games where I had a mic go much smoother. Still do it to this day, even mimicking turning on the mic switch. Just a thought on what helped me.


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[ElvisLives]

I agree on timeouts. However, R’s announcing the school name on fouls instead of offense, defense, etc. is a pet peeve of mine.

Totally agree.  I was only talking about TOs, and a few other unusual situations, like, “The City High head coach is challenging the ruling on the field of a completed pass on the previous play.  The previous play is under further review.”  Or, more likely for day-to-day UIL, “City High has elected to receive the kickoff for the first half.”  Those kinds of things. 

But, for penalty announcements, offense, defense, kicking team, receiving team, fumbling team, passing team, return team (or intercepting team, but that’s just one more to remember, and return team applies for both fumbles and interceptions, so why complicate things?). 

Do not use colors, Team A, Team B (heard that in an FBS game, once), or mascots, etc., for anything.

Robert