1. Playoff Mechanics—2015

2. Our Mission Review the mechanics for a crew of 7
This is based on the completely revised PIAA Mechanics Manual
This may differ in some regards to the CFO manual
There are minor changes from last year’s manual, so please go over this presentation, the manual and the matrix—they are all on our web site, cacpfo.org
The manual uses the NCAA abbreviations for positions, so those are used throughout this presentation

3. Timeline—Kickoff minus:
2 hours—Crew arrives
90 minutes—Pre-game conference starts
60 minutes—R & U meet with head coaches
- R and U can either be in uniform or regular attire
30 minutes—R & U meet with head coaches & captains to do sportsmanship & coin toss
- R and U will be in uniform for the coin toss

4. Timeline Cont’d 20 minute—crew arrives on field to do pre-game duties
10 minutes—teams arrive on field
3 minutes—mock toss
Halftime—15 minutes

5. Pre-Game Duties R and L: inspect field U checks and marks game balls
S and B: instruct ball boys
F checks his watch and times the game
H meets with chain crew

6. Coin Toss

7. Normal Free Kick

8. Onside Kick Anticipated

9. Free Kick Following Fair Catch Or Awarded FC

10. Punts

11. Punts From R-40 In
S and F are at the goal line pylons

12. Reverse Mechanics
On punts, interceptions and fumble recoveries, and B/R gains possession of the ball, this is known as reverse mechanics
R has goal line responsibility in lieu of the B
H and L are now leading officials
S and F are now trailing officials and will get forward progress until the 2
H and L have forward progress from the 2 in

13. Field Goals & Tries

14. Normal Scrimmage Plays

15. Responsibilities
If H reads pass, he can move downfield no more than 5 yards
If L reads pass, he will stay on the LOS, since he is responsible for determining whether a passer and/or the pass has gone beyond the LOS
L is also responsible for forward/backward ruling on pass

16. Keys Widest eligible is #1, next #2, etc.
Strong side is the side with the most eligible receivers, if balanced, assume strength to L
S and F always have #1
H and L have
#2 on weak side or on trips
#3 on strong side
B has
#2 on strong
#3 on trips

24. Goal Line: B-20 to B-7 S and F are on goal line B is on end line
H and L have forward progress until the B-2
S and F have the B-2 in

25. Goal line: B-7 In B is on the end line S and F are on the end line
H and L have responsibility for the goal line, so, at the snap, they will move to the pylon

26. Reverse Goal Line: A-5 or Less Going Out
H and L will immediately move back toward the goal line pylon

27. Measurement U take stick H bring in chains L give a foot
S set box if 1st down
F clear the view
B hold the ball
R make decision

28. Key Points
Sideline officials should push each other down the field—keep the runner, receiver between the LOS official (H and L) and the deep official (S/F/B).
H and L should get most of the spots, with the exception of very long passes
L should stay at line of scrimmage to rule on forward passes thrown beyond the line of scrimmage—release after the ball is thrown—exception is when he has goal line responsibility (either coming out or going in)

29. Other Points
R will line up on kicker’s leg on scrimmage kicks—so he may be on H’s side or L’s side.
If snap is no good, wing official opposite R will chase.
Official on R’s side will hold to rule on LOS
U concentrate on the snapper and 2 guards. R takes tackle opposite from where he is lined up. L and H have tackles on their side, as well as receiver. Receiver has priority.

30. Muddle Huddle U stay with ball S stay with team
Work out how you shift when teams shift

31. Game Balls PIAA 2014 Football Bulletin 1
The official ball is the Rawlings Pro5-PIAA football
Each team will be required to use the Rawlings Pro5-PIAA football or the Rawlings ST5H football

32. Ball Rotation
L/F sideline has 2 of the balls from each team, H/S sideline has 1 ball from each team
Since 1 ball is in play, one sideline has 3 balls, 1 has 2 at all times
Ball comes in from L/F sideline at beginning of game and for all changes of possession
If ball goes out on a side, it comes in from that side (except changes of possession)

33. Ball Rotation
Use the numbers—if a ball is dead at the top of the number or closer to the sideline, mark the spot with a ball and throw in a new ball
Normally, L or H mark the spot, so F or S would relay new ball in
It is imperative that we get this right as it will greatly impact how we are perceived!

34. Ball Rotation—Examples
Sweep to L’s side, dead near sideline
L marks spot with ball that was in play
F gets new ball from ball boy, throws in to either B/R/U depending who is nearby
L picks up ball that was spotted, tosses to either F or ball boy
Punt o/o/b on H’s sideline
L or F get the new ball.
L or F throw the ball to the U.
H or S will throw the old ball to L or F through B

35. Second Half Option Captains will not go to midfield after the half
Referee will assume the team with the option for the 2nd half will receive, unless, prior to the 2nd half, the head coach changes his option
We will ask the coach of the team that will kick off which way they want to kick