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If a flag just falls off is the ball dead? Page 27-7B dot3 vs Page 26-1B One says 1 handed touch, the other just says dead now.

Is there any physical kicking of the ball in Girls Flag Football? Page 31: A foul that occurs simultaneously with the snap or free kick is penalized from the previous spot. Page 15: A fumble is a loss of player possession other than by handing, passing, or kicking the ball. Page 16: ...an inadvertent whistle is sounded while a legal forward pass or snap is in flight, or during a legal kick.

In Girls Flag Football, page 17 says "A player may hand the ball off forward". Is this different than NFHS which says it has to be behind the neutral zone?

Is the only no-run zone for Girls Flag Football within 5 yards of the goal line? In Unified there is a no run zone within 5 yards of the line to gain. This does not apply to GFF, right?

Week 1 FW Northrup @ Gary West cancelled. Northrup is looking for a new game. https://outsidethehuddle.net/2026/08/19/sources-northrop-loses-week-1-game-against-gary-west/?fbclid=IwY2xjawTys7pwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4psL8DyOKoVtpYISnOKGQzUFP6VzUKSOLRpLAT4hKBasNb9uZk8HRSBgoB7Q_aem_rFRxI4y-Y9t7tkq7WDpLtQ

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Where can I get the latest copy of "IHSAA FOOTBALL OFFICIALS MECHANICS AND BEST PRACTICES FOR A CREW OF FIVE"?

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Recently I had a game cancelled due to lack of players caused by injuries. It was cancelled a week prior to the game. There were no openings needed to be covered. But, with the growth of sports like Unified Flag Football and Girls Flag Football, and their tournaments about to start, I'd like to know if the booking I have for a Saturday of one of those is really going to happen. I'd like to know if that particular school really has a JV team this year. How do I find out? I emailed the assigner.

You're right on all of them. Clarification on 3. The only context where the 5 yard run rule is mentioned is in the section about PAT. However the 5 yard run rule applies outside of PAT also. I contacted Chris Shields to get confirmation.

From the pdf rule book (not the NFHS book) Extra Point Try = 1 or 2 1. An opportunity to score 1 point from the 3-yard line or 2 points from the 10-yard line shall be granted to the team scoring a touchdown. • There is a no-run zone within 5 yards of the goal line. You CANNOT run the ball if the ball is lined up within 5 yards of the goal line. • This includes the 1-point extra point attempt • Running the ball is acceptable on a 2-point try, unless a penalty moves the spot of the ball within the 5-yard line. 1 - Is the only no-run zone within 5 yards of the goal line? 2 - There is no no-run zone within 5 yards of the first down lines, correct? 3 - Does that apply only for PAT or for 3rd down with 3 to goal also? 4 - Let's say they go for 1 point. Dead ball foul, 5 yards against the offense. Replay down. Ball is now at the 8 yard line. Can they run?

In 2025 Leo drops playing 4A teams their first two games, one they couldn't beat the previous 2 years, to a couple of 3A teams. It was time for them to start manning up.

Which is a dead end road because I've received zero replies.

I've seen multiple coworkers take their kids from EN to CN to get more playing time. One became QB1 at CN. While I've had friends take their kids from CN to EN (who didn't play football) just to get a better education. These people lived within a couple of blocks of the school.

Found a conference and trying that route...

I didn't ask this question blindly. I did do some research. I went to the NAIA officiating site and got to the point of asking what sport I was interested in and, just like HS, it doesn't look like they break out flag as a separate sport from football. At least when it comes to officiating.

IDK if I want the stress of officiating college Men's football, besides I have too much fun with HS football, but I thought about College Women's flag football. Does one have to be a registered college football official to become registered for college flag? Do I have zero chance of doing flag if I'm not doing Men's football, like, do the Men's officials like to reserve that as offseason income?

So, do you co-op, or do you play 8 man ball? There's always that choice.

How many refs are busy with baseball in the spring? Personally I do football and football only so I wouldn't mind spring flag. I have ref'd flag in South Bend and also Unified so I'm game. If you check the IHSAA list of sports there are more women's sports than men's, since flag.

I thought most of Fort Wayne's training was online.

I live in northern central Noble county (US6 and SR9S). I am, and will remain, a member of the Tri-State Association. Last year they didn't have a bunch of training and I ended up going mainly to Warsaw. What associations do you recommend for a football official and focuses on Steuben, Lagrange, Noble, Dekalb and perhaps Allen, Whitley, Kosciusko and Elkhart counties? I prefer in person training.

Seems like I got an email that it was time to register for the next year after April 1 but I fail to see how at https://www.myihsaa.net/officials/dashboard

Events are already rolling in: https://www.myihsaa.net/events 2025-26 Tri-State Football Certification Clinic, 6/25/2025, Wawasee H.S. Hey, I'm working 8-3 Saturday 2025-02-22 recruiting officials at the state wrestling match. Just happens to be 6 months before they turn on the Friday night lights.

Yeah, if it wasn't for the have to be in the upper class for two years before you can move again it's highly likely they might have jumped again. Adams Central is not a parochial school. Let the other schools have a chance. And AC has the intestinal fortitude to welcome the challenge.

I agree that some of the really small schools sometimes are occasionally gifted with 1 or 2 "once in every 50 years" players. And two years of that kind of success bumps them up and they get stomped for 2 years after they graduate before they move back down. Central Noble girls basketball from a few years back comes to mind. But I really like BTF's comments.