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You would need to ask the organizer of that event.

The all-in format is fine. What I have an issue with, is that the regular season is effectively just a giant exhibition before the actual tourney starts. Why not say that the first-place teams in each conference makes the play-offs and have a bye-week for the 1st round? Then have a blind draw for the rest and use the first round as a play-in round for the participating teams. The winners of the first round would then continue with the conference champs playing the opponents based on regular season records. It will take an intense amount of work for IHSAA managers, but post season is always intense.

You will pay for that eventually🤣

By rule, each HC and one captain each attend the toss for the overtime. It has been that way since I started officiating 35 years ago. The current pregame procedure is the best - as has been mentioned by others here. There's a lot less drama when we do the pregame toss with the head coaches.

Take Bob's advice on everything needed for officials to know their jobs in Indiana. I have also found this YouTube channel to be quite helpful. The channel sponsor is the Evergreen Football Officials Assn (EFOA). The moderators stay up on current high school rules and offer meaningful training videos: EFOA video site

You arte correct about Illinois. Here's a link to the Terms and Conditions for the footbsll playoffs in the IHSA> https://www.ihsa.org/documents/fb/2023-24/t-and-cs.pdf You are correct about Illinois. Here's a link to the Terms and Conditions for the footbsll playoffs in the IHSA> https://www.ihsa.org/documents/fb/2023-24/t-and-cs.pdf

Agreed Bob. We will have a young lady working as the back judge (sub) on our crew Friday night!

One note. For accepted penalties against the defense, the play clock should be set to 40 seconds. Accepted penaties on the offense, play clock should be set to 25. Everything else in the PDF looks good.

On this particular play, to make a correct ruling, you'd have to be in the postion this particular linesman was in. Straddling the gloal linewith a clear view of the action. Judging from your comments about the crew, I would have to trust the ruling on the field. There is honestly no way to think otherwise unless we had a camera in the pylon. It is an interesting play to discuss.

...not Heather!

RTP is sometimes very difficult to call, other times, it's obvious. Pretty sure I caught 'em all this year except for one - and that needed slo-mo replay a couple of times. The guidelines listed above are well-articulated and are Spot-On! Thanks Bob!

I would have something to say, but I am NOT an unbiased nor unaffiliated observer in this particular topic. I am exercizing some self-control here and keeping my mouth 99% shut for a change! 😁

Thank you for noticing that I was on top of this rule sir! 😊

GID does a fine job. You guys are the BEST. Glad to be able to help out a little!

Would be a welcome addition to all sports!