Rules+: Referees Earning Our Stripes

After three previous episodes, here is the exciting conclusion to discussion of the free kick vs. scrimmage kick dyad, with bonus coverage of how to handle a down in extra periods when there is a change--or changes--of team possession.

The Siblings Project continues with extensive discussion of a play scenario that illustrates what a scrimmage kick play is and isn't.

This week I cover two interesting play situations from AFOA's first live Rule Plus study session, and then the Siblings Project continues with introductory comments for the comparison of free kicks with scrimmage kicks.

The Siblings Project continues with my analysis of the similarities and differences between the rules pair illegal forward pass and intentional grounding.

In this episode, I share clarifications of two interesting mechanics siblings from the 2023 TASO Football Annual Meeting at the Renaissance Dallas hotel in late July.

Building on the idea that we should study how rules in separate places may in fact impact each other, I introduce the 1st of 15 pairs of rule concepts we should analyze to discover how they are alike and different from each other. In this episode, I look at the dyad of kickers vs. passers.

This episode uncovers the many places you may need to visit in the rules book to get a play right because football rules comprise a web of overlapping, interrelated provisions to be found in the most unexpected places.

Michael Barrett pulls back the curtain to investigate the rationale and possible impact of 9 editorial changes to NCAA football rules and of the debut of a 6-page collection of "Officiating Standards" to accompany Approved Rulings.

In this episode Michael Barrett elaborates upon last week's discussion of NCAA rules changes for the 2023 college and Texas high school seasons, sharing clarifications from Bill Theodore at the TASO Rules Clinic in Austin on June 24.