UMass Flag Football 3 Person Mechanics Game Control and Conflict Resolution Case Plays

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UMass Flag Football3 Person Mechanics Game
Control and Conflict Resolution Case Plays
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PASS / RUN PLAYS
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LJ
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BJ
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R POSITION RUN / PASS PLAYS
7 yards behind
7 yards outside
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Penalties and Enforcement continued

• Referee Penalty Mechanics
• Silent mechanic
• Ask captain
• Grab pucks and walk off penalty
• Show mechanic and tell penalty, result, and
  yardage
• SAGS! Did you SAGS it?

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LJ POSITION RUN / PASS PLAYS
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LJ
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BJ POSITION RUN / PASS PLAYS
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BJ
3 5 yds
15 17 yds
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GOAL LINE PLAYS
BJ
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LJ
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KICKING PLAYS
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BJ
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Video Clip! NIRSA DVD Mechanics-positioning
and ref-line-back responsibilities
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Game Control/Conflict Resolution
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Sportsmanship

• At the end of each game, you will assign a
  sportsmanship rating for each team
• If players ask you what the rating is, tell them
  that you need to discuss it with your partners
  first and that you will then hand it to a
  supervisor who will be more than willing to
  discuss it

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Be Preventive!

• Use a good pre-game captains meeting to set the
  tone, discuss rules and sportsmanship
  expectations
• Be clear, confident, assertive, and consistent
• Sell calls when necessary
• Right or wrong, come up strong!
• Be Approachable (remember you are customer
  service reps)
• Watch your body language
• Listen and let the players vent before responding
• Dont be afraid to talk to the players (establish
  a good rapport)
• However, be careful not to socialize with one
  team prior to the game.
• And never say more than you need to
• You cannot misquote silence
• Address issues right away dont let them fester
• Use a halftime captains meeting if necessary
• Use a cautionary meeting if teams are unruly

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Game Control Captains Meeting
Pre/Half/During Play

• Pre game
• Game times are expected to be started on time
  (Five minute grace period)
• Let captains know they are responsible for the
  conduct of their team, bench personnel and
  spectators
• Halftime
• Talk about what youve seen and what you will be
  watching for in the second half be positive if
  possible
• Cautionary Meeting during contest
• Remain composed and calm
• Ask the captains if they would like to finish the
  game
• If no, call the game. If yes, then tell them
  what needs to improve in order for them to finish
  the game.

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Different Types of Conflicts

• Abuse towards officials
• Personal comments
• You suck ref!
• F you
• Pattern of disruptive behavior
• Constant questioning of calls/non-calls
• Continued arguing of the same call/non-call
• Taunting
• Repeated and/or very loud foul language
• Unsportsmanlike behavior
• Spiking a ball
• Fighting/pushing/shoving automatic ejection

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What If

• I cant tell from where the or which fan is
  verbalizing his complaint or if s/he is actually
  with the team?
• The unsportsmanlike wasnt enough to be prevent
  more outbursts?
• The entire team or both teams are being chippy?
• A player walks away and says, thats horrible?
• Two or more players begin shoving each other?
• Are any of these conflicts
• What is the difference?

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Common Situations

• Thats a horrible call (add Fuing)
• If under the breath and walking away, ignore, if
  in your face and swearing, then assess a
  unsportsmanlike penalty
• You suck/youre awful, etc.
• Assess an unsportsmanlike penalty
• Cant you help your partner out?
• I didnt see it

• What was that call?
• Holding
• Youve called 10 on us and 3 on them.
• We call them, we dont count them
• Or say stop (whatever foul it is they keep
  committing) and Ill stop penalizing you
• Comon Ref!
• If once, ignore, if repeated then, thats enough
  blue.
• S/Hes pushing/holding/grabbing/elbowing me
• Ill look for it.
• Are you serious dude?
• Yes.

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Common Situations Continued

• Can you watch for this?
• Absolutely
• Isnt that a penalty?
• I call what I see.
• No.
• If I see it, Ill call it.
• Hes offsides!
• Ignore once
• Thats not flag guarding!
• Ignore, or if persistent, say
• To me it was.

• Thats uncatchable!
• There is no such rule in flag football.
• Can I ask you a question?/What is the rule?
  (during play but also during stoppages)
• If you can explain quickly go ahead otherwise
  say...
• Mark the ball ready and say, you have 25 seconds
  or till the offense snaps the ball.
• I cant hold up play
• Ask your captain
• Ask me during the next timeout
• You may call a timeout, but I cant stop play

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Case Plays Teams of 4 or 5

• So a guy walks into a bar and

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PLAY First and 13 on A27, QB A1 throws a legal
forward pass. While the pass is in flight A2
illegally contacts a team B player on team A 25
yard line. Pass is complete and runner is
de-flagged on A30.
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Play 3rd and 2 on A18. QB A1 runs two yards
beyond the team A scrimmage line and throws an
illegal forward pass from the 20 yd line.
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Play- QB A1 scores TD and then spikes the ball.
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  Play- A3 is called for illegal motion. QB A1s
pass is intercepted by B3, B3 flag guards and
scores TD during (a) Try down or (b) an overtime
period
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Play- 3rd and 6 from A14. A3 runs 10yards to A24,
flaguards and is deflagged at A32.   Where is
the ball and whats the down if the penalty is
accepted
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Play- 2nd and 1 from A19. QB A4. QB evades
defense, is held in his own backfield and
deflagged at A2 yd line.   Where is the ball and
whats the down if the penalty is accepted
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Pre and Post Game Duties

• Pre game
• Grab Clip board and equipment bag in the office
  and equipment cage in the gym
• Sign in players with UCards
• Survey the field
• Field Set Up
• Player equipment
• Field equipment
• Captains meeting
• Post game
• Captains to sign the clip board after proper
  score and winning team is noted
• Fill out the Sportsmanship Rating for every
  game
• Trash pick up have teams do it, if they dont
  you will.
• Equipment back in the bag if theres a break in
  the action on your field
• Clip board and equipment back turned in if the
  last shift of the night

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Outside!

• Lets go!

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Images
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