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Contra Costa Football Officials Association

New Officials Training

Session No. 5

Blocking

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Welcome

Roll Call Introductions

Trainers / Attendees CCFOA Board Members Assignors Dave Cutaia, Ken Leffle, Dale Newhouse

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Session Agenda Debrief from Yesterday’s Scrimmage Administrative Matters Blocking (Rule 2-3, 9-2, 9-3)

Legal Blocking Techniques Free Blocking Zone Block in the back Clipping Block below waist Chop block 2012 Free Kick Blocking

Wrap Up

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Administrative Matters

Rule Book Distribution – Complete? Remaining Uniform Issues – Any? CCFOA Requirements – Complied With?

Dues Insurance Addendum to By-Laws

CCFOA New Man On-Line Discussion Group CCFOA Evaluations – what to expect

Scrimmage Observations Coaches Game Cards New Man Feedback (More Later) End of Season Association-Wide

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Arbiter Administration

Registration Mobile Site Features

Schedule Tab / Printing schedule Blocks Lists Profile & Picture My Referee Evaluations Payments (Ref Pay & 1099’s)

Get in habit of checking your e-mail EVERY DAY

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FUNDAMENTALS - BLOCKING

Rule 2-3, 9-2, 9-3

Legal Blocking Techniques

Free Blocking Zone

Block in the back

Clipping

Block below waist

Chop block

Free Kick Blocking (Rule Change for 2012)

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Understanding Blocking

Know the two legal blocking techniques Know the illegal types of blocks Under certain conditions otherwise illegal blocks

can be legal depending on: The type of block Where it occurs When it occurs; and Against whom they are used

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Free Kick Blocking Restrictions on K

New Rule for 2012 Technically all Free Kicks but think “On sides” Rule 9-3-8

K may not block R until one of these happens: Kick has traveled ten (10) yards K is eligible to recover the free kick; that is R has

touched the ball

When in doubt …R initiated contact Follow guidance given at clinic

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Two Legal Blocking Techniques

Cupped Hand Blocking Palms not facing opponent Forearms extended less than 45 degrees from body Elbows can be inside or outside shoulders

Open Hand Blocking Hands in advance of elbow At or below the shoulders Hands inside frame of blocker’s body Hands inside frame of opponent’s body

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Cupped Hand Technique

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Open Hand Technique

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Frame of Blocker’s Body

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Frame of Opponent’s Body

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Illegal Blocks(ALL = FLAG AT SPOT)

Block in the back Clipping Blocking below the waist Chop Block Holding Free Kick Restrictions by K

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Block in the Back vs Clipping vs

Block Below the Waist

Block in the back Initial contact above the waist from the back

Clipping Initial contact below the waist from the back

Blocking below the waist Initial contact below the waist and from front or side

provided opponent has feet on the ground

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Block in the Back vs Clipping

Initial contact above the waist from the back

10 Yard Penalty

This is clipping if initial contact is below the waist from the back

15 Yard Penalty

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Chop Block

Block at the knees or below against an opponent in contact with a teammate of the blocker

High block at the same time as Low Block

For the purposes of chop block “Low” means at KNEES OR BELOW

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Holding

Use of the hands, arms or legs to hook, lock, clamp, grasp, encircle , hold or restrain an opponent

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OK but…..What is Holding exactly?

Can be offensive or defensive Philosophy: Call holding fouls only if at “Point of Attack” It probably occurs somewhere on every play Types of Holding

1. Tackle

2. Takedown

3. Pullover

4. Arm Bar

5. Grab and Restrict

6. Jerk and Restrict

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“Tackle”

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“Takedown”

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Pullover

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Arm Bar

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Grab and Restrict

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Jerk and Restrict

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When can otherwise illegal blocks be legal?

1. In the Free Blocking Zone

2. For a brief period of time

3. Against certain opponents

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Free Blocking Zone

4 yards to either side of ball and 3 yards up and down field from the ball (6 by 8)

Player is in FBZ when any part of his body is there (practical interpretation is Tackle to tackle – maybe TE depending on splits, Def Lineman and anyone showing blitz)

Exists from snap until the ball leaves the zone

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Blocking in the FBZ

Chop Blocks and Holding are NEVER legal Blocking in the back allowed if:

A players is on line Against B players in the FBZ at snap Contact is in FBZ

Clipping and blocking below waist are allowed: By A players on the line in the FBZ at snap Against B players on the line & in the FBZ at snap Contact is in FBZ

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Coverage and Keys – 4 Man

Flanks If read pass

• Blocks against and by receivers on your side If read run

• TE to receivers on your side• Blocks immediately around and in front of ball carrier

Umpire If read pass:

• Gradually walk up to line of scrimmage• Generally snapper to tackle away from you• But can focus on any interior linemen

If read run:• Find point of attack• Blocks immediately around and in front of ball carrier

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Free Blocking Zone

Outside demonstration

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Wrap up

General Questions? Next Meetings

August 16 (Thurs) 6:30 Dublin – Flank School Sept 9 (Sun) 5:00 / 6:30 ** CCFOA Association Mtg – WC Int Sept 10 (Mon) 6:30 Dublin – Flank School Oct 7 (Sun) 5:00 / 6:30 ** CCFOA Association Mtg – WC Int Oct 28 (Sun) 5:00 / 6:30 ** CCFOA Association Mtg – WC Int

Adjourn

** New Officials Class to report 90 min early