Friday Night Stripes

Five play scenarios, answered and explained by the listeners, including kicking, out of bounds, sideline interference and more.

Mike Johnson from the Berks County chapter in Pennsylvania talks about deep wings and how they manage their six-man crew.

Andrew McGrath from GACFOC talks about what the goal of the GACFOC is and also talks a bit about NCAA and NFL replay

David Sheldon from Zebra Books, LLC discusses what officials should think about when tax season comes and what they should be tracking during the year

LD and Mike from southern Oklahoma talk about headset and the information they use it for as well as the radio show they have during the season discussing rule questions from the public

Jeff Grainger from CFOA talks about the umpire position and the different approach to the game that it entails.

With the year starting off, it's time to review a number of ways you can keep sharp in the offseason - no matter what type of learner you are.

End of season review 2019

Light summary of differences for the LJ and HL with 7-man mechanics and whether playoffs are officiated differently than the regular season

Ryan Walters and Andy Hamilton talk about the off-season training meetings they have set up in Dayton and, next year, in Cincinnati.

We break down some definitions with Rule 2 that may be different from how you remember them - block in the back, clipping, invalid fair catch signal, force, and out of bounds

We play a couple of responses to the Des Moines episode and go over why we use a precise indicator like chains when all the actions up to that point, from setting the initial line to gain to spotting the ball, are imprecise.

A bonus episode portraying my thoughts regarding current incidents in Des Moines and West Memphis

Three scenarios: tack-on fouls, how the neutral zone matters for illegal forward passes and ineligible downfield players, and inadvertent whistles.

A pregame covering the primary responsibilities of the back judge with some play scenarios mixed in