False Start

Officiating a semi-pro scrimmage last night, I didn't call an obvious false start.

Ugh. Just stupid.

And then to make it worse, on the next play, I (correctly) called a not-nearly-as-obvious encroachment on the defense. Probably could've passed on that one since I totally passed on the obvious one the other way.

At least it was a scrimmage. Still, that was terrible.

I have found that watching the offense pre-snap really helps me see false starts and distinguish which happens first, the offense moving or the defense crossing into the neutral zone. Too bad I wasn't doing that at that time yesterday.

Oh well, at least it was warm where my head was during that play. Kinda stunk though.