What are duties of football officials after a match?

Answer 1

There are seven officials on the field and one in the booth in American Football. They are the Referee, Umpire, Head linesman, Line judge, Field judge, Side judge and Back judge and the Replay official.

The Refree (R): Is responsible for the officiating crew and oversees the game in general. He makes the final ruling on all calls made by his crew. He is the only member of the officiating crew that wears a white ball cap. The referee is usually located on the offensive side of the ball, behind the quarterback. His main focus is on the quarterback.

The Umpire (U): Stands behind the linebackers on the defensive side of the ball. His main responsibility os to look for offensive holding, illegal blocks by the offense line, whether of not any illegible receivers mave moved down field before the ball is thrown and to make sure the quarterback is behind the line of scrimmage when the ball is thrown.

Head Linesman (HL): He is stationed at the end of the line of scrimmage, beyond the receivers, usually aong the sidelines. He spot checks the line of scrimmage to make sure no one is offsides or encroaching into the neutral zone infraction. After the ball is snapped the HL is responsible for play along his sideline.

Line Judge (LJ): The LJ is stationed along the sideline on the opposite side of the field as the Head Linesman. He has similar duties to the HL, watching for the same things the HL is, and is responsible for his sideline after the ball is snapped. The Line Judge is also responsible determining if a ball is kicked from behind the line of scrimmage. In addition th eLJ is also responsible for counting the offensive players, making sure there are only 11 players on the field when the ball is snapped.

Field Judge (FJ): This official is stationed on the defensive side of the ball, behind the secondary, on the same side of the field as the Line Judge. He rules on pass interference, illegal blocks downfield, and incomplete passes. He also counts defensive players making sure there are only 11 of the field when a play starts. Working with the Back Judge, the Field Judge rules whether field goal attempts are successful or not.

Side Judge: The side judge is located near the FJ, in the defensive backfield behind the secondary. he makes decisions near the sideline on his side of field, judging the action of nearby running backs, receivers and defenders. He rules on pass interference, illegal blocks downfield, and incomplete passes. He also counts defensive players like the Field Judge does making sure there are only 11 defensive players on the field. During field goal attempts he serves as a second umpire.

Back Judge: stands deep behind the defensive secondary in the middle of the field, judging the action of nearby running backs, receivers (primarily the tight ends) and nearby defenders. He rules on pass interference, illegal blocks downfield, and incomplete passes. He covers the area of the field in between himself and the umpire. He has the final say regarding the legality of punts or drop kicks. He works with the field judge in determining if a field goal attempt is successful. The Back Judge is also responsible for making sure that the ball is snapped before the 40 second clock expires.

Replay Official: The Replay official is not on the field. He is located in a booth off the field of play. He is responsibel for Instant Replay review of calls that have been challenged by teams. he is also responsible for reviewing every score in the game. No score is official unles the Replay Official confirms that it was indeed a score.

Answer 2

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