2021 High School Training Tape - Unnecessary Roughness & Unsportsmanlike Fouls

This high school football officials training tape goes over the basic mechanics of football referees for unnecessary roughness and unsportsmanlike fouls. This high school football officials training tape reviews late hits, late hits out of bounds, taunting, interacting with coaches, fighting, and the rule difference between unsportsmanlike and unnecessary roughness. The plays used in this video come from the WPIAL (District 7) in Western Pennsylvania during the 2020 playoff football season and use NFHS mechanics and rules.

[@michaelfalkner1186]

First play: Question that has to be asked of the official is did he try to throw him at the bench? If so, he's gone for flagrant. Definitely the 15.
Second play: And I've got ANOTHER late hit there. And the question I have on that one, that looks to be two consecutive plays too.
Third: Good no-call, but given what has apparently already gone on in the game...
Fourth: Definite DB UC 72 Purple. Could be more than that.

[@wadeborth854]

at 11:04 that isn't on the official that is the coaches issue...yes we have to enforce the rules and who knows the discussion before and during the game....Love the videos

[@puentesmj7]

Brian, @ 6:06 do you see an illegal/invald signal from R22? If so, shouldn't we have shut this play down? Looking forward to your thoughts

[@WPIALFootballOfficials]

That's a good observation, and a difficult one to assess. I do not believe the defenders saw the signal to give up, however, if we spoke to the PR about what is and isn't a valid signal, I think you would have a leg to stand on if you threw the flag.

[@sampantiliano]

Is throwing a punch a automatic ejection?

[@WPIALFootballOfficials]

Yes but an open hand to the face is not a punch.