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Penalty Enforcement: Rule 10-4, Special Enforcement & More
Season 3 Episode 42
It's playoff time, and every penalty matters! In this episode of Whistle Talk, Mike D the Referee takes a deep dive into NFHS high school football pe…
15 hours ago
Mechanics Monday: The Deep Wing — Five-Man vs. Six-Man Mechanics
Season 3 Episode 41
What does it take to be an effective deep wing official? From pre-snap keys and receiver coverage to goal-line responsibilities, punts, and dead-ball…
1 week ago
Mechanics Monday: The Short Wings | 5-Man vs. 6-Man Football
Season 3 Episode 40
What does it take to be an effective short-wing official? On this Mechanics Monday episode of Whistle Talk, Mike D the Referee is joined by Brad Phil…
2 weeks ago
Mechanics Monday — The Umpire
Season 3 Episode 39
What does it take to be an effective football umpire?
In this episode of Whistle Talk, Mike D the Referee is joined by Tim Craft from Indianapolis, In…
3 weeks ago
Inside the White Hat: A Deep Dive into R Mechanics
Season 3 Episode 38
What does it take to be an effective football referee or R/White Hat?
In the first episode of Whistle Talk's Mechanics Monday series, Mike D the Refer…
4 weeks ago
The Role of the Football Assignor: How Officials Get Assigned
Season 3 Episode 37
What does a football assignor actually do?
In this episode of Whistle Talk, Mike D the Referee sits down with Jeff Kinney from Washington and Phil Por…
1 month ago
Officiating Standards & Principles: See It, Know It, Rule It
Season 3 Episode 36
In this episode of Whistle Talk, Mike D the Referee dives into the NJFOA Officiating Standards & Principles and the mindset officials should bring to…
1 month, 1 week ago
🏈 Five Officials, One Crew: Mastering 5-Man Mechanics
Season 3 Episode 35
Five-man mechanics look simple until you’re the one on the field trying to make every key matter.
If you officiate—or coach—save this and send it to s…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Rule 8: Scoring Plays, Touchbacks, Force & Momentum
Season 3 Episode 34
Rule 8 brings some of the most interesting—and sometimes confusing—situations in the NFHS Football Rules Book. In this episode of Whistle Talk, Mike …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
NFHS Rule 9 Part 2: Illegal Helmet Contact, Roughing the Passer & More
Season 3 Episode 33
We're back with Part 2 of Rule 9 on Whistle Talk!
Episode 2 picks up immediately with one of the most important safety-related areas of Rule 9: illega…
2 months ago