1. Officials Association
West Coast
Officials Association
Tampa
WCOA
2016 FHSAA Football Field Clinic
Welcome

2. Introduction Approximately 120 people from Pensacola to Miami
Make sure you have signed in!
Guest Clinicians:
Perry Havener
Sun Belt Conference Referee
Tra Blake
Conference USA Referee
Mike Moten
Conference USA Umpire
Edward Feaster
Big 10 Conference Center Judge
Folayan Kindred
Conference USA Back Judge

3. Introduction Each of you has a packet with: Name Badge Clinic Agenda
Site Map Of Hillsborough High School
Scrimmage Field Assignment
Scrimmage Rules
Some Have A Neon Green Attendance / Participation Log
These MUST be signed and returned back to me
These sheets are critical to awarding credit 3

4. 2016 FHSAA Football Field Clinic GO TO WHEREVER YOU ARE ASSIGNED!
Your attendance is monitored, so if you don’t show up and
participate then you were not there
Where do you go?
Referee
Umpire
Linesman and Line Judge
Back Judge 4

5. Introduction Locations at Hillsborough High School Auditorium
Classrooms 129, 130 and 131
Cafeteria
Bathrooms
Scrimmages:
Hillsborough
Middleton 2 miles
Jefferson 7 miles
Tampa Bay Tech 7 miles
Alonso 12 miles
Strawberry Crest 17 miles 5

6. 2016 FHSAA Football Field Clinic Scrimmage Rules
The are very specific scrimmage guidelines which MUST
be followed:
1) Each set of teams will get 15 offensive and 15 defensive plays
2) No additional plays are allowed
3) There shall be a 10 minute break before the next set of
teams play
4) No special teams plays and no 2 point conversions
5) Quarterbacks are NOT live and are down by two hand touch.
6) Teams start on the 40 yard line going in under normal game
conditions (1st and 10). If a touchdown is scored or a
turnover occurs, the ball is reset at the 40 yard line.
7) Coaches are permitted to be on the field, but must be
10 yards behind the deepest player on each side of the ball at
the snap. Otherwise, coaches are to be on the sideline.

7. Introduction Hillsborough High School is 88 years old
It looks good due to a lot of care and money
Please do your part to keep it clean
Do not bring food and drinks into the auditorium
Pick up after yourself
Refrain from wearing your dirty cleats inside the
school and stomping out the dirt inside the school 7

8. National Federation
Rules Changes For 2016

9. Rule Changes 2016 Clear Mouth Protectors Now Legal
1-5-1d(5)a – Completely clear and completely white tooth and mouth
protectors are no longer prohibited. Tooth and mouth protectors shall
include an occlusal (protecting and separating the biting surfaces) portion
and include a labial (protecting the teeth and supporting structures) portion.

10. Rule Changes 2016 Glove Specifications Defined
1-5-2b – Football gloves are now required to meet either the new SFIA
(Sports and Fitness Industry Association) specifications or the existing
NOCSAE (National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic
Equipment) test standard at the time of manufacture.

11. Rule Changes 2016 Clipping Now Illegal In The Free Blocking Zone
2-17 and – In an effort to minimize risk, clipping in the free blocking
zone is now illegal. Clipping is now illegal anywhere on the field at any time.

12. Points Of Emphasis 2016 Point Of Emphasis 1) Risk Minimization
2) Legal and Illegal Blocks
3) Legal Jerseys, Pants and Pads
4) Unfair Acts
Football remains the #1 sport that student athletes participate in, for in the 2014 school year 1,083,617 played football with 1,698 being girls.

13. National Federation
Mechanics Changes For 2016

14. Mechanics Changes 2016 NFHS On Mechanics Changes
“The mechanics changes can be reviewed in the Game Officials Manual available this summer.”