1. INTRODUCTION 7 2. CHANGES TO MECHANICS 11 3. RULES APPLICATION 14 4. PRE-GAME CHECKLISTS 32 5. GENERAL PRINCIPLES 34 6. GENERAL MECHANICS 40 7. PRE-GAME CONFERENCE 51 8. BEFORE THE KICKOFF 54 9. REFEREE AND CENTRE JUDGE 60 10. UMPIRE 73 11. DOWN JUDGE AND LINE JUDGE (CREW OF 4/5/6C) 83 12. BACK JUDGE (CREW OF 5/6C) 97 13. DOWN JUDGE AND LINE JUDGE (CREW OF 6D/7/8) 106 14. FIELD JUDGE AND SIDE JUDGE (CREW OF 6D/7/8) 119 15. BACK JUDGE (CREW OF 7/8) 131 16. PASS PLAY COVERAGE 140 17. TIMEOUTS 147 18. MEASUREMENTS 149 19. CALLING FOULS 150 20. TIMING AND THE END OF PERIODS 156 21. USE OF BEAN BAGS 160 22. CHAIN CREW AND BALL PERSONS 161 23. MECHANICS FOR CREW OF 3 164 24. VIDEO REVIEW/INSTANT REPLAY 165 25. RADIO COMMUNICATIONS 170 26. AREAS OF COVERAGE 173 27. SUPPLEMENTARY SIGNALS 187 28. PENALTY CODES 189 29. INDEX 192
Editor: Jim Briggs, Editor, IAFOA Manual of Football Officiating
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