Media in Team Box
Last week we had an official nearly injured by a camera man who moved his tripod into the restricted area as the snap was imminent. Fortunately our official who tumbled over it was OK. I did some digging and the CIF policy requires accredited media personnel to be outside the team box. Now, this is really an Admin issue and not something that we should be actively looking for. If a school chooses to allow this and the media members are no distraction or threat to us, then leave it be. However, if you are having issues this is something you can fall back on in asking Game Administration to move them out of your working area. Additionally, if a school allows media in their team box then as far as we are concerned they are team personnel while inside the team box and subject to the same sideline restrictions as any other members of the team. Be careful and prioritize your safety.

Unnecessary Actions
Still seeing too many unnecessary actions away from plays or to players on the ground that have a high chance of injury or inciting retaliation. Please be diligent in removing these actions from our games. Warn and enforce early so the rest of your game goes smoothly.

Final Weeks of the Season
We are quickly approaching the end of the regular season and with that comes higher stakes and more emotion between players and coaches. Work hard to be the calming influence on your games. When tensions go up, we need to stay poised and level headed. Game management is as important as getting our calls correct.

Best of luck to everyone working tonight and please reach out with any questions or concerns,