New Brunswick Football Officials Association

Officials Signals

(1) TIME IN
Full arm circles to simulate clock.
(2) TIME OUT
Hands criss-crossed above head
(3) TIME COUNT VIOLATION
Arm in circular motion
 

(4) FIRST DOWN
Arms at right angles.
(5) SECOND DOWN
Hands upright at shoulder level.
(6) THIRD DOWN
Arms crossed at chin level.
Signals7-10  

(7) TOUCHDOWN OR FIELD GOAL  -  ONE OR TWO POINT CONVERT
Both arms extended above head
(8) SAFETY TOUCH
Hands together above head.

 

(9) SINGLE POINT
One arm extended above head.

 

 

Signal -10
(1) Spearing - Signal 10 followed by driving the fist of one hand into the palm of the other
(2) Face Mask - Signal 10 followed by grasping motion at face level (#12)
(3) Piling on - Signal 10 followed by rotating the hands in a chopping motion (#17)
(4) Against Kicker - Signal 10 followed by swinging the leg (#18)
(5) Against Passer - Signal 10 followed by passing motion.
(6) Crack back - Signal 10 followed by signal #35
(10) UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS
Either arm extended sideways.
Signals11-16  

(11) ROUGH PLAY & DISQUALIFICATION
Chopping left wrist
(12) FACE MASK
Simulated grasping motion

 

(13) RESTRAINING ZONE ON KICK (NO YARDS)
Arms folded.
 

(14) PASS INTERFERENCE
2 hands pushing forward from shoulders
(15) ILLEGAL USE OF HANDS
Grasping wrist at face level
(16) BLOCKING FROM REAR
Striking back of knee.
Signals17-22  

(17) PILING ON
Hands rotated in chopping motion.
(18) CONTACTING KICKER
Raising and touching lower leg.
(19) OFFSIDE
Hands on hips.
 

(20) PROCEDURE
Hands rotated in forward motion.
(21) OFFSIDE PASS
Horizontal arc with either hand.
(22) INCOMPLETE PASS
Shifting in horizontal plane.
Signals23-28  

(23) OBJECTIONABLE CONDUCT
Waving hand behind back
Tripping- signal 23 followed by crossing 1 foot over the other
(24) ILLEGAL SUBSTITUTION
Hand patting top of head.

 

(25) ILLEGAL FORWARD PASS
       INELIGIBLE RECEIVER
Both arms extended sideways
 

(26) PENALTY DECLINED
Shifting arms at knee level
(27) REQUEST FOR MEASURE
Underhand lifting motion
(28)  SPEARING
        BUTT BLOCKING
        BUTT TACKLING
Driving fist of one hand into the palm of the other
Signals29-34

(29) INELIGIBLE RECEIVER DOWNFIELD
Hands touching shoulders
(30) NO MOUTHGUARD WARNING BY REFEREE
One hand behind head
(31) IMPROPER EQUIPMENT
Both hands behind head
 

(32) BLOCKING BELOW THE WAIST
Both fists striking the knees
(33) INTENTIONAL GROUNDING
Passing motion and pointing at ground.
(34) ILLEGAL BLOCK
Grasping wrist and pushing forward from shoulder.
Signals35-36  

(35) ILLEGAL CRACKBACK
Signal 10 followed by striking thigh with open hand
(36) ILLEGAL CONTACT ON RECEIVER
One arm extended with open hand