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About Victor Winnek
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I answer questions related to: Football Officiating; NCAA & Federation Rules; History of Football; Football Officiating - Mechanics (2,3,4,5,7 man); NCAA Rules; High School Rules; Player Safety, Issues of liability arising from injuries, workers compensation, discrimination of officials; History of the Game.Instructor of officials. I do not answer questions as to what position a person should play or what their chances are ...

Experience
22 years officiating High School & College football, NCAA Referee, Line Judge, Head Linesman; 2 years Arena Football-substitution official; Instructor of NCAA & Federation Officials, Member of the Board of Directors CFOA-Long Beach & South Bay Units, Pres. of Executive Council of Calif. Football Officials Assoc.; CIF Presidents' Council on Officiating; Chairman of the Officiating Ethics Committee; Played prep & college football; coached High School football; Athletic trainer

Organizations
President of Calif. Football Officials Assoc.; Western Collegiate Football Officials Assoc.; CFOA-Long Beach Unit

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Referee Magazine; California Football Officials Assoc. Instructor's Guide; NCAA Div. 1-AA football officials clinic; CFOA instrutional materials; UWLA Law Review

Education/Credentials
BA USC 1987
JD UWLA School of Law 1996
3 Years Reno Football Officials Clinic Big 12 Mini Clinic
4 Years UCLA Football Officials Camp
22 years of instruction in Officiating Football


Awards and Honors
5 Bowl games, NCAA Div. 1-AA; CIF State Championship, 6 years CIF Finals, 9 years CIF Semi-finals, 16 years of CIF play-offs.
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Football Instruction - Offensive Line


Expert: Victor Winnek - 10/11/2009

Question
I was watching the LSU-Florida game on Saturday night and came up with this question. I see LSU's offensive line get set in a shotgun formation, the qb then stops, looks at the sideline and gets a call. While this is going on, the linemen stand up or move. The qb comes back and the line re-sets and they run the play. How is this not a false start?

Answer
Jeff
This is a common question and it is somewhat of a common occurrence. For a false start foul to occur the offensive player must simulate the start of a play.  In the example you cite, the offensive players re-set is a smooth slow action that doesn't simulate the start of the play (a quick or fast action).  If the linemen were set in 3-point stance they would be locked into that position by rule and not able to move.

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