ing officials need to start out near, if not on, the sideline. So states the NFHS Officials Manual. It’s pretty straight forward that a wing should always keep the players he’s responsible for in front of him, but from purely a vision standpoint, it behooves that Linesman and Line Judge be on the sideline before the snap, even if the ball is on the opposite hash and the nearest player is inside the numbers. It’s really a function of how your eyes "see."

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