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Be the Referee: Ejections

February 9, 2017

This week, MHSAA assistant director Mark Uyl explains the MHSAA's ejection rule. 

Be The Referee is a series of short messages designed to help educate people on the rules of different sports, to help them better understand the art of officiating, and to recruit officials.

Below is this week's segment – Ejections - Listen

Good sportsmanship is at the foundation of what high school sports is all about. Whenever a coach or player is ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct or behavior, that individual is suspended for the rest of that day of competition.

In some sports, that means that they’re done for the rest of that game on that day; or in sports where there are doubleheaders or tournament play involved, the person is disqualified from that entire day of competition. The rule then also requires that the coach or player is ineligible for the subsequent day of competition, essentially being a one-day suspension for anyone who is ejected.

    Past editions
    Feb. 2: Wrestling & Technology - Listen
    Jan. 26: Post Play - Listen
    Jan. 19: Ice Hockey Overtime - Listen
    Jan. 12: Free Throw Change - Listen
    Jan. 5: Ratings - Listen
    Dec. 22: Video Review - Part 2 - Listen
    Dec. 15: Video Review - Part 1 - Listen
    Dec. 8: Registration - Part 2 - Listen
    Dec. 1: Registration - Part 1 - Listen
    Nov. 24: You Make the Call - Sleeper Play - Listen
    Nov. 17: Automatic 1st Downs - Listen
    Nov. 10: Uncatchable Pass - Listen
    Nov. 3: The Goal Line - Listen
    Oct. 27: Help Us Retain Officials - Listen
    Oct. 20: Point After Touchdown - Listen
    Oct. 13: Untimed Down - Listen
    Oct. 6: Soccer Penalty Kick Change - Listen
    Sept. 29: Preparation for Officials - Listen
    Sept 22: You Make the Call: Returning Kickoffs - Listen
    Sept. 15: Concussions - Listen
    Sept 8: Equipment Covering the Knees - Listen
    Sept. 1: Play Clock Experiment - Listen
    Aug. 25: Clipping in the Free Blocking Zone - Listen

    A Powers North Central football player dives for the end zone marker as a Mendon defender attempts to stop him short.

    Be the Referee: 8-Player vs. 11-Player Football

    By Paige Winne
    MHSAA Marketing & Social Media Coordinator

    November 19, 2024

    Be The Referee is a series of short messages designed to help educate people on the rules of different sports, to help them better understand the art of officiating, and to recruit officials.

    Below is this week's segment – 8-Player vs. 11-Player Football - Listen

    Do you know the two main differences between 8-player and 11-player football?

    The name gives away one … 8-player is played with 3 less players.

    The other difference is the field size. An 11-player field is 120 yards long and 53½ yards wide. An 8-player field in Michigan is the same length, but 40 yards wide, which moves the hash marks in as well.

    But other than those two differences, the rules of football remain pretty much the same. At least five players on offense must be on the line of scrimmage at the snap, and each offensive player must be within 12 yards of the spot of the ball when snapped.

    High school overtime rules are the same – each team gets four downs from the 10-yard line to score.

    Previous 2024-25 Editions

    Nov. 12: Back Row Setter - Listen
    Nov. 5: Football OT - Listen
    Oct. 29: Officials Registration - Listen
    Oct. 22: Volleyball Serve - Listen
    Oct. 15: "You Make the Call"     - Soccer Offside - Listen
    Oct. 8: Roughing the Passer - Listen
    Oct. 1: Abnormal Course Condition - Listen
    Sept. 25: Tennis Nets - Listen
    Sept. 18:     Libero - Listen
    Sept. 10:     Cross Country Uniforms - Listen
    Sept. 3: Soccer Handling - Listen
    Aug. 24: Football Holding - Listen