Being Banned: If you or your team gets banned from the league fighting, chronic arguing with players/referees, bad mouthing the league on social media or continually bad mouthing the league in general you are NOT entitled to ANY refund and you will no longer play in the league.

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Forfeit: Forfeit time is game time. Teams must have 5 players to begin or continue a game. A 10 minute extension can be given at the referee's discretion.

 

Coin Toss: Winner decides (a) to start the game with the ball, or start the 2nd half with the ball. Or (b) which side of the field to defend first. 

In the PLAYOFFS the team with the better seed makes the first choice with no actual coin toss.

 

Game Time: Two 20 minute halves - 18 minutes of Running clock with no stoppages till the 2 Minute Warning.

 

1ST HALF 2 Minute Warning: The clock will only stop on change of possession, a penalty, and for the 1 or 2 pt conversion.

2ND HALF 2 Minute Warning:  The clock will stop on an incomplete pass, change of possession, penalty,  by going out of bounds, and for a 1 or 2 pt conversion. Their will also be a temporary spot stoppage on first downs.

 

Timeouts: Each team gets 2 timeouts per half.

 

Screen Blocking: Arms kept flat to your body, with no hand blocking or extension of arms or elbows. No running screen blocks DOWN FIELD, all blocks past the line of scrimmage must be stationary picks.

 

Ball Must Be Called Live Before Snapping: Offense must wait for a verbal and/or whistle notice from the referee that the ball is live before being able to snap the ball on a START OF A HALF or a CHANGE OF POSSESSION.

 

Ball Must be CENTERED Beforing Snapping: You CAN NOT line up the ball at a hash and snap it.

 

3 Bud Pass Rush: 1 blitz per series of 4 downs.

 

1 Blitz Per Series of 4 Downs: FREE Rush whenever PLAY ACTION/FAKE TOSS is done or an actual Pass/Toss/handoff behind the line of scrimmage or a 2nd player touches the ball after the QB receives the snap. 

 

NO RUN ZONE: on or inside the 5yd dash line you must pass the ball forward OVER the line of scrimmage and CANNOT run the ball.

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Qb scramble: Qb/player receiving the snap can not scramble unless he is rushed first.

 

1st Down: (2) 1st down markers , 25 yards from each endzone.

 

Ball Spot: Ball is spotted where the football is at the time of being flagged , except when diving for a catch. On a FALL FORWARD the ball will be spotted where the player's KNEES land.

 

Touchback: will be spotted at the 5yd dash line.

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Safety: (ball must be in the endzone) 2pts for the defense and the defense takes over with the ball at the furthest 20yd line as if it were punted.

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Legal Catch: You must have at least ONE FOOT in bounds, and show possession.

 

FLAG BELT FALLS OFF: If the ball carrier's flag belt falls off on its own with no one near him must be TOUCHED with one hand by the defense, UNLESS ruled a HALO RULE where the defender is an arms length or closer going for the flag belt and it falls off on it's own WITHOUT CONTACT or due to contact with the ball carrier or his shirt. THE HALO RULE is a JUDGEMENT CALL By the REFEREE.

 

Towel, Glove or Any Other Item Hanging From Waist or Pocket: is considered a flag, if pulled ball carrier is down as if it were a flag that had been pulled. NO Hand Warmers to be worn at all.

 

NO HAND WARMER BELTS: They block the same flag belt people are trying to get off for the tackle.

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Running Through Defender: You CANNOT lower your shoulder, and/or go straight through a defensive player.

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ONLY ONE Hand Jam on receivers: Only a one hand check is allowed in coverage within the first 5 yards. 2 hand jam = 10yrd penalty

 

Fumbles: are dead and not recoverable.

 

Punting: If you choose to punt, the opposing team takes over at the furthest first down marker. No actual kicking is involved.

 

Simulation of Snap Count: The use of words or gestures aka CLAPPING by the DEFENSE to simulate the offense's cadence or audible is illegal. 5yd penalty.

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Snap Interference: No defender can enter the halo of the center's body, hand, arm, or ball during the initial snap starting play. Once the snap is clearly past the halo of the center's body, hand, arm it is then eligible to be batted down or intercepted. 

This is a JUDGEMENT CALL by the referee and a 10yd Unsportsmanlike penalty.