rules
Starting Each Game:
1. Team Designee will flip a coin to determine which team gets the ball first.
Note: That team will begin possession of the ball on the 40-yard line with their choice of hash.
2. A whistle will begin each game.
3. Each game lasts 25 minutes with a running clock (Overtime in Pool Play).
4. The official will declare when the clock is under 2 minutes
5. The clock never stops, with the exception of an injury or referee timeout.
6. A whistle will end each game.
7. The referees will keep the official score and time on the field for each game.
8. Soft helmets are strongly encouraged by all skilled players, but not mandatory.
Moving the Ball
1.Offense always starts on 40-yard line with their choice of the hash. After any change of possession.
2.All snaps at the 40-yard line must be off the QB-TEE (No Shotgun). Upon gaining a yard or more, QB may take a shotgun off QB-TEE.
3. Offense has three (3) downs to gain a first down. First down markers will be at the 25, and 10-
yard lines.
4. Once inside the 10-yard line, the offense has 3 downs to score a touchdown.
5. The first person to control the football off the QB-Tee is the QB. The QB is never eligible to
run.
6. The offense may run the ball as many times as they want on any down during the game.
7. The QB is allowed to make one exchange (ex. Pass, handoff or toss.) No toss passes, reverses or hook and ladder.
12. QB is allowed 4.0 seconds to throw the ball. Referees will stop play if 4.0 seconds is
surpassed. If 4.0 seconds are up with out releasing the ball, will be a sack and a loss of down.
13. An interception will result in an immediate stoppage of play as well as 2 points for the defensive team. It
will be a change of possession with
the interception team gaining possession at the 30-yard line. If an un-sportsman penalty is
given to the interception team, they will be penalized 10 yards and will start from the 40-yard
line.
14. A game cannot end on a defensive penalty. If this occurs, the offense will have an untimed
down if time has expired.
16. The offense (wide receivers) has to line up outside the tackle box, and one receivers has to be
on the line on each side.
17. Fighting will not be tolerated. If a player throws a punch, he is ejected immediately and can
NOT return to the game. If players are involved in pushing or shoving, they may be ejected
immediately from the game at the referees’ discretion. If a second incident occurs with the
same player(s), they will be ejected from the tournament in its entirety. If a team’s bench
clears, resulting in a fight, both of the teams are ejected, resulting in a forfeit. The referee has
the right to throw out any player, players, or team out of the game. The staff has the right in
extreme cases to eject players, coaches, teams, and by-standers of any tournament and they
will have to leave the facility immediately. A referee can also give a 15-yard unsportsmanlike
penalty.
18. Each team is allowed one Quarter back rush. You get to blitz the QB one time each game.
19. Players are not allowed to double bracket in same division. Players can play up on a separate division,
but must be added on the roster. Players are not allowed to play down. If players are not on roster or double
bracket in same division that team will be disqualified.
Overtime/Tie Breaker:
1. Games in BRACKET PLAY (SINGLE-ELIMINATION) that end in a tie will go to a tiebreaker. There will be a coin flip team designee. The winner will choose to be on either offense or defense.
2. The longest pass from the 40-yard line. There is no running allowed in the longest yard situations.
3. The team with the most yards will be declared the winner of the tiebreaker and will add 1 point to the final score.
4. If there is no completion , or the deepest completion is equal, the tiebreaker will be repeated with the team that lost the initial coin toss making the choice to either take offense or defense.
5. This format will be repeated until there is a clear winner is declared.
6. This tiebreaker format will be used in SINGLE-ELIMINATAION GAMES ONLY.
Shoot-Out Bracket Format:
1.All teams will be seeded in the bracket based on pool play win/loss.
2.All teams will be seeded in the bracket based on pool plays win/loss.
Bracket Winner:
Will be determined by head to head Competition AT LARGE TEAM WILL BE DETERMINED BY:
1.Record
2.Total points scored.
3.Point differential total score minus total give up.
Point Values:
Offensive touchdown = 6 points. Choice to go automatic 1 point or 2 points from the 10-yard line Interceptions = 2 points.