· A max of seven on the field at a time.

· A min of five players to include 4 players from your roster.

· During the regular season teams may pickup players to field the max # allowed on the field. The player or players picked up must be on a Club Sport roster for another team that night.

· First pick up is free, for each additional pick-up the opposing team is awarded 2 points per player.

· If players from your team show up, you must drop the pickup players. At NO time may you have any of your roster players sitting on the bench while pickup players are playing.

· During the playoffs NO substitutions are allowed. If your team can not field the minimum to play, the game will be forfeited.

· Game time is forfeit time. Referee and coordinators call game time. Forfeits are scored 2-0. Note: Teams with multiple forfeits without notice can be deemed ineligible for playoffs.

· The game is divided into two 20 minute halves with a five minute halftime between.

· The clock runs throughout the first 18 minutes of each half, stopping for time-outs, injury, questions for the ref or referee conference

· If for any reason the game is cancelled with the second half already started the score of the game will be considered final.

· Each team will have 2 one-minute timeouts per half

· The offense has 30 seconds to snap the ball

· The first and second half will start with a kickoff.

· Kickoffs will be from the 20 yd line. No onside kicks allowed.

· Touchbacks of kickoffs will be marked at the at the 20 yard line. If kickoff goes out of bounds, the ball is spotted 25 yards from the line of scrimmage or where the ball left the field of play, team captain chooses.

· Each team has four downs to score or earn another first down by crossing the next possible first down marker.

· On fourth down, the offensive team may choose to punt, which they have to notify the ref of this. After they notify the e ref if they would like change they must take a timeout.

· The offense must have 4 players on the line of scrimmage, and the ball must be punted no more than 10 seconds after snap.

· The punting team must give the player fielding the punt a 3 foot halo.

· If the offense chooses to huddle, then ALL offensive players must be within 8 yards of the huddle. No sleeper plays will be permitted

· The offense must have 4 stationary players on the line of scrimmage prior to snap.

· The defense will line up 3 yards from the line of scrimmage. Except when the offense is within 3 yards of a first down line or end zone. In these cases the defense will line up on the first down line or end zone.

· Anyone may rush the QB, but the defense may not enter neutral zone until ball is snapped.

· All players must proceed through the neutral zone perpendicular to the line of scrimmage (straight in or straight out). Only after leaving the neutral zone may a player make a cut or change direction of their rush or route.

· A snap can be received either from under center or shotgun formation. In shotgun formation the snap must be at least 2 yards from center to the player receiving the snap. The snap can be a sideways pass only in shotgun formation.

· Only the player who signals (verbally or non-verbally for the snap may receive the snap.

· Multiple forward passes behind the line of scrimmage are allowed.

· Intentional grounding will be called when a passer facing an imminent loss of yardage throws a forward pass without realistic chance of completion.

· Within the last two minutes, however, a QB may spike the ball to stop the clock.

· The ball is marked where the waist is when the flag is pulled.

· If a player’s flag falls off during play and it is not due to the opposing team pulling it, play will continues. If this person is the ball carrier, they may be downed by one-hand touch between the shoulders and knees. This rule applies the same for hats, bandanas, towel, or playbooks.

· Intentionally pulling a flag off a player before they have the ball is considered unsportsmanlike conduct.

· Tying flags to prevent a pull is considered unsportsmanlike conduct.

· If a ball carrier touches the ground with anything except their feet or the hand that is not in possession of the ball, the player is down at that spot.

· Fumbles and muffed balls are considered dead.

· A catch must be completed with first foot in bounds.

· A player may jump to avoid having a flag pulled or dive to pull a flag.

· Spinning is allowed, however if the spinning player crashes into another stationary player this will result in a charging penalty.

· DIVING IS NOT ALLOWED TO GAIN YARDAGE!

· DEFENSIVE CHECKING is not allowed. A defensive player may not initiate contact with an offensive player.

· CONTACTING BLOCKING is not allowed. Blockers must be stationary from the time the rusher gets within 1 yard of them until the rush passes with hands behind the back, close to the hips or down in front clasped.

· Any player that does not run a route at the snap will be considered a blocker.

· A score will occur when a player’s waist breaks the plane of the goal line while in possession of the football or makes a legal catch while within the end zone. The football has to cross the line as well.

· An 18 point mercy rule is in effect within the two minute warning. The clock will only stop for timeouts for the trailing team.

· Interceptions in the end zone will be called a touchback if the player does not enter the playing field from the end zone, and safety if the player runs the ball out of the end zone and is downed upon re-entry to the end zone.

· After a touchdown is scored, the offensive team has the option of attempting their extra point conversion from either the 3 or the 10 yard line.

· After announcing their intention, this decision can only be changed following a timeout.

· 2 Point conversion can be returned by the defense for 2 points.

· The next drive will begin on the 15 yard line with 1^{st  and 5 yard to go for a first down.}