EFFL –VS- NEFFA
CHALLENGE
RULEBOOK
MARCH 9TH 2008
CUMBERLANDHIGH SCHOOL
2600 MENDON ROAD
CUMBERLAND, RI 02864
1. MINIMUM LINE PLAYERS: Ineligible Lineman Flag Football (8-Man)=minimum of 4 players at snap. (If the Offense uses a man in motion and he comes from the line of scrimmage, there still must be the minimum 4 players on the line at the snap.)
2. 2 on 1 blocking is allowed.
3. IF a ball carrier falls to the ground or dives to make a catch and hits the ground, he has to be touched (1 hand) to stop the play. If he is not touched, he can get back up and needs to be deflagged.
4. DIVING: Diving to pull a flag is legal. Diving to block is illegal. Diving to advance the ball is also illegal.
5. PASSER'S arm in motion and ball is in his hand: the passer is down if deflagged.
6. SNAPS: All snaps that hit the ground are dead including Punts. NO 1 bounce rule!
7. DIRECT SNAPS ARE LEGAL.
8a. FLAGs: If flags fall off inadvertently during the play, revert to 1 hand touch.
8b. If a player starts a play missing 1 or both flags, revert to 1 hand touch.
9. ONSIDE KICKS: There are no onside Kicks allowed.
10. PUNTS: Rushing punter isNOT allowed. No players on the punting team may release at snap, everyone must wait till ball is kicked. Punts that hit the ground may be picked up and advanced by receiving team.
11. FUMBLES: Dead at the spot. Muffs of Kickoff & Punts are dead at spot.
12. CHUCKING/BUMPING A RECEIVER: One (1) chuck/bump off line is permitted from the line of scrimmage to 5 yards.
13. FORWARD PASS: Only one forward pass per down.
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14. ROUGHING THE PASSER: An automatic 1st down, plus a 15 yard penalty. Penalty yardage will be tacked on to any gain. If the defender contact's the passer's arm, whether or not he touches the pass, it is roughing the passer.
15. KICKING: There are no FGs or Kicking PATs. Conversion will be a play from the 3 yard line for 1 point (run or pass) & 10 yard line for 2 points (run or pass)
16. NO baiting or taunting of opponents either on the field or from the sidelines. PENALTY: 15 yards.
17. MUFF by the punter on a declared punt is a dead ball.
18. NO spiking or throwing of the ball whether in anger or glee.
PENALTY: 15 yards. NO WARNING!
19. OFFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE: Loss of down and 5 yard penalty assessed from the line of scrimmage.
20. THE BALL is NOT an extension of the arm.
21. HUDDLE clock is 25 seconds.
22. OBSTRUCTION OF THE RUNNER: The defensive player cannot hold, grasp or stop the forward progress of a runner in their attempt to pull a flag. Will result in a defensive holding: 5 yard penalty and automatic 1st down.
23. SAFETY: After a safety, the ball is placed on the 20 yard line.
24. WHEN A RECEIVER goes in the air for a catch near the sidelines, he must have at least one foot in bounds when he hits the ground.
25. A PLAYER on the line of scrimmage CANNOT receive the snap.
26. FLAG GUARDING is a 5 yard penalty and a loss of down.
This is a spot foul. 5 yard penalty from the spot & loss of down.
27. BLOCKING down field when the ball is in the air is an offensive pass interference penalty.
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28. IF A QB is not avoiding a sack, he can take the snap under center and immediately ground the ball by throwing it straight down to stop the clock under 2 minutes in the half.
29. PROFANITY during the game will NOT be tolerated.
A) At the coin flip teams will be warned about profanity anywhere on the field and bench area.
B) First time offenders: Unsportsmanlike penalty.
C) Second time offenders: Ejection
30. ONLY one man can be in motion at the snap of the ball.
A) If 2 men are in motion before the snap of the ball, only one has to stop and get set for one second.
B) Shifting is legal at any time. All players who shift still must reset for 1 second.
31. INADVERTENT WHISTLE: At the time of the inadvertent whistle, the team with possession of the ball has the option of replaying the down, or the result of the play.
32. PADDING RULE ADDITION:
A) Any exposed metal, like knee brace or ankle brace must be covered.
B) Casts are not allowed.
33. OVERTIME: 4 plays from the 20 yard line. Match play/College Rules.
34. SCORING: TD= 6 pts/ SAFETY= 2 pts
EXTRA POINTS= 1 pt (Run or pass from 3 yard line)
= 2 pt (Run or pass from 10 yard line)
35. INTERCEPTION ON AN EXTRA POINT ATTEMPT:
A) May be returned by the defense for 2 points.
36. BALL REQUIREMENTS: Adult size footballs (ex: NFL, College etc) Smaller youth footballs ARE NOT allowed.
37. FLAG REQUIREMENTS: Flag-A-Tag Sonic Boom flags are the only flags that are allowed
38. PUNTING: Defense may rush the punter, if there is no declared punt.
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39. STIFF ARM: Stiff arming isNOT allowed.Will result in an unsportsmanlike penalty.
40. “LAST MAN RULE” at the officials judgement, inside the opposing team’s 20 yard line and a ball carrier gets tackled. Automatic 1st and goal @ the 1 yard line.
OVERVIEW:
-8 players per side, less than 7 would result in a forfeit. You may start with 7 players.
-Field 120 yards X 40 yards. 1st downs by crossing the 20-40-40-20.
-Team area- all coaches and players must be between the 20 yard lines.
-Max Roster 25 players
CLOCK
-game consist of (2) 24 minute halves. The clock is a running clock throughout the game except for the final 2 minutes of each half. At that point NFL time keeping takes place. Where the clock can only stop on incomplete passes, out of bounds, scoring, change of possessions, and time outs.
-The head ref of each game will stop the clock for an official timeout and issue a 2 minute warning to both teams.
-Play clock is 25 seconds.
-Each team will have 2 timeouts to utilize per half. Duration of timeouts is 30 seconds long.
-Halftime is 3 minutes.
EQUIPMENT & UNIFORMS
-No metal cleats.
-No Sunglasses
-Sports glasses or goggles are allowed.
-No hoop earrings or facial piercing visible during play. Players can either take out piercing or cover them with athletic tape and/or band aids.
-Flags can’t be the same color as player’s pants/shorts. The ref will ask the player to change color of their flags.
-No caps/hats with extended bill.
-No dockering of the football in any way. Stick um, Pine tar, and other foreign substances are not allowed on the football.
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KICKOFFS
-All Kickoffs must be from a tee or held. Kickoffs are from
the 40 yard line unless there is a penalty.
-Kickoffs will only start the game and start the half. After each score the ball will be placed on the 20 yard line.
-Receiving team must have 4 players on their own 40 yard line.
-Any kickoff that travels out of bounds is placed on receiving teams 35 yard line. Touchbacks are placed on the receiving teams 20 yard line.