SPRING LEAGUE
WEEKNIGHT
FOOTBALL
AT
SOUTHBAY SPORTSPLEX
WEEKNIGHT FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUE
with the success of our tues and friday
league southbay is proud to present
Spring WeekNight Flag Football League
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Games to be played Week Nights 8pm - 11pm
Play on the LARGEST INDOOR FIELD on Long Island
PLEASE READ PRIOR TO REGISTRATION (registration below)
*level of competition: open
*6 v 6 on field at one time
*Field is sixty yards long by forty yards wide (end zone is 7 yards long by forty yards wide)
*$650.00 per team with a twelve man roster.
$200 DEPOSIT (NON-REFUNDABLE ) IS REQUIRED TO BE ADDED TO LEAGUE ROSTER.
ONLY TEAMS PAID IN FULL WILL BE SCHEDULED.
AFTER SCHEDULING IS COMPLETE TEAMS NOT PAID IN FULL WILL BE DROPPED FROM THE LEAGUES ROSTER.
*$40 REFEREE FEE, PER TEAM, PER GAME IS REQUIRED. NO PAYMENT WILL RESULT IN A FORFEIT LOSS AND GAME WILL NOT BE MADE UP. FORFEITING TEAM WILL NOT BE ALLOWED ON THE FIELD.
*Clock and scoring to be kept by referees
*Five Minute OT / sudden death- first team to score wins. If teams are tied at the end of the overtime period; game ends in a tie.
*8 team league, 8 games each + playoffs and championship (FOR QUALIFYING TEAMS)
* GAMES WILL BE PLAYED WEEKNIGHTS
*teams must use NFL ball, provided by South Bay Sportsplex
* flags are provided by the South Bay Sportsplex
*any ball hitting any obstruction in field of play is automatically a dead ball(Netting, divider wires, batting cages, etc.)
*teams must wear same color shirts/Jerseys
*flags must be worn clearly (over uniform)
*no kickoffs/punts
*no metal cleats
*any player wearing any sort of metal brace or support must have the support or brace covered with padding(no exposed metal)
*no stiff arms/no flag guarding
*open hand blocking above the waist is allowed
SCORING
*6 pts for a touchdown
*1 point for passing extra point
*2 points for running extra point
*2 points for safety, scoring team gets the ball on their five yard line
* All extra points are taken from the five yard line
*21 point mercy rule: once a team takes a 21 point lead, the opposing team must score on their next possession or the game will be called
TEAM STATS
*Scoring 2 points per win / 1 point per Tie / 0 points per Loss
*Tie Breaker: over all Points – Head to Head – Points against – Points for / point diff
STRUCTURE*teams will play two twenty five minute halves with a running clock
*clock will stop at the two minute warning before the end of either half. Inside two minutes the clock will run unless stopped by Referee or timeouts
*offense starts at the five yard line, play starts once the ball is snapped by one of offensive players
*One defender must stay on the line of scrimmage
*referee makes a four second count, defender can then rush the QB
*QB can run at anytime
*One blitz is allowed every four downs
*blitz must come from outside the widest receiver
*One first down at midfield, teams have three plays to get first down.
*4th down -teams can go for first down or give the ball to opponent on their own five yard line
*possession will be based on NCAA rules. One foot inbounds is a completion.
*Halftime: 3 minutes
PENALTIES
*Holding - 10 yards
*ILLEGAL CONTACT- 10 YARDS -LOSS OF DOWN
*PASS INTERFERENCE- 15 YARDS
*FLAG GUARDING – 10 YARDS FROM POINT OF INCIDENT
*OFFSIDES – 5 YARDS
*PERSONAL FOUL -15 YARDS (TWO IN GAME PLAYER IS EJECTED)
*MOVING PICK -10 YARDS - LOSS OF DOWN
PENALTIES ARE DISCRETIONARY MADE BY GAME REFEREES AND WILL BE UPHELD DURING GAME PLAY
League rules
* a 30 second play clock between plays
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* Two timeouts per game,45 seconds long, at which point game clock restarts. clock will stop in last 2 minutes of half to mark off penalties only. if player is injured, clock will only stop if determined it's not just a stinger
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* Any ball hitting any obstruction or field equipment is loss of down
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* Any ball hitting, spiking or throwing is delay of game or unsportsmanlike conduct
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*fighting – ejection from league, forfeit all payments (fighting, one punch or kick,)
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*Abuse to a game official or staff member of Southbay will result in league ejection, forfeit of all payments.
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*protests/discrepancies to be brought to Commissioners attention by team captain within two days
*teams will clean up their own sidelines, or be subject to discipline by commissioner
.*anything not covered specifically in league guidelines/rules will be subject to commissioner review
*** COMMISSIONER’S RULINGS ARE FINAL***.
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