RULES
*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
*One defender must stay on the line of scrimmage
*referee makes a 3 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
. * Two timeouts per half, 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
. * 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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