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GENERAL GAME RULES

  • Field length: 40 yards

  • Ball starts on the 40-yard line

  • 20-minute games

  • 1 timeout per game

  • 1 blitz per game

  • No running the ball

  • Player is down by one-hand touch

  • QB has 4 seconds to throw once ball touches his hands

OVER TIME
RULES

  • Games ending in a tie go to OT.

  • Longest completion wins. Each team gets one try from the 40 yard line. 

AGE DIVISION 
RULES

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  • Must be age for division by January 1st, 2026. 

  • Allowed to play up a division (if younger), cannot play down.​​​

TEAMS & COACHES RULES

  • Maximum 18 players per team

  • Players must remain on the sideline during games

  • 4 coaches per team (free entry)

  • 1 offensive coach allowed on the field during offense

SCORING
RULES

  • Touchdown: 6 points (Plus extra 1 point automatically unless going for 2). 

  • PAT from 10-yard line: 2 points (1 extra point indicated above not awarded if incomplete). 

  • Interception: 2 points (no returns)

  • Ball after INT placed on 40-yard line

  • Turnover on PAT = dead ball, no points

  • INT at end of game still counts

TOURNAMENT SEEDING

Teams are seeded for Day 2 based on:

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  • Win/Loss Record

  • Head-to-Head Results

  • Point Differential

OFFENSE

RULES

  • 3 downs to gain a first down (at 25-yard & 10-yard lines)

  • Start every drive at 40-yard line (middle of field)

  • No 4th downs

  • Only 5 skill players eligible

  • Center must remain on a knee; cannot receive a pass

  • After scoring:

  • 2 points from 10-yard line

  • No running on any down

  • All passes must cross line of scrimmage

  • No second forward pass

  • Laterals allowed only after a completed pass

  • No blocking — loss of down

  • Fumbles past LOS = dead ball

  • Offense retrieves their own ball each play

  • Legal formations required

  • Substitutions must enter behind formation

OFFENSE
PENALTIES

  • False Start = Loss of Down

  • Delay of Game = Loss of Down

  • 25 seconds to snap after ball is marked ready

  • Offensive Pass Interference = loss of down

  • Penalties at 40-yard line = loss of down only

  • Back-to-back delay penalties = change of possession. 

  • Dead-ball penalty after TD = no extra point attempt

  • Running the ball = loss of down; on 3rd down → turnover

DEFENSIVE
PENALTIES

  • Off-sides = repeat down

  • Defensive PI = automatic 1st down

  • Defensive holding = automatic 1st down

  • Inside 10-yard line = half distance + automatic 1st down

  • PI on extra point = ball moved half distance but value stays same

  • Dead-ball penalty after change of possession = loss of down for offense

  • Defense must avoid contact

  • Dead-ball defensive penalties = half distance within 10 yards or automatic 1st down beyond

  • Game cannot end on a defensive penalty

  • Tackling / unnecessary roughness =Automatic 1st down and possible ejection (referees discretion)

  • Jamming allowed only between waist & shoulders

  • Excessive contact = unnecessary roughness, automatic first down

Weather Policy

WEATHER POLICY 

  • No refund will be provided if any games are played. 

  • Partial refund will be provided if the tournament is canceled before the start due to weather, provided in the amount of 50% of the total registered cost.

GENERAL REFUND POLICY 

This is in regard to refunds offered, that are not related to the weather refund policy cited above. 

  • 100% refund if the host cancels the event without rescheduling. 

  • No refund will be provided for any reason (other than host cancellation/weather policy cited previously) after registration has been completed. 

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