Rules:

Starting Each Game: 

1. Team Designee will flip a coin to determine which team gets the ball first. Note: That team will begin possession of the ball on the 40-yard line with their choice of hash. 

2. A whistle will begin each game. 

3. Each game lasts 22 minutes with a running clock (no overtime in Pool Play). You have 30 seconds to call a play. If you pass the 30 seconds it will result in a loss of play. 

4. The official will declare when the clock is under 2 minutes 

5. The clock never stops, with the exception of an injury or referee timeout. 

6. A whistle will end each game. 

7. The referees will keep the official score and time on the field for each game. 

8. Soft helmets are strongly encouraged by all skilled players, but not mandatory. 

Moving the Ball: 

1. Offense always starts on 40-yard line with their choice of the hash. After any change of possession. 

2. All snaps at the 40-yard line must be off the QB-TEE (No Shotgun). Upon gaining a yard or more, QB may take a shotgun off QB-TEE. 

3. Offense has three (3) downs to gain a first down. First down markers will be at the 25, and 10- yard lines. 

4. Once inside the 10-yard line, the offense has 3 downs to score a touchdown. 

5. The first person to control the football off the QB-Tee is the QB. The QB is never eligible to run. 

6. The offense may run the ball as many times as they want, on any down during the game. 

12. QB is allowed 4.0 seconds to throw the ball. Referees will stop play if 4.0 seconds is surpassed. If 4.0 seconds are up with out releasing the ball, will be a sack and a loss of down. 

13. An interception will result in an immediate stoppage of play as well as 2 points for the defensive team. It will be a change of possession with the interception team gaining possession at the 30-yard line. If an un-sportsman penalty is given to the interception team, they will be penalized 10 yards and will start from the 40-yard line. 

14. A game cannot end on a defensive penalty. If this occurs, the offense will have an untimed down if time has expired. 

16. The offense (wide receivers) has to line up outside the tackle box, and one receiver has to be on the line on each side. 

17. Fighting will not be tolerated. If a player throws a punch, that whole team is disqualified. Can NOT return to the game. If players are pushing or shoving, they may be ejected immediately from the game at the referees’ discretion. If a team’s bench clears, resulting in a fight, both of the teams are disqualified, resulting in a forfeit. The referee has the right to throw out any player, players, or team out of the game. The staff has the right in extreme cases to eject players, coaches, teams, and by-standers of any tournament and they will have to leave the facility immediately. A referee can also give a 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalty. 

 18. Each team is allowed one blitz per game. If blitz occurs twice in one game the offense will get an automatic first down. No blitzing on the 40 yard line is allowed. No blitzing in overtime. 

 Overtime/Tie Breaker: 

1. Games in BRACKET PLAY (SINGLE-ELIMINATION) that end in a tie will go to a tiebreaker. There will be a coin flip by team designee. The winner will choose to be on either offense or defense. 2. The longest pass from the 40-yard line. There is no running allowed in the longest yard situations. 

3. The team with the most yards will be declared the winner of the tiebreaker and will add 1 point to the final score. 

4. If there is no completion, or the deepest completion is equal, the tiebreaker will be repeated with the team that lost the initial coin toss making the choice to either take offense or defense. 

5. This format will be repeated until there is a clear winner is declared. 

6. This tiebreaker format will be used in SINGLE-ELIMINATION GAMES ONLY. 

SHOOT-OUT BRACKET FORMAT: 

1. All teams will be seeded in the bracket based on pool play win/loss 

2. All teams will play minimum of 3 or more games during the event BRACKET WINNER: Will be determined by head to head Competition 

AT LARGE TEAM WILL BE DETERMINED BY: 

1. Record 

2. Total points scored 

3. Point differential total score minus total give up 

POINT VALUES: 

Offensive touchdown = 6 points. 

Choice to go for 1 point from the 5-yard line or 2 points from the 10-yard line 

Interceptions = 2 points