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(1) NUMBER OF PLAYERS ON THE FIELD-All games will be
played 12 aside.
If either team
has less than 24 players dressed and able to play at kickoff, the
game will be canceled for safety reasons and a forfeit awarded.
(2)-GAME
LENGTH-All games will consist of 4 quarters of 15 minutes, timed in
accordance with the Canadian Rulebook for Tackle Football. Halftime is 10
minutes during the regular season and 15 minutes in the playoffs.
(3) NUMBER OF DOWNS-For all games teams will play 4 down
football with the one
yard neutral zone. There
is NO requirement to pass on any down.
(4) BLOCKING
BELOW THE WAIST
will be in accordance with the Canadian Rulebook for Tackle Football. Blocking
at or below the knee is not permitted. The only place where blocking below
the waist (and above the knee) can occur is in the "Blocking Below the
Waist Zone" (BBWZ). This zone is defined as: From TE to TE (or where a TE
would be) plus two yards in advance of the line of scrimmage towards the defence
PLUS back to protect the QB (or Kicker) in shotgun, pistol or dropping back from under
center. (See Rulebook for exact wording) Any player blocking below the waist
must be in the BBWZ and set at the snap.
(5)
PLAYER IN A DEFENSELESS POSTURE-For
any player penalized for Unnecessary Roughness against a player in a
"defenseless posture" under Rule 7, Section 3, Article 16 the following will be added to the standard 15
yard penalty:
For fouls committed in the first
half, the player is disqualified for the remainder of the game.
For fouls committed in the second
half, the player is disqualified for the remainder of the game AND for the first
half of the next game in which the player participates.
(6) TAKING A KNEE PROTOCOL- When
a team tells the Referee that they are taking a knee for the
purpose of ending the half or a game, the Referee will advise both teams so that there is no misunderstanding. Any player crossing
the neutral zone may be subject to penalty. If the score is a lead of 8 points
or less the QB must take a knee immediately once the ball is snapped.
(7) OVERTIME-No overtime during the regular season.
(8)
TECHNICAL TIME OUT-Each
team will be permitted one technical time out per half to ask for rule
clarification relating to a particular call. This time out is NOT
to be used to protest an official's decision.
(9)-
GAME DAY SCRIPT
(10)
DRONE POLICY
Team
drones cannot be flown over the playing surface during the game. They are
permitted over the team sidelines from dead ball line to dead ball line, i.e.
back of end zones. If both teams have drones, the home team has priority of use.
Officials will not rule on use of these tools. Any issues will be forwarded to
the League Executive.
(11)
AVOIDABLE FOULS-ADDITIONAL PENALTY
Any
player flagged for an Objectionable Conduct or Dead Ball Unnecessary Roughness
Penalty will be removed from the game for three plays.
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