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(1) NUMBER OF PLAYERS ON THE FIELD-All games will be
played 12 aside. (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. (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: (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)-
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