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Playoff Schedules
Schedules are now posted under ALL the schedule tabs.

The brackets are posted in the RAC
on the bulletin board beside the equipment.

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General Policies, Rules & Guidelines


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Arena League Flag Football Rules:

1 Playing Field
The field will be the RAC gym floor - 85 feet wide by 115 feet long with two 15 foot end zones.
Players may not cross the designated lines on the ground marking the Score Table Area. Unsportsmanlike bench penalty.

2 Team
A team will consist of the following:
Offensive/Defensive Team - 5 players
Coed Team – 3 Male and 2 Female players
• Game may be played with 4 players, in the case of Coed game two females are still required to be present to avoid a forfeit.
• Timeouts = each team has three timeouts of 30 seconds per GAME. If a team does not use at least one timeout before the end of the half it is lost. Thus leaving two timeouts for the second half. One timeout is given for overtime.

3 Time
Games will consist of 2 fifteen (15) minute halves with continuous running time for fourteen minutes. The last minute of each half is stop time. Officials may stop the clock for injuries or consultations on disputed calls. During the regular season there is no overtime. During the playoffs, overtime will consist of each team getting 4 plays from half field.

4 Playing Regulations
A. A team will receive 6 plays to get a touchdown (From here on referred to as a six pack). The only exception is where penalties are incurred.

B. All players on the field are eligible to be receivers. A team may throw as many forward passes as they want provided they all take place behind the line of scrimmage.

C. Coed Forced Gender Play –
1. A male can not intercept a ball thrown to a female on a forced gender play.
2. A male CAN line up against a female he cannot however make a play on the ball. Penalty is defensive pass interference. A male can cover a female but he cannot be the first to make a play on the ball. He can immediately pull her flags, but cannot touch the ball till the female touches it first. Once touched by the female the ball can then be interceted in the event the female tips the ball. If the defensive male puts his hand(s) in the air and makes contact with the ball, regardless of whether they are looking at the ball, that will be considered making a play on the ball and defensive pass interference will be called. If the ball is tipped at the line of scrimmage, by anyone, then the ball is live and anyone can make a play on the ball. Exception to all of these rules is a female QB.

D. A defender may not block, hold, trip, or push, the ball carrier or pass receiver, other than incidental contact or a non-violent bump at the line of scrimmage.

E. After crossing the line of scrimmage, an offensive player MAY return over the line of scrimmage to throw a forward pass.

5 Putting the Ball in Play
A team has twenty-five seconds to run a play from the time the referee signals ready for play to when the quarterback takes the snap. Delay of game is penalized by a three (3) yard penalty on the first occurrence. If it happens two times consecutively, it will result in a six (6) yard penalty and the clock stops automatically. Offensive team must come to a "set" position for one second prior to the start of the play. Play starts when the quarterback receives the snap from the line of scrimmage. Defense can rush the quarterback seven (7) yards from the line of scrimmage. The quarterback may not run over the line of scrimmage prior to the rusher crossing the line of scrimmage. If a ball is handed off or pitched to another player the seven yard rule stops and the defense can cross the line. The defense is allowed one blitz per six pack, meaning they can rush form the line of scrimmage on that play.

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