2.  NO NOSE GUARD: NO DEFENSIVE PLAYER IS ALLOWED TO LINE UP ACROSS FROM THE CENTER

 OR IN THE "A" GAP.("A GAP" IS THE HOLE BETWEEN OFFENSIVE GUARD AND CENTER) THE

DEFENSIVE PLAYER MUST BE HEAD UP OR OUTSIDE SHOULDER OF THE GUARD. THE DEFENSIVE

PLAYER CAN SHOOT THE "A GAP" ONCE THE BALL HAS BEEN SNAPPED.

PENALTY: DEAD BALL FOUL, 10 YARD PENALTY (DEAD BALL FOUL MEANS THE PLAY NEVER

HAPPENED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF OFF SIDES OR ILLEGAL MOTION WHICH IS A 5 YARD

PENALTY.

AND SAFETY CANNOT CROSS THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE. IF THE QUARTERBACK IS OUTSIDE THE

POCKET OR HANDS OFF THE BALL TO A BALL CARRIER, THEN THE LB, CB, AND SAFETY CAN

PURSUE THE BALL. ALL LINEMAN INCLUDING THE DEFENSIVE ENDS CAN GO AFTER THE

QUARTERBACK.

PENALTY: 15 YARD PENALTY, AUTOMATIC FIRST DOWN  

4.  NO QB SNEAK:  THE QB CANNOT RUN THE BALL UP THE CENTER OR BETWEEN THE "A GAP"

PENALTY: 10 YARD PENALTY, LOSS OF DOWN

5.  SECONDARY LINE-UP:  LB, CB, AND SAFETY'S MUST LINE UP 2 YARDS BEHIND THE FEET OF

THEIR DEFENSIVE LINEMEN. 

6.  DEFENSIVE LINE:  3-6 MUST HAVE 6 PLAYERS ON THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE. GUARDS AND

TACKLES MUST BE IN A 3 OR 4 POINT STANCE. DEFENSIVE ENDS CAN BE STANDING.

7.  WEIGHT OF BALL CARRIERS: PRIOR TO EACH GAME ANY PLAYER WHO IS QUESTIONABLE TO

CARRY THE BALL WILL BE WEIGHED IN ONE TIME (WITH THE PADS HE IS GOING TO WEAR

DURING THE GAME) BY THE REFS AND DIRECTOR.NO COACH OR PARENT WILL BE ALLOWED TO

PARTICIPATE IN THE WEIGH IN.  THE REFS WILL LOG IN THE NUMBER AND WEIGHT OF ALL

QUESTIONABLE BALL CARRIERS ON BOTH TEAMS. ANY PLAYER WEIGHING OVER THE LIMIT WILL

NOT BE ABLE TO CARRY OR CATCH THE BALL IN THAT PARTICULAR GAME. ANYONE OVER THE

WEIGHT LIMIT CANNOT LINE UP IN THE BACKFIELD AS A QB, RB, OR WING BACK. IF YOU ARE

OVER THE WEIGHT LIMIT FOR A BALL CARRIER YOU CAN LINE UP AS TIGHT END BUT CANNOT

HAVE THE BALL HANDED OFF OR THROWN TO YOU.

PENALTY: FOR LINING UP AS A QB, RB, OR WING BACK AND BEING
OVER THE WEIGHT LIMIT IS DEAD BALL FOUL, 5 YARD PENALTY

PENALTY: FOR CHEATING ON A WEIGH IN – 1 GAME SUSPENSION

PENALTY: IF A PLAYER IS CAUGHT CARRYING THE BALL THAT HAS NOT WEIGHED IN AND IS NOT

ON THE REFS WEIGH IN CARD THAT TEAM WILL FORFEIT THE GAME. THERE WILL NOT BE ANY

CHALLENGE TO ANY WEIGH IN.
 

8.  KICK OFFS:  3/4 GRADE WILL NOT KICK OFF AND WILL START ON THE 35 YARD LINE.  5/6

GRADE WILL KICK OFF FROM THEIR 40 YARD LINE STARTING THE FIRST GAME. THE TWO DEEP

GUYS BACK HAVE TO BE UNDER THE WEIGHT LIMIT.

9. PUNTS:  3-6 GRADE, THERE WILL ONLY BE DEAD BALL PUNTS.  ONLY 2 RECEIVERS CAN BE

BACK TO CATCH THE PUNT.  THE BALL IS DEAD WHERE IT IS CAUGHT OR WHERE THE BALL

ROLLS DEAD. NO PLAYERS CAN CROSS THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

10. TIME: FOUR 15 MINUTE QUARTERS. RUNNING CLOCK. (EXCEPT THE LAST 2 MINUTES OF THE

HALF OR GAME)
LAST 2 MINUTES WILL FOLLOW HIGH SCHOOL RULES WHICH INCLUDE: OUT OF BOUNCE, 1ST

DOWN, INCOMPLETE PASS, PENALTY, AND INJURY. IF AN OFFENSIVE PLAYER GETS INJURED IN

THE LAST 2 MINUTES OF THE GAME, 25 SECONDS WILL BE TAKEN OFF THE CLOCK. THE CLOCK

WILL STOP AFTER A SCORE. EACH TEAM WILL BE ALLOWED THREE 1 MINUTE TIMEOUTS PER HALF.

11.  COACHES ON THE FIELD:  3-4 DEFENSIVE COACH CAN BE ON THE FIELD AT THE CHANGE OF

POSSESSION ONLY BUT MUST BE OFF THE FIELD BEFORE THE OFFENSE BREAKS THE HUDDLE. 5-6

DEFENSIVE COACH CAN NOT BE ON THE FIELD AT ANY TIME.

3-6 OFFENSIVE COACHES CAN BE ON THE FIELD AND BE IN THE HUDDLE. COACHES CAN CALL A

PLAY BUT MUST BREAK THE HUDDLE WITHIN 30 SECONDS. THE OFFENSIVE COACH MUST LINE UP 10 YARDS BEHIND THEIR TEAM AND NOT TALK TO HIS PLAYERS AGAIN UNTIL THE PLAY IS OVER.

PENALTY: FOR NOT FOLLOWING ANY OF THE ABOVE RULES - DEAD BALL FOUL, 5 YARD PENALTY.

12. OVERTIME: 4 TRY'S FROM THE 10 YARD LINE. 2 POINT CONVERSION COUNTS. ALL PENALTIES

COUNT. COIN TOSS WILL DETERMINE WHO GETS TO GO FIRST. LOOSER OF THE TOSS GETS TO

CHOOSE THE END ZONE. BOTH TEAMS WILL HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF CHANCES. "NOT A

SUDDEN DEATH FORMAT."

13. EXTRA POINT AND FIELD GOALS: CAN BE ATTEMPTED IN A DEAD BALL FASHION. BALL WILL

BE SNAPPED, HELD, AND KICKED WITH NO ONE CROSSING THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.

14. RULE "22": IF YOU HAVE 22 OR FEWER PLAYERS ON A TEAM ALL 22 PLAYERS MUST START

AND PLAY. YOU CAN SWITCH A PLAYER FROM OFFENSE TO DEFENSE BUT THEY MUST BOTH

SWITCH POSITIONS AND BOTH STILL PLAY THE SAME AMOUNT. A COACH WHO IS ABUSING THIS

RULE WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR ONE GAME, IF A COACH CHOOSES TO ABUSE IT TWICE HE WILL

 BE SUSPENDED FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON.

15. SEATING: PLAYERS WILL SIT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE FIELD. PARENTS CAN SIT ON

THE SAME SIDE OF A FIELD AS THEIR PLAYERS OR WHERE THERE ARE BLEACHERS. 

16. THE MAXIMUM LINE SPLITS FOR AN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN ARE 4 FEET.

17. THE HEAD COACH IS THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN ASK FOR MYFL RULE CLARIFICATION FROM AN OFFICIAL.

18. IF A CAST IS WORN BY A PLAYER IT MUST BE A SOFT CAST( FULLY ENCASED IN FOAM) YOU MUST ALSO

HAVE A DOCTORS NOTE STATING IT’S SAFE TO PLAY WITH THE CAST.

19. ALL MOUTH GAURDS MUST BE COLORED. NO CLEAR ONES ALLOWED.

20. CLEAR VISORS MAY BE WORN ON YOUR HELMETS, NO TINTED ONES.

21. PLAYERS MUST WEAR THE EQUIPMENT THAT IS PROVIDED BY THE LEAGUE. YOU CANNOT BUY SPECIAL

SHOULDER PADS, HELMETS, OR PADS FOR YOUR PANTS. YOU MAY PURCHASE PADS THAT THE LEAGUE DOES

NOT ISSUE SUCH AS RIB PADS OR KNECK ROLL FOR EXAMPLE. 

04-23-07 TWM