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Flag League
Article VII—Flag Football Program
Section I—Age of the players
Players 5 and 6 years old as of July 1st, 2010. 6 year olds may move up to the Minis, but only with written permission from the Commissioner, and may not move back down once doing so.
Section II—Offense and Defense
Offense must be an ‘I’ formation. All offensive plays will be provided to each team by the Football Advisory Board. No other plays or variation of existing plays are allowed.
Defense must a 4-3. Corners must play 5 yards from the defensive ends, and be 5 yards back from the line of scrimmage. Safeties must be 10 yards off the line of scrimmage. There is no stunting or blitzing.
Section III—Playing Field and Coaches
All games will be played on field #5 unless exceptions are made by the Commissioner.
Only two Coaches are allowed on the field for each team. Each team’s Assistant Coach will act as line judges, and each Head Coach will be back judges. Both Coaches are allowed in the huddle between plays.
Section IV—Play
Each team will start on their own goal line. Quarters will be 10 minutes each (running clock, unless injury) with an 8 minute halftime. First downs will occur at each 10 yard marker interval.
Games cannot exceed one hour. It’s up to the Head coach of the Home team to keep the clock.
Section V—Punts and Place Kicks
Punts will go to the goal line during stopped play, and placed by the officiating Referee. There are no place kicks or point after kicks.
Section VI—Safety
There are no safeties.
Section VII—Overtime
If a regularly scheduled game ends in a tie, then the teams will enter overtime. Each team will be given the ball on the 15 yard line. A 2nd overtime and beyond will be from the 10 yard line. The teams will play until there is a winner, with each team having one possession per overtime.
Section VIII—Stunting/Pulling
Stunting and pulling is not allowed.
Section IX—Scoring
No score is to be kept.
Section X—Uniforms
The uniforms will consist of a team T-shirt, shorts, mouth guards, and flag belts, which will be furnished by GCKA. The participants will provide socks and cleats (molded rubber) of their choice. No replaceable or metal cleats are allowed.
Section XI—Practices
Practices are to be a maximum of one hour long. A maximum of two practices per week may be held. Practice schedules will be set by the commissioner.
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