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Rules and Policies
ADULT 5 v 5 INDOOR RULES
Scoring
- Touchdown 6 pts.
- Orange cone 1point conversion
- Yellow cone 2 point conversion
- Safety 2 points, which will be awarded to the defense.
- 21 point skunk mercy rule, game will be called
Offense
- 3 downs per series.
- 1st downs are once the ball crosses the 50 yard line.
- All players are eligible receivers.
- Center must always snap the Football.
- QB has 4 seconds to throw the Football, if ball is not thrown it will result in a sack loss of down and the ball will be placed where the QB stands.
- QB can run if blitzed.
- Running plays are not allowed.
- Laterals and forward pitches are allowed.
- No flag guarging or stiff arming.
- No diving or jumping allowed to advance the Football.
- Once the ball carrier falls down the play is dead.
- No fumbles, the ball is blown dead once it hits the ground.
- Downfield blocking is permitted, players must have hands extended and block the waist to shoulder box area.
- Ball is live off the nets.
- Only 1 foot needs to be down for a completion.
- No kickoffs, kicks or punts allowed.
- No timeouts.
- Two 20 min half, running game time, clock doesn't stop!
- Once the receivers flag comes off they are ineligible.
- Offense has 20 seconds from huddle to get the play off.*refs don't have to warn offense of expiring time.
- Punting, the offense can stick to the drive or opt for a punt, once a punt is delared the ball will be placed on the opposite 20 yard line.
Defense
- No stripping.
- No chucking or forcing a player out of bounds.
- 5 Yard bump n Run on line of scrimmage.
- One blitz is allowed per series of downs.
- Defense must yell "BLITZ".
- No grasping clothing or holding an offensive player back from forward progress.
Overtime
- Each team gets an offensive drive.
- First overtime, the ball will be placed on the 2pt conversion line, each team will get a drive.
- Second overtime the ball will be placed on the 1pt conversion line, each team will get a drive.
- If the score is still the same, the game will result in a tie.