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Flag Rules, Seating and Roster
From the parking lot, facing the fields, the home side is on the right. All teams and parents must be on the correct side during games. All flag games are played on field # 3 at Community Park. This is the 3rd field down from the pavilion.
Rules and Equipment
NFL FLAG Football is a popular game filled with fun and action. In this game, the offensive team plays for a first down at midfield and a touchdown in the end zone. Running and passing plays are allowed, although there are “no-running zones” at midfield and near each goal line. The defensive team covers receivers, rushes the passer and removes opposing player’s flags to make “tackles.”
Read more about NFL FLAG rules at www.NFL.com. Regional and national tournament games will follow the NFL rules closely, although there may be some modifications. Please note that while the rules may be adopted to suit your local needs, they must remain non-contact.
WFL Flag Rules
The Basics:
· A coin toss determines first possession.
· No kickoffs and no blocking are allowed. (Shielding will be considered blocking)
· The offensive team takes possession of the ball at its own 5-yard line and has three plays to cross midfield.
· If the offensive team fails to cross midfield team possession of the ball changes and the opposition starts play from its own 5-yard line.
· Once a team crosses midfield, it has three plays to score a touchdown
· If the offense fails to score, the ball changes possession and the new offensive team starts a series at its own 5-yard line.
NOTE: If both coaches agree prior to the game the teams do not have to change ends of the playing field when a change of team possession occurs. The teams may start their series from the nearest 5-yard line.
· No-running zones (see field diagram) located five yards from each end zone and five yards on either side of midfield are designed to avoid short-yardage, power-running situations.
· Possession will change to the loser of the coin toss to begin the second half or to the winner of the coin toss who deferred their option to the second half.
· The quarterback has a seven-second “pass clock.” If a pass is not thrown within the seven seconds, play is dead, loss of down. Once the ball is handed off, the seven-second rule no longer is in effect
Attire:
· Official NFL Flag jerseys must be worn and tucked in during play.
· Cleats are allowed. (No metal spikes.)
· All players must wear a protective mouthpiece. (One team warning for failure of any player to wear a mouthpiece. All violations thereafter are a dead ball foul and a five yard penalty from the succeeding spot.)
· Official NFL Flag belts with one flag attached at or near the waist on both sides of the body.
· No Jewelry
· Medical alert bracelets or necklaces are allowed and the head coach and game officials are to be made aware of its presence.
Team Size:
· The team field size is 6 persons for Jr Flag (4-5 yrs old) and 9 for Sr flag (6-7 yrs old). Additional players will remain on the sideline.
· Teams must field a minimum of five players for Jr league and six players for Sr league at all times.
· A team that cannot field the required number of players for any reason including player disqualification or injury will result in a game forfeit. Score: Offended team 1 Opponent 0. If the offended team is ahead at the time of forfeit the score stands.
Coin Toss:
· The winner of the toss may elect offense, defense, defend a goal or defer their option to the second half.
Timing:
· Games are played in two twenty minute halves with a running game clock
· There will be a five minute break between halves
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