Purpose:
To provide separate youth football associations a governing body to organize play between the separate groups.

The Executive Board will consist of:
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Sergeant at Arms


Also appointed to the Board will be a Commissioner to each age group, along with a Registration Coordinator. A representative from various parks involved in Mid-State will make up the 12 member board, not to include the President. Other parks not on the board will represent their parks at the meetings.

Duties of the Mid-State Youth Football Board:
1. Decide all protests.
2. Draw up schedules.
3. Work with associations concerning officials.
4. Work all playoff games and Championship game.
5. Keep all league standings.
6. Assist in rescheduling rain-outs.
7. Assist in team colors.
8. Organize the purchasing of t-shirts and trophies for the championship.
9. Make final decisions on disciplinary actions taken on coaches, players, or officials involved in any Mid-State game and/or function.

League Meetings:
Each participating park in Mid-State will be responsible for having a member from their organization present at all meetings. Meetings are once a month on a Wednesday and every 4 weeks thereafter designated by the President through August. After 1st game all meetings will take place on Sunday afternoon. All rule changes are performed between January and June 1st.

NO foul language will be allowed on the field.
If the referee cannot identify the source the following will occur:
1st-Warning to the head coach.
2nd-15 yard penalty.
3rd-Head Coach will be ejected.
If the referee identifies the source the offender will be warned first and then ejected.

General Rules:
1. Each member park is responsible for its own organization.
2. Age cut off date is August 1st. This means how old the player is prior to August 1st.
3. Each park is required to provide a copy of the birth certificate on each player registering to play in Mid-State on the day of registration. ALSO SEE REGISTRATION RULES.
All birth certificates are to be approved by the Board of Directors and/or one of its members. If no birth certificate is available a school record with a signature from the Principle will be accepted. The record may be a copy, but the Principles signature must be an original. Add on players must provide the same information before being allowed to play. No player can change uniform numbers unless approved by the Board of Directors and/or one of it's members. Exceptions to this rule include complications in acquisition of jersey, but still must be made aware to the Board. When numbers are changed the registration record must also be changed to reflect said change. The Board member must then sign off on change in the registration book.
4. No player may move down a weight class after registration. Players can move up or be added if a team’s number falls below 18 with approval of the Board. Any team can add players to their roster until the second game of the season if all players go through the same registration procedures as everyone else.
Note: Once playoffs begin the roster are locked and players cannot be added for any reason.
Any additional players must be brought to the Weekly meeting and weighed by an MSYFA Board member, and must also be accompanied by a representative from his/her park. This official must bring players birth certificate.
5. A player cannot be rostered on 2 teams @ one time.
6. Practice start date will be August 1, unless an earlier date is approved by the Executive Board.
7. Home teams will keep all concessions and gate during the regular season games. Home team is responsible for compensation of officials.
8. Home team is responsible for calling rain outs.
9. Teams not ready to play 15 minutes after scheduled time will forfeit unless an agreement can be reached by both parks and referees.
10. Home teams are responsible for chain crews. Visiting team may provide if home team agrees.
CHAINS WILL BE LOCATED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE PRESS BOX. AHSAA RULE.
11. If a team does not show for a game, they will be responsible for the cost of officials for that game. A fine of $250 may also be added. The Board will decide if there is just cause for additional fine.
12. If there is a 36 point spread in a game the losing/visiting coach may opt for a hot clock. There will be no reversals once this decision is made.
13. Gate admission will be decided by park presidents, but will be the same league wide.
14. 6 coaches are allowed on each sideline. 1 head coach and 5 assistant coaches.
15. Verbal/physical abuse on the sidelines will result in an automatic suspension of that game and the following game, and to be reviewed by the Executive Board.
16. Any teams or organizations not abiding by the rules set forth by MSYFA will be removed by a majority vote of the MSYFA Board.
17. Any coach who knowingly plays an illegal player or players will be banned from coaching and forfeiture of all games that illegal players participated in.
18. No detachable cleats are allowed.
19. A majority vote by member parks will be required to re-enter Mid-State Youth Football Association after a park pulls out. A park that exits MSYFA will be required to sit out that season and the following season.
20. If a park folds a team during the regular season, that team may not play in any other league. If caught playing in another league after folding that park forfeits playoff hosting eligibility, and may lose some home games the following season.
21. No rule will be voted on or changed without prior notification of all member parks.
22. a 2/3rd majority vote of the Board will be required to change a rule already in effect. No rule can changed during the season.
23. New rules will be effective immediately after being voted in.
24. The scheduling committee shall consist of no less than 3 Board members.
25. All playoff games will drawn for and Championship is on a rotation.
26. The playoff brackets are attached.
27. Game times for 1st and 2nd rounds will be: 10:00-11:30-1:00-3:00.
And will run in order of 75lb-95lb-115lb-135lb.
28. Game times for the Championship games will be: 10:00-12:00-2:00-4:00.
And will run in order of 75lb-95lb-115lb-135lb.
29. Each team will pay a set registration fee of $75 per team per park and $375 insurance fee to MSYFA and will also pay 1/3 of gate receipts from jamborees/playoff games to assist with the cost of insurance/trophies and t-shirts for the championship games. These fees also assist in any administrative supplies (registration or otherwise).

Other Rule Amendments:
2004-1 Voted to DOT all overweight players regardless of age.
2004-2 Voted last date to join MSYFA will be June 1st.
2004-3 Voted parks splitting age groups. Selection procedure: baseball style draft with equal number of upper and lower age players on all teams. These teams will be required to play each other during the regular season.
2004-4 Voted no radio's on the field.
2004-5 Voted 115 and 135 from 12 to 10 minute quarters.
2004-6 Voted 95lb coaches on the field.
2004-7 Voted defensive line, from tackle to tackle, must be in a 3 or 4 point stance, or must be 3 yards off the ball. Penalty dead ball 5 yards. All ages.
2004-8 Realignment of conferences.
2004-9 Playoff highest seed is home team.
2004-10 Player, coach, park official, or referee conduct. MSYFA regulation.
2006-1 Any coach, player, or official that has been asked to leave the sidelines for reasons of misconduct by a referee, league, and/or park official will be suspended for the next game. He/She cannot return to the sidelines nor have any other action taken until the case has been reviewed by the MSYFA Board of Directors. All parties involved will be asked to attend the next scheduled MSYFA meeting. Any misconduct by a coach, player, or official at any MSYFA function will be reviewed by the MSYFA Board of Directors and action may be taken.
EXAMPLE: An altercation between coaches, players, or officials at any park representing MSYFA during, before, or after games, or a continuous problem with a coach, player, or official that is not resolved by the members park or head of referees.
2007-1 Head coach CAN BE SUSPENDED for 1st game of the season if registration credentials are not in order on registration day.
2007-2 Two coaches on the field with 75lb team. (See 75lb playing rules).
2007-3 95lb kick off from mid field. MANDATORY.
2007-4 135lb punt. MANDATORY. 115lb punt OPTIONAL.
2008-1 135lb and 115lb no rush field goals or kicking PAT's. If a team elects to kick the PAT or to kick a field goal the defense may not rush, but they are allowed to jump in an attempt to block the kick attempt.Abolished 2012 for 115lb & 135lb teams.
2009-1 League will mandate parks discretion to split teams not at just 44 kids, but including 44 and up to 50 kids. 43 kids and under would not be required to split, but over 50 would. If 2 teams split, they will be allowed to rejoin as one team as long as their numbers do not exceed 44 to 50 kids prior to the preparation of the 1st game scheduled.
2009-2 One park one vote for any new rules or issues that may arise in Mid-State Football, but allowing Mid-State Board a 2/3 majority vote on rules already in effect and to handle disputes or altercations during the season.
2009-3 If a park (football or cheer) is not a member of Mid-State Football or Mid-State Cheer, those teams and or squads will not be issued coach's passes for the season. Voted on August 18th, 2009.
2010-1 Will draw for Championship and playoffs every year to accommodate new teams coming into the league and or teams leaving the league. If a team draws championship round for the year, they will not be eligible for playoffs that year. Once championship has been held at a park that park will be excluded from championship draw until all parks have been exhausted. That team will be eligible for playoff round in 2 years.
2010-2 No child will be able to change rosters and or parks once they have weighed in.
2010-3 No nose guard will be allowed to line up in front of center when the ball is kicked for extra point. 2 players will be allowed to rush the kicker on extra points as long as they are outside the tackle box. Lining up from the 3 yard will put us in place where high school rules are already in place. Does not apply to 115lb and 135lb teams (2012).
2010-4 Punts will still have 2 gunners in place to defend against the return. The remainder of the players would still remain idle until after the ball is punted. On field goals, if place setter does not receive ball from center in order for kicker to kick, the play is whistled dead. Abolished 2012.
2010-5 Mid-State will allow any new team voted into league, upon completion of their probation period, will be granted a 1st round playoff spot the following season.
2011-1 95lb. the center is allowed to turn the ball for the snap at this age, but not mandatory.
2011-2 75lb clock changes to 8 minute working clock quarters. the clock stops on normal stoppages.Abolished 2012, 10 minute quarters now.  Abolished 2015, all pounds with the exception of 75lb will play 10 minute quarters. 
2011-3 Removing of Amendment 2004-7 for the 135lb. team only, which states "defensive line, from tackle to tackle, must be in a 3 or 4 point stance, or must be 3 yards off the ball. Penalty:dead ball 5 yards". The other teams are still in effect.
2011-4 Movement of Pell City (gold) from the NFC to the AFC conference to equal out teams from re-alignment change..
2013-1 If a dot player is lined up outside the tackle box or the player is not in a 3 point stance when ball is snapped should be a dead ball foul with penalty of 5 yards. .
2013-2 The last parks that hosted the Championship Games would be placed in the back of the order according to the last time they hosted a Champ Game. The order is as follows: 1.Clay 2.Morris 3. Pinson 4.Pell City 5.PG 6. Springville 7. Trussville 8. Moody 9. Gardendale 10. Fultondale 11. TC 12. Odenville 13. Leeds. (under general rules #24, put See Amend 2013-2 after what is already there about rotation of champ games).
2013-3 If a team is a no show or forfeits a game during the season that team will forfeit a playoff game during that season, mandatory fine of $250.00 and pay all referees for the game. If fines and referees are not paid, that park will not be a member of MSYFA the following season. The fine of $250.00 will go to the park that showed for the game. (under general rules #11, put See Amend 2013-3 after what is already there about If a does team...).
2013-4 32 points is an automatic hot clock after halftime(under general rules #12, put See Amend 2013-4 after what is already there about If there is a 36 point....)
NOTE: For any playing rules not covered refer to the Alabama High School Athletic Association Playing Rules,