1. TEAM WARM-UP PERIOD
-(7) seven-minute warm-up time for the teams on the field prior to their game.
2. THE PROPER EQUIPMENT
a) A participant may not play if they are wearing any protective cast.
b) No bandannas or decorative paraphernalia are allowed to be worn.
c) Each participant must wear their own mouth piece item.
d) The molded plastic cleat football shoes are for the Pee Wee Division.
3. THE GAME BALL for PEE WEE GAMES - INTERMEDIATE BALL SIZE
4. THE PRE-GAME COIN TOSS
a) The head coach and team captains are to meet with the officials at mid-field.
b) Each team is limited to (4) team captains to go to mid-field prior to the game.
5. START OF GAME - Kickoff from the (40) forty yard line
6. LENGTH OF GAME
- Four (8) minute quarters of regulation time
7. TEAM TIME OUTS
a) Each team gets five (4) time outs during the regulation game.
b) Each team gets one (1) additional time out in overtime. (Playoffs only)
c) Timeouts can be carried over to the next period including the O.T. period.
8. THE COACHES AND BENCH AREAS
(Amendments to OHSAA rules for the Greater Cleveland Muny Football League)
a) Coaches must stay in between both 20-yard lines. Seven coaches on
the sidelines.
b) Coaches don't go on the field unless a team timeout or was beckoned by the ref.
9. THE HEAD COACH IS ONLY PERSON TO ADDRESS THE OFFICIALS
a) The head coach is the coach to talk to the referees during the game on rule
interpretation or issues in a sportsmanslike manner.
10. WHEN A SAFETY OCCURS - after the safety...
b) The punting team will punt the ball from the 20-yard line.
11. OVERTIME PROCEDURE - THE OVERTIME IS USED ONLY IN THE PLAYOFFS!
1. Team winning flip has a choice of offense or defense.
2. Teams will be given one (1) additional timeout for each overtime period.
3. Alternating possessions of four downs per team until a winner is declared.
4. If the end of the field areas are determined to be too muddy - the mid-field area
(fifty yard line) will be used accordingly to complete the game.
First series starts at the 10-yard line. Other series start at the 5-yard line.
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