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 Termite Division.
3. 1 (one) COACH FROM EACH TEAM MAY BE ON THE FIELD DURING THE GAME.
a) The coach is permitted to huddle with his players before the play.
b) The defensive coach must go back 20 yards from the line of play.
»No instructions once the offense breaks the huddle.
»1st violation (warning), 2nd violation (15 yd. penalty)
c) The offensive coach must go back 10 yards from the line of play.
d) The defensive coach may not move his players AND give any instructions once the offense breaks the huddle.
e) Coaches on the field are not permitted to question the officials.
4. THE COACHES AND BENCH AREAS (Amendment to OHSAA for our league rules)
a) Coaches must stay in between both 20-yard lines. Seven coaches on
the sidelines.
5. THE GAME BALL FOR TERMITE GAMES - JUNIOR BALL SIZE
6. LENGTH OF GAME FOR TERMITES - Four (7) minute quarters of regulation time
7. START OF GAME (NO KICKOFFS IN TERMITE DIVISION)
a) Ball placed at 35-yard line for the offensive team.
8. TEAM TIME OUTS
a) Each team gets five (5) time outs during the regulation game.
b) Each team gets one (1) additional time out in overtime.
c) Timeouts can be carried over to the next period including the O.T. period.
9. WHEN A SAFETY OCCURS
a) After the safety the game official will place the ball at mid-field for play.
10. AUTOMATIC PUNT RULE - FOR THE TERMITE DIVISION ONLY!
a) The official advances the ball TWENTY YARDS (20) once the team states
"We are punting", IF THE BALL IS OUTSIDE THEIR OPPONENT'S 35-YARD LINE.
b) The game official will place the ball once notified that the team is punting.
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 5-yard line. Other series start at the 5-yard line.
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