FLAG FOOTBALL

Minimum 2 females per team on the floor at all times

Game time 50 minutes, 5 minute warm-up, 5 min half time.

5 players on offense, 5 players on defense

Game is started by the offensive team from the 3 yard line. ("Rock, Paper, Scissors" to decide possession)

Quarterback cannot run over the line of scrimmage.

Quarterback can be rushed after "5 Steamboats"

Defense must be 1 yard from line of scrimmage and can move to the line of scrimmage once ball is snapped.

Offence has 30 seconds to get ball into play each down.

Walls are out of play.

Touchdown worth 6 points, 1 point conversion from 1 yard line, 2 point conversion from 3 yard line.

4 downs to make centre, 4 downs to score once past centre.

No diving on offence or defence.

No "pick" plays.

No contact. Any unintentional contact that results in an unsuccessful play will result in a replay of the down.

If ball is fumbled, it is immediately dead where it hits the ground and is still the possession of the offensive team.

Touchdown / conversion is scored when player with the ball touches the ground in the end zone. They cannot be pushed out of bounds while making a catch.

Play starts from the 3 yard line after a touchdown (and conversion), and to start game as well as 2nd half.

End-zone is 3 yards deep and the complete width of the gym.

With 3 minutes remaining time will stop and 5 plays will remain in the half or game.

No huddle offense ("Hurry-up Offense") is allowed except in the following cases where the offense must wait for the defense to set up
Change from offense to defense
1st down.

Defensive players caught in an offside position at the time of the snap become ineligible players for that down and may not interfere with the play. If they interfere penalty is half the distance to centre or goal line (whichever applies) and replay the down.

Please realize that accidents will happen and that not all the rules are mentioned here, so if confusion results on a particular play, or a situation occurs that is not covered by the rules, please replay the down and mention it when you call the score line so we can include it next season.