Pre-Game Rules
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Grace Period: Spring (15 minutes) / Fall (30 minutes). MAXIMUM amount of time available for that game. For pre-game issues like field not properly marked, the grace period starts when the game was to start. Grace period is not per team, but rather for the game. If the grace period is being used, both teams can be fixing issues.
Eligible Player: In TYFA WebApp, Certified, Not Suspended, Not Hurt, Not having Equipment Issues.
Player On Field Minimum: 7 for Flag and 11 for Tackle
Volunteer On Field Minimum: 5u/7u must have 1 coach/1 other non-trainee. For 9u+, the team must have at least 1 coach.
Starting A Game
Starting A Game
Unless there are weather, injury or other unavoidable reasons, games must start at the scheduled time.
Games may start earlier than scheduled if agreed to by the Referees and BOTH Head Coaches.
If the Referees and BOTH Head Coaches concur that a game will not reach some point in the 3rd quarter before it gets dark or the weather is such that the game must be called, it shouldn't start.
Flag games are 9 verse 9; Tackle games are 11 verse 11.
If a game should start and a team has the ON FIELD MINIMUM of eligible players, the game must start.
In Flag, their opponent is not required to reduce their ON FIELD numbers to match.
Only if a team does not have the ON FIELD MINIMUM should the Grace Period be allowed. Once that team gets the minimum the game should start. If the Grace Period expires, the game will be declared a Forfeit.
If a game should start and a team has the ON FIELD MINIMUM of eligible volunteers, the game must start.
Only if a team does not have the ON FIELD MINIMUM of volunteers should the Grace Period be allowed. Once that team gets the minimum the game should start. If the Grace Period expires, the game will be declared a Forfeit.
If a team has the ON FIELD MINIMUM of eligible players and volunteers and refuses to take the field because they are waiting for someone specific, they will be warned the game will be forfeit. If they still choose not to take the field, the game will be declared a Forfeit.
Team Placement and Chain Crews
Team Placement and Chain Crews
Per Field Requirements Policy: Each participating team MUST be on a different side of the field.
If the host has both teams on the same side, they need to split to using both sidelines. If the host refuses, that game WILL be a Forfeit.
Chains & Down Marker need to be on the Home Team's side regardless of what side of the field it is.
Chain crew CANNOT be made up of opponents from both teams.
Visitor personnel cannot hold chains on Home team's sideline.
Minimum age should be 14.
If the Home team cannot find a crew, switch to the Visitor.
If neither can provide a crew, the game WILL be a Double Forfeit. The Grace Period CAN be used for this.
Chain crew are prohibited from coaching, heckling, or making comments to anyone and the Referees may eject them from the sideline.
No photography may be done with anything but a Go Pro.
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