Flag Football Rules:

Can be played with up to 9 players on a team, and can be played indoors or outdoors. The field should be longer than it is wider with cones used to determine the centerline.

There will be no kickoff. Play will start on the hash mark near the offensive team's goal line. A coin toss determines who gets first possession of the ball.

Scoring:

Touch down = 6 points

Conversion by running = 1 point Conversion by passing = 2 points

Safety = 2 points

Time: Two 20-minute halves. The last one- minute of each half the clock will be stopped on each dead ball. Clock stopped for time-outs.

b. Time-out: Each team is given two 1-minute time-outs per half. Five minutes is given at half time.

Terms:

Down- when the ball becomes dead. Four downs (or tries) are allowed to score a touch

down, or cross the centerline. On the fourth down if the offensive team doesn’t

score or reach the centerline they should punt the ball or risk turning over the ball

at the line of scrimmage.

Dead ball- the ball becomes dead when:

a. the ball carrier’s flag becomes detached

b. when any part of the ball carrier’s body other than the hands and feet touch the ground

c. an incomplete pass

d. a fumble

e. when the ball goes out of bounds

Center- the offensive lineman who snaps the football to the quarterback

Defense- the team that does not have possession of the ball

End zone- the area between the goal line and the end line where touchdowns occur

Fake- a move made by a player for the purpose of deceiving an opponent

First down- the first of four attempts to move the football forward into the end zone or to

the center line

Fumble- the ball carrier drops the ball while in their possession. Fumbles become dead

balls and can not be advanced by the recovering team

Handoff- an exchange of the football from the quarterback to a teammate. Only one

off during a series of downs

Interception- when the defense catches a ball that was meant to be caught by the offensive

team

Line of Scrimmage- Imaginary line drawn from the forward tip of the football to the side

line

Offense- the team that has possession of the football

Offside- Movement across the line of scrimmage before the football is snapped

Safety- removing the flag of the other team behind their own goal line with the ball

Touchdown- an offensive player having possession of the football in the opponent’s end zone

Pass interference- Contact during a down in which a legal forward pass is thrown, contact which interferes with an eligible receiver unless it occurs when two or more eligible receivers make a simultaneous and bona fide attempt to reach, catch, or bat a pass.

Flag Belt Removal:
a. No article of clothing may cover any portion of a player's flag.
b. Each player must wear a one-piece belt at the waistline with three flags permanently attached.  One flag on each side and one in the center of the back.
c. When the flag belt is clearly taken from the ball carrier the down shall end and the ball is declared dead.  A player who removes the flag should immediately hold the belt above their head to assist the official in locating the spot where the capture occurred.
d. In any attempt to remove the flag belt from a ball carrier, defensive players may contact the body and shoulders of an opponent with their hands, but not their face or any part of their neck or head.  A. defensive players may not hold, push, or knock the ball carrier down in an attempt to remove the flag.
e. The flag may be dropped at the spot of capture by the defense with no penalty.

f. In all situations where a play is in progress and a ball carrier loses the flag belt accidentally, inadvertently, or on purpose, the play reverts to a one-hand touch of the ball carrier between the shoulders and knees.
g. Ball carriers shall not guard their flags to prevent the opportunity for an opponent to pull or remove flag belt and by blocking with arms or hands. (15 yards)
h. The defensive player shall not hold, grasp, or obstruct forward progress of a ball carrier when in the action of removing the flag belt (15 yards)

*A flag  football field can be only 80 yds long

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