Get excited for Team Blue’s practice #3 of the season! Practice will start with team announcements and a Mission Moment. We will then move into stretching and warm-ups before we do our practice drills and most practices will end with a live scrimmage with offense and defense.
Don’t forget to wear pants/shorts without pockets and bring your cleats and lots of water! Feel free to bring sunscreen and bug spray too.
FAQS
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Cleats and shorts or pants without pockets are required.
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No. We encourage everyone to play. We have a variety of backgrounds and all levels of skill- beginner to professional- on our roster.
DIRECTIONS
FOOTBALL RULES
There are no kickoffs. The team “receiving” possession to start each half, or after the opposing team scores will begin at the 10 yard line closest to their end zone.
First downs are gained by the ball breaking the plane of the 20-40-40-20 yard lines.
On 4th down, the offense can choose to run another offensive play or choose to “punt”. If a team chooses to “punt”, possession will go to the other team with the ball spotted as follows:
If "punting" from ; Then ball is spotted on
Own 1 to 30 ; Opponent's 40
Own 31 to 40 ; Opponent's 20
Own 41 to 50 ; Opponent's 10
Opponent's Territory ; Opponent's 10
After a team scores a touchdown they can choose to go for a 1 or 2 point conversion:
2 point conversions will occur from the 10 yard line with no run plays allowed.
1 point conversions will occur from the 3 yard line with no run plays allowed.
The ball carrier is “down” when one of their flags are pulled.
All offensive players that are downfield of the ball carrier must stop and stand in place once the ball crosses the line of scrimmage. Rule is enforced at the discretion of the ref.
Offensive “blocking” is allowed ONLY when behind the line of scrimmage. The player “blocking” may not initiate contact, may not launch themselves into defender, may not use hands to push forward, may not hold, and may not attempt to move forward while engaged in a block.
Offense must have at least one player (center) on the line of scrimmage. Only one player may move in motion at the time of the snap. This motion must be laterally or backwards and not toward the defense’s goal line (as in college and the NFL).
The length of the “THREE BUD COUNT” will be used for a defender rushing the QB. The referee will count this as “BUD ONE, BUD TWO, BUD THREE, GO!’. A defender may not cross the line of scrimmage until the referee says GO.
Only one forward pass can be made during a down. The passer must make the forward pass from anywhere behind the offensive line of scrimmage. All other offensive players are eligible to receive a forward pass.
A player possessing the ball may lateral the ball at anytime. A lateral consists of throwing or pitching the ball in a lateral or backward manner that does not advance the ball forward. There is no limit to the amount of laterals that may be utilized on a given play.
No slapping/stripping of the ball when it is in the ball carrier's hands.
PENALTIES
Delay of Game - 5 yards
False Start - 5 yards
Illegal Procedure - 5 yards
Defensive Encroachment/Illegal Rush - 5 yards
Intentional Grounding - spot of foul, loss of down
Flag Guarding - 5 yards, spot of foul, loss of down
Offensive Pass Interference - 10 yards from the line of scrimmage, loss of down
Defensive Pass Interference - A spot foul – Ball is placed where infraction occurred; automatic first down. If it occurs over 10 yards from line of
scrimmage: 10 yard penalty from the previous spot; automatic first down.
Ball carrier jumps while in possession of ball - 5 yards from spot of foul, loss of down
Downfield blocking - 5 yard penalty from spot of infraction, loss of down
Defense - Unsportsmanlike Conduct - 10 yards from the line of scrimmage, automatic first down
Offense - Unsportsmanlike Conduct - 10 yard penalty from the line of scrimmage
Roughing the passer - 10 yard penalty, automatic first down. This includes any touching of the QB above the waist while in the throwing motion OR running into/touching the QB after the ball is away.
No-run zone violation (inside 10 yard line) - 5 yard penalty from spot of infraction, loss of down
PRACTICE GEAR
