7v7RULES
1 FieldDimensions:FieldLengthwillbe50yards.40yardplayingfieldwitha10yardend
zone.
1 StartingEachGame:
i
Hometeam(1stontheschedule)willbeginpossessionoftheballonthe+40yard
linewiththeirchoiceofhash.
ii
Awhistlewillbegineachgame.
iii
Gameswillhave(2)20-minutehalves,runningclock,(1)time-outper-half,5minutehalftime.
iv
Officialwilldeclarewhentheclockisunder2minutes
v
Theclockneverstops.
vi
Awhistlewillendeachgame.
vii
Therefereeswillkeeptheofficialscoreandtimeonthefieldforeachgame.
viii
Mouthpiecesmustbewornatalltimes.
1 MovingtheBall:
i
Offensealwaysstartson+40yardlinewiththeirchoiceofthehash.Afterany
changeofpossession.
ii
Offensehasthree(3)downstogainafirstdown.Firstdownmarkerswillbeat
the25,and10yardlines.
iii
Onceinsidethe10yardline,theoffensehas3downstoscoreatouchdown.
iv
Theoffensiveteammayruntheballonceperoffensivedrive.Runsthatare
allowedare:
v
Dives,draw,jetsweep,stretch,andtoss/pitchback.Toss/pitchbackpassesand
reversesallowed.
vi
Theoffensecannotruninsidethe10yardline
vii
Defensiveplayerscannotcrossthelineonarunplayuntilthequarterbackhands
theballofftotheRB.
viii
QuarterbackcanNEVERruntheball.
ix
Aconversionafteratouchdown,theoffensecanchosetogofor1or2points.
x
1pointconversionisfromthe5yardline.
xi
2pointconversioniffromthe10yardline.Offensechooseshashforball
placement.
1 CoachingyourTeam:
i
Therewillbeoneoffensivecoachallowedonthefieldatanytime.
ii
Thecoachmustbepositionbehindtheoffensivehuddle.
iii
CoachesareNOTallowedtochallengeanyofficialruling.
iv
Remainingteamcoachescanworkfromthesidelines.
v
NOdefensivecoachesallowedonthefield.
1 SpecialRules:
i
NOblocking.
ii
Blockingwillresultinalossofdown,returntopreviousspot.
iii
Ballcarrierislegallydownwhentouchedbelowtheneckwithonehand.A
defendercannotleavehisfeettomakeatag.Runnerwillstillbeabletorun
ifthedefendersfeetareofftheground.
iv
Fumbles(Includingsnap)aredeadballsatthespot.Ifthereisafumbleonthelast
playbeforechangeofdowns,theballwillbeplacedbackatthe40.
v
Offensiveteamwillhave25secondstoputtheballintoplay.Delayofgameisa
lossofdown.
vi
Theoffensiveteamisresponsibleforretrievingandreturningtheballtothe
official.Theclockdoesnotstop,andanydelayoftheoffenseinretrieving
andreturningtheballtotheofficialwillresultindelayofgame.
vii
Defensivepassinterferenceordefensiveholdingwillresultinafirstdownatthe
spotofthefoul.
viii
Offensivepassinterferencewillresultinareturntothepreviousspotplusaloss
ofdown.
ix
QBisallowed4.0secondstothrowtheball.Refereeswillstopplayif4.0seconds
issurpassed.
x
Aninterceptionwillresultinanimmediatestoppageofplay,andachangeof
possessionwiththeinterceptionteamgainingpossessionatthe40yard
line.
1 Sportsmanshipisamust!!
2 Eachteamisallowedone(1)blitzperhalf.Aftertheteamblitz’s,therefereewillkick
overthesidelinecone.Ifateamblitz’smorethanonetimeinagame,theywillbe
penalized15yards,un-sportsmanlike
1 TieBreaker:
i
Anygamethatendsinatiewillgotoatiebreaker.Therewillbeacointossatthe
beginningofthetiebreakerwiththevisitingteamcallingthetoss.The
winnerwillchosetobeoneitheroffenseordefense.
ii
Eachteamwillhave1snapfromthe40yardline,choiceofhash.
iii
Theteamwiththedeepestcompletionwillbedeclaredthewinnerofthe
tiebreakerandwilladd1pointtothefinalscore.
iv
Ifthereisnocompletion,orthedeepestcompletionisequal,thetiebreakerwill
berepeatedwiththeteamthatlosttheinitialcointossmakingthechoiceto
eithertakeoffenseordefense.
v
Thisformatwillberepeateduntilthereisaclearwinnerisdeclared.
vi
Thistiebreakerformatwillbeusedinallgames.
PENALTIES:
OffensivePenaltiesAssessedResult
Falsestart/IllegalmotionLineofScrimmageLossofDown
DelayofGameLineofScrimmageLossofDown
BlockingLineofScrimmageLossofDown
FumblesDeadBall(teamincontrolretainspossessionatthespot)
PassInterferenceLineofScrimmageLossofDown
UnnecessaryRoughness15Yards–LOSLossofDown
IllegalPlay5YardsLossofDown
Un-sportsmanlike15YardsLossofDown
DefensePenaltiesAssessedResult
HoldingOffenseFDSpotFoul
PassInterferenceOffenseFDSpotFoul
UnnecessaryRoughness15YardsLineofScrimmage
IllegalPlay5yardsFirstDown
Un-sportsmanlike15YardsFirstDown