POINTS OF INTEREST The playing field is 100 yards long. down markers are 10 yards apart. Each belt consists of three yellow flags or three red flags. A play that starts the game and after each touchdown is called a kick off. All must be announced to the official as well as the other team. A team has four downs to advance the ball past the first down marker. Each team consists of 5 to 11 players. A touchdown is worth six points. Field goals are not allowed. After a touchdown, your conversion point is worth two points. It is a safety when an offensive player causes the ball to go behind opponent’s goal line. Flag guarding is not permitted. All players are eligible to receive or carry the ball. Before rushing the quarterback, the defense must count out loud to five Mississippi. All shirts must be tucked inside the waist line in order to wear a flag belt. Blocking is allowed but in a non-aggressive manner. The offensive lineman who hikes the ball to the quarterback is the center. A pass that is caught by a defensive player is an interception. A sack occurs when the quarterback gets their flag pulled behind the line of scrimmage. A passing formation in which the quarterback stands five to seven yards behind the center before the snap is called shotgun.
POINTS OF INTEREST The playing field is 100 yards long. down markers are 10 yards apart. Each belt consists of three yellow flags or three red flags. A play that starts the game and after each touchdown is called a kick off. All must be announced to the official as well as the other team. A team has four downs to advance the ball past the first down marker. Each team consists of 5 to 11 players. A touchdown is worth six points. Field goals are not allowed. After a touchdown, your conversion point is worth two points. It is a safety when an offensive player causes the ball to go behind opponent’s goal line. Flag guarding is not permitted. All players are eligible to receive or carry the ball. Before rushing the quarterback, the defense must count out loud to five Mississippi. All shirts must be tucked inside the waist line in order to wear a flag belt. Blocking is allowed but in a non-aggressive manner. The offensive lineman who hikes the ball to the quarterback is the center. A pass that is caught by a defensive player is an interception. A sack occurs when the quarterback gets their flag pulled behind the line of scrimmage. A passing formation in which the quarterback stands five to seven yards behind the center before the snap is called shotgun.
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