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SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY

Article 1. 5v5 Non-Contact Coed flag football teams must consist of 2 females on the field at the same time or be subject to forfeit. A typical team would consist of 3 males and 2 females, but you may use more females than required, but no less than 2. As long as you have 3 females and a minimum of 3 total players on the field you are eligible for play.

SECTION 2. EQUIPMENT

For women’s and coed formats, a Junior size or Intermediate size football is allowed.

SECTION 3. GAMEPLAY

Article 1. To ensure coed participation, a penalty will ensue if the offensive team fails to use a female as an operative player within 3 consecutive downs. This applies to the full game. The penalty for running 3 consecutive plays without a female as an Operative Player will be a 5 yard penalty and a loss of down (i.e. if it was 1st down during the penalty, it is now 2nd down) and the female must now be the operative player on the next play.

Article 2. An Operative Player is defined as a player who:

  • Is the intended receiver in the eyes of the official

  • Runs the ball as the primary runner (must cross line of scrimmage)

  • Receives the snap as the QB and attempts a forward pass beyond the line of scrimmage.

Article 3. An Operative Player is NOT defined as a player who:

  • Hands off the football

  • Snaps the ball into play

  • Receives a hand-off only to give it back to a male before crossing the line of scrimmage

  • Receives a pitch downfield

Article 4. Examples of an operative player:

  • A pass deflected by a male and caught by a female is a female play

  • A pass intended for a female (in the eyes of the referee) that is deflected by a female, and caught by a male counts as a female play

  • A pass thrown by a male, received by a male and immediately pitched to a female (the “hook and ladder”) will not constitute a female play – no matter how far the female advances with the ball after the pitch

  • A pass intentionally grounded by a female in the last one minute of either half in order to stop the clock DOES count as a female play

  • If a female pitches the ball to a male behind the line of scrimmage this will not result in a female play.

  • A female intercepting the ball on defense in a pick 6 scenario would count as the operative player.

Article 5. Defensive Penalties: All defensive penalties will reset the operative player requirement for the offense.

Article 6. Laterals: If at any point in a scoring play a male player on the scoring team receives a lateral or handoff downfield, or in the backfield and runs past the line of scrimmage, the play will be ruled a 6 point play whether a female was involved as an operative player at any point or not.

SECTION 4. SCORING

Article 1. Touchdowns

  • 6 points awarded for all male participation

  • 9 points awarded for female participation as the operative player.

Article 2. Extra Points

  • 1 point awarded for all male participation play from 5 yard line

  • 2 points awarded for all male participation from 12 yard line

  • 2 points awarded for female participation as the operative player from 5 yard line.

  • 3 points awarded for a play featuring female participation as the operative player from 12 yard line.

Article 3. No Mercy Rule during pool play games. During playoffs, if a team is up by 48 points or more during tournament play at any time, the game will be over.

SECTION 5. SECOND HALF CLOCK

Article 1. The two-minute warning will stop the clock in the second half if the score difference is 16 points or less.

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