The Canadian Amateur Rule Book for Tackle Football Founded by U Sports
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2020-2021 The Canadian Amateur Rule Book for Tackle Football Founded by U Sports Approved for use by: U Sports Canadian Football Canadian Junior Canadian Colleges Officials Association Football League Athletics Association Provincial Associations British Columbia Provincial Football Association Football Nova Scotia (BCPFA) 1657 Barrington Street, Suite 536 PO Box 301 Halifax, NS B3J 2A1 #142 - 757 West Hastings Street Tel: 902-454-5105 Vancouver, V6C 1A1 Fax: 902-425-5606 www.bcpfa.com www.footballnovascotia.ca Football Alberta Football P.E.I. 11759 Groat Road 40 Enman Cr. Edmonton, Alberta T5M 3K6 Charlottetown, PE C1E 1E6 Tel: 780-427-8108 Tel: 902-368-4262 Fax: 780-427-0524 Fax: 902-368-4548 www.footballalberta.ab.ca www.footballpei.com Football Saskatchewan Ontario Football Alliance #201 - 302 Pacific Avenue 7384 Wellington Road 30 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7J 1P1 Guelph, ON N1H 6J2 Tel: 306-780-9239 Tel: 519-780-0200 Fax: 306-525-4009 Fax: 519-780-0705 www.footballsaskatchewan.ca www.ontariofootballalliance.ca Football Manitoba Canadian Junior Football League / Ligue canadienne 145 Pacific Ave. Room 506 de football junior Winnipeg, MB R3B 2Z6 Tony Iadeluca Sr. - Commissioner Tel: 204-925-5769 7731 Louis Quilico unit 607 Fax: 204-925-5772 St. Leonard QC www.footballmanitoba.com H1S 3 E6 Football Quebec Québec Junior Football League / Ligue de football 4545 Ave. Pierre de Coubertin junior du Québec CP 1000, Station M 555 Casgrain Montreal, QC H1V 3R2 St. Lambert, Quebec Tel: 514-252-3059 J4R 1G8 Fax: 514-252-5216 www.footballquebec.com Canadian Football Officials Association 648 Richmond Football Newfoundland and Labrador Montreal, Quebec 3 Elgin Drive H3J 2R9 Paradise, NL A1L 1G5 Tel: 709-687-1374 www.footballnl.ca Football New Brunswick 215 Carriage Hill Dr. Fredericton, NB E3E 1A4 Tel: 506-260-2993 www.footballnewbrunswick.nb.ca Canadian Amateur Rule Book for Tackle Football i Football Canada Rules Committee Chairman Ron Hallock (Manitoba Football Officials Association) Secretary Aaron Geisler, Program Coordinator, Football Canada 205-825 Exhibition Way, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5J3 [email protected] Editor and Rules’ Interpreter Walter Berry email: [email protected] Members Chris Morris (University of Alberta) – Representing U Sports Joshua Prior – Representing Canadian Secondary Schools Federation Ron Paluzzi (www.cfoa-acof.ca) – Representing Canadian Football Officials’ Association Jim Pankovich – Representing Canadian Junior Football League Steve Alexandre – Representing Canadian Colleges Athletics Association Kevin Jones - Representing Grassroots Football For Additional Interpretations, Contact the Editor All Rights Reserved. Canadian Amateur Football Association e 2020 Également disponible en francais sous Ie titre — Livre des règlements du football amateur canadien For additional copies of this book, please contact your Provincial Association. Football Canada 205-825 Exhibition Way Ottawa, ON, K1S 5J3 Tel.: (613) 564-0003 Fax: (613) 564-6309 www.footballcanada.com ii Canadian Amateur Rule Book for Tackle Football Table of Contents Table of Contents Provincial Associations ......................................................................................................................................................................................i Football Canada Rules’ Committee .............................................................................................................................................................ii Lightning Safety ............................................................................................................................................................................................. vii Concussion Management ...........................................................................................................................................................................viii Summary of Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................................................................ix Rule Changes – 2020 .......................................................................................................................................................................................xi Safety Rules ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... xv Points of Emphasis .......................................................................................................................................................................................xxiii Code of Ethics ................................................................................................................................................................................................xxiii Football Stadium Guidelines...................................................................................................................................................................xxvii Imperial Field Dimensions and Markings ............................................................................................................................................xxix Metric Field Dimensions and Markings................................................................................................................................................. xxx Rule 1 – Conduct of the Game Section 1: The Field .............................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Section 2: The Ball ................................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Section 3: The Game ........................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Section 4: Teams ................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Section 5: Timing .................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Section 6: Possession .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Section 7: Live Ball ............................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Section 8: Dead Ball............................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Section 9: End Zone ............................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Section 10: Out of Bounds ................................................................................................................................................................ 9 Section 11: Uniform & Equipment ...............................................................................................................................................10 Section 12: Players and Substitutes.............................................................................................................................................13 Section 13. Non Players ...................................................................................................................................................................13 Rule 2 — Officials Section 1: Designation of Officials ...............................................................................................................................................15 Section 2: Jurisdiction and Duties................................................................................................................................................15 Section 3: Referee (R) ........................................................................................................................................................................16 Section 4: Umpire (U) ........................................................................................................................................................................17 Section 5: Back Umpire (BU) ...........................................................................................................................................................17 Section 6: Back Judge (BJ) ..............................................................................................................................................................17 Section 7: Downs Judge (DJ) .........................................................................................................................................................17 Section 8: Line Judge (LJ) ................................................................................................................................................................18