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2020 Tri-County Football League Rules Tri- County League Rules Follow South Carolina High School Rules and South Carolina Athletic Program Rules 2020 Tri-County Football League Rules Tri- County League Rules follow South Carolina High School Rules and South Carolina Athletic Program Rules. Specific rule modifications below have been made in order to adapt to league playing ages. Rules are discussed and approved by the Tri-County Board prior to each season. Last Updated: 8/1/19 Section 1: Player Eligibility & Team Size 1. All players must play in the division their age places them in on September 1st of the season year. a. If players birthday day is September 1st- they must play in the division of their new age. b. No player, regardless of age, height, skill or weight, may move up OR down in age divisions. 2. Each department will have discretion of team size. a. Any department with teams rosters greater than 30 players will be responsible for obtaining medals for the remaining players. 3. Except for discipline reasons, all players MUST play in EACH game. This was discussed and agreed upon by the board members. We cannot enforce this rule on other teams; however, directors should be notified if there is a problem. Section 2: Equipment Guidelines and Start Times 1. Jersey numbers should be assigned just like high school. Every effort should be made to conform to high school rules that pertain to numbers and positions. Addendum to Rule 14: Per officials, if a receiver or tight end is NOT wearing a jersey numbered 1-49 or 80-99, the coach MUST inform the head official in the pre-game meeting. Failure of the head coach to inform the officials will result in an unsportsmanlike conduct foul charged to the head coach. 2. Footballs: a. 8 & Under Division uses the PeeWee size football (K2). b. 10 & Under Division uses the Junior size football (TDJ). c. 12 & Under Division uses the Youth size football (TDY). 3. By agreement of the board, teams may begin to practice in pads on July 29th. Teams can condition/practice in shorts, t-shirts and helmets as they choose during the summer. Section 3: Field Dimensions and Markings 1. Fields will be marked off at 80 yards. Kickoffs will be from the 30-yard line on an 80- yard field. All penalties will be either 5 or 10-yard penalties with the exception of fouls listed in the Tri-County Football League Rules. Section 4: Game Rules and Management 1. The National Federation Rule Book and South Carolina Athletic Programs governs all other rules not listed in the Tri-County Football League Rules. 2. Certified rosters for each team will be located at each department’s field. a. All official rosters will be sent to the league president before the start of the regular season games. These are frozen rosters. No players maybe added after submission. 1 i. All official rosters will have only the league president’s signature on them. ii. Official Rosters must be completed and be in the format agreed upon at the directors’ meeting prior to the season. 3. Each game will have, if possible, 3 officials. We encourage departments to use all high school officials. If this is not possible, at least one official MUST be CURRENTLY high school certified. 4. A maximum of 5 coaches are allowed on the sideline. All others must stay behind the spectator line and cannot talk to players and/or question official calls. Coaches and spectators must wear masks. a. One or more of the 5 coaches must complete the Concussion in Sport Training Course. USA, NFHS, Heads Up, CDC, or other nationally recognized certification. Directions for completing one form of concussion in sports training can be found in APPENDIX B – Directions for Completing the SCAP Concussion in Sports Training Course. i. All certifications must be turned into the league president when final frozen rosters are due – before league play starts. Any team that does not submit a certification will not be allowed to play until one is presented. 5. Chain Crews, regardless if volunteers or paid people, cannot talk to officials, coaches, players during games per the High School Federation Rules. They will be asked to leave their position if they are found to be a distraction to the officials, coaches or players. a. Chain crews are required to wear a mask this season. 6. Headsets are permitted; each team must furnish their own and cannot be on the field during play. Each department will furnish an EQUAL spot for each team that chooses to use headphones. 7. Compressed air noise devices, artificial noise makers, electric/battery operated megaphones, whistles and drones are not allowed in any facility by any spectator per game management. a. First violation of this rule will result in devise being put away b. Second violation of this rule will result in asking spectator or coach to leave the playing field with their player. Section 5: Game Time, Forfeits, Inclement Weather and Reschedules 1. If a team has 11 weight eligible players present, game will begin on time. A 10-minute delay only applies to EXTREME emergencies when the game management has been notified of the emergency. Field supervisor will make appropriate and reasonable decisions concerning the matter. 2. If a team forfeits the game at game time without prior notice, their department will be responsible for paying the officials or reimbursing the host department within 1 week. a. Every effort should be made to get the game in for both teams i. Modifications such as the following can be made ii. No Kickoff- Spot the ball at the 30yrd. 3. Inclement Weather a. Games that are not called off by 4pm will be a field decision governed by the refs and the Host Site Supervisors. i. If a game is canceled due to weather or other unforeseeable circumstances, all efforts will be made to reschedule that game. However, due to time 2 restraints and/or field usage conflicts, some games may not be rescheduled. b. When lightning is observed, the game will be suspended and players, coaches or officials shall not return to the playing field until lightning has not been seen for 30 minutes. c. Teams that have started and cannot complete their game due to weather or other unforeseeable circumstances, will be given the option of finishing the game at the next possible date for the host site. i. If the losing team at the time of the suspension decides not to finish the game, then the winning team at the time of the suspension will be awarded the win. ii. If the winning team at the time of the suspension decides not to finish the game, then the losing team at the time of the suspension will be awarded the win based off of a forfeit. 4. No games will be rescheduled except for conflicting school events or team sickness of 5 or more players (including being quarantined for COVID), which would result in a team having less than 14 players available. During the regular season, each department is responsible for declaring and relaying a make-up game time and date. THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO PLAYOFF GAMES! Section 6: Timeouts, Timing and Overtime 1. 3 timeouts per half, unused timeouts DO NOT carry over to the second half or to overtime in playoffs. a. During the 4th quarter, if a team has a 24-point lead, they CANNOT call Timeout 2. Games will consist of 4 quarters, 12 minutes in length – running clock until the last two minutes of the game. a. With clock, it will run by the former JV/Middle School timing rules. i. See appendix A for specific JV/Middle School clock operation rules. b. With a continuous clock, it will only stop for the following: i. Injuries ii. Timeouts iii. NOT Touchdowns or 2 point conversion 2. Play Clocks a. In the 8U Division, it is a 35-second play clock. See Section 12 b. In the 10U & 12U Divisions, it is a 30-second play clock. 3. NO OVERTIME games during the regular season. In playoffs, the high school overtime process will be used. Each team will have 1 timeout in overtime. Section 7: Player Weight Limit 1. Any player over the maximum weight limit must play an interior lineman position; center, guard or tackle. Tight end is not an interior lineman position. Maximum weight limits are as follows: a. 6-8 year old division-120 pounds i. Note not all Departments allow 6 year olds to play in 8U. b. 9-10 year old division-135 pounds 3 c. 11-12 year old division-150 pounds 2. Players over the maximum weight limit: (These rules DO APPLY to playoffs.) a. MUST wear numbers between 70-79 so they can be easily identified. NO OTHER players should wear numbers in this range, doing so limits them to the same restrictions as any other player wearing these numbers. b. Offense can have a maximum of 5 overweight players on the field at one time. ALL offensive linemen can be in a 2, 3, or 4-point stance. c. Defense can have a maximum of 5 overweight players on the field at one time. They must play tackle to tackle and MUST assume a 3 or 4-point stance prior to the snap of the ball. If an overweight player is not in their stance at the snap, a delay of game penalty will be enforced against the defense. d. Players will weigh in before each game. If a player weighs in UNDER the weight limit, he may switch numbers so that he can legally touch the ball.
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