2018 The Canadian Amateur Rule Book Non-Contact Football 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 – Non-Contact Football i Football Canada Rules Committee Chairman Jonathon Franklin Secretary Jean-François Lefebvre, Program Coordinator, Football Canada 205-825 Exhibition Way, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5J3 [email protected] Editor and Rules’ Interpreter Owen Nagy Members Avery Brevett Robert St. Pierre Mike Campbell Brian Nicholson For Additional Interpretations, Contact the Editor All Rights Reserved. Canadian Amateur Football Association e 2018 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 – Non-Contact Football Table of Contents List of Provincial Associations ..................................................................................................................................................................i Definitions ..................................................................................................................................................................................................vii Official Signals ..........................................................................................................................................................................................xix Flag Football General Rules .....................................................................................................................................................................................Flag: 1 The Canadian Rule Book – Flag Football Rule 1 – General ...................................................................................................................................................................Flag: 1 Rule 2 – Field and Equipment .........................................................................................................................................Flag: 2 Rule 3 – Team Members ....................................................................................................................................................Flag: 4 Rule 4 – Timing / Overtime / Time Outs ......................................................................................................................Flag: 5 Rule 5 – Game Procedures ...............................................................................................................................................Flag: 6 Rule 6 – Live Ball – Dead Ball ...........................................................................................................................................Flag: 7 Rule 7 – In and Out of Bounds ........................................................................................................................................Flag: 8 Rule 8 – Control and Possession of the Ball ...............................................................................................................Flag: 8 Rule 9 – The Huddle ...........................................................................................................................................................Flag: 8 Rule 10 – The Running Game .........................................................................................................................................Flag: 9 Rule 11 – Receiving ............................................................................................................................................................Flag: 9 Rule 12 – Rushing the Quarterback ........................................................................................................................... Flag: 10 Rule 13 – Flagging ........................................................................................................................................................... Flag: 10 Rule 14 – Passing .............................................................................................................................................................. Flag: 11 Rule 15 – The Passing Game......................................................................................................................................... Flag: 11 Rule 16 – Complete / Incomplete Passes ................................................................................................................ Flag: 12 Rule 17 – Pass Interference ........................................................................................................................................... Flag: 13 Rule 18 – Sportsmanship / Roughing ....................................................................................................................... Flag: 14 Rule 19 – Illegal Acts ....................................................................................................................................................... Flag: 15 Rule 20 – Player Conduct .............................................................................................................................................. Flag: 16 Rule 21 – Penalties ........................................................................................................................................................... Flag: 17 Rule 22 – Tournament Tie Breaker System .............................................................................................................. Flag: 18 Rule 23 – No Run Zone ................................................................................................................................................... Flag: 18 The Canadian Rule Book for 5v5 Flag Football ................................................................................................................... Flag: 19 5v5 Rule 1 – Field ............................................................................................................................................................. Flag: 19 5v5 Rule 2 – Team Members ........................................................................................................................................ Flag: 21 5v5 Rule 3 – Game Procedure...................................................................................................................................... Flag: 21 5v5 Rule 4 – Scoring ........................................................................................................................................................ Flag: 22 5v5 Rule 5 – Timing / Over Time ................................................................................................................................. Flag: 22 Canadian Amateur Rule Book – Non-Contact Football iii The Canadian Rule Book for 7v7 Flag Football ................................................................................................................... Flag: 23 7v7 Rule 1 – Field ............................................................................................................................................................. Flag: 23 7v7 Rule 2 – Team Members ........................................................................................................................................ Flag: 24 7v7 Rule 3 – Game Procedure...................................................................................................................................... Flag: 25 7v7 Rule 4 – Timing / Overtime ................................................................................................................................... Flag: 26 7v7 Rule 5 – Scoring .......................................................................................................................................................