Playing Regs - Football
1. AWARDS
The champion shall receive a plaque.2. PLAY-OFFS
a) The championship game will alternate yearly between LKSSAA and WECSSAA.3. PLAYING RULES
The rules of the Canadian Rule Book for Tackle Football shall govern play with the following exceptions and points of emphasis:a) Each team, while on offence, may use its own football, provided the Referee has deemed the ball suitable. Each team is responsible for bringing its own ball onto the field after a change of possession. The game will not be delayed for changing of the football.
b) Teams shall play 4 quarters of 12 minutes each. The clock will start and stop as per the rule book.
c) Tie Game: The overtime procedure shall follow the rulebook.
d) Each team shall be allowed two time-outs per half of regulation time and one time-out during the over-time process in 3.c). Time outs shall be one minute. Players may come to the benches. Coaches may not enter the field of play unless attending an injury.
e) If both teams have the same colour uniform top, it is the responsibility of the home team to change.
f) Numbering requirements as outlined in Rule 4, Section 3, Article 1 will be followed.
g) To achieve first down yardage, teams shall be permitted the same number of downs as used in the OFSAA playoffs. h) Blocking below the waist and blocking below the knee are allowed as per the rule book.
i) The length of half time shall be ten (10) minutes.
j) Any player who accumulates three (3) unnecessary Roughness and/or Objectionable Conduct fouls during a game will be ejected from the game.
4. OFFICIALS
a) Six football officials will be used in each SWOSSAA play-off game.b) A split crew of officials will be used in the Final. The officials shall be assigned in the following manner:
Host member association: Referee, Back Umpire, Back Judge.
Visiting member association: Umpire, Head Linesman, Line Judge.
c) For the SWOSSAA Final, the game fee will be $300.00 ($50.00 per official). The Board of Directors will establish a travel rate for the visiting officials.
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