Rules

Game Format

• 5-on-5 flag football, two 20-minute halves with a running clock.
• Field is 60 yards long with 10-yard end zones, 25 yards wide.
• Each team has 4 downs to advance to midfield, then 4 more to score.
• Teams may use one timeout per half.

Scoring

• Touchdown: 6 points.
• Extra point: 1 point from the 5-yard line, 2 points from the 10-yard line.
• Safety: 2 points and the ball.
• Defensive return on an extra point attempt: same value as the attempted PAT.

Defense & Rushing

• Defenders must remove a flag to end a play — no tackling, no diving.
• The rusher must start 7 yards behind the line of scrimmage.
• One rusher per play; QB has 7 seconds to release the ball or play is dead.

Penalties

• Flag guarding: 10 yards, loss of down.
• Offsides / illegal motion: 5 yards.
• Pass interference: 10 yards and automatic first down.
• Unsportsmanlike conduct: 10 yards and possible ejection.

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