Maritime Football League |
(1) NUMBER OF PLAYERS ON THE FIELD-All games will be
played 12 aside. (2) NUMBER OF DOWNS-For all games teams will play 4 down
football with the one
yard neutral zone. There
is NO requirement to pass on any down. (4)
TARGETING PENALTY-For
any player penalized for Unnecessary Roughness against a player in a
"defenseless posture" under Rule 7, Section 3, Article 16 the following will be added to the standard 15
yard penalty: (5) TAKING A KNEE PROTOCOL- When a team tells the Referee that they are taking a knee for the purpose of ending the half or a game, the Referee will advise both teams so that there is no misunderstanding. Any player crossing the neutral zone may be subject to penalty. If the score is a lead of 8 points or less the QB must take a knee immediately once the ball is snapped. (6) OVERTIME-No overtime during the regular season. (7) TECHNICAL TIME OUT-Each team will be permitted one technical time out per half to ask for rule clarification relating to a particular call. This time out is NOT to be used to protest an official's decision. |