Time Outs

By commishFri, 04/02/2010 - 9:50am

Teams have ONE time-out per half to plan a complicated play, manage the clock etc. Injury stoppages or field goal attempts (clock stops) don't count as a time-out.

Special OFL Rules

By commishFri, 04/02/2010 - 9:46am

While OFL play is very similar to other styles of the game we do have slightly different rules.

 

Uniforms and Equipment

By commishFri, 04/02/2010 - 9:39am

Players need to wear black or gold to distinguish what team they're on. I bring a big bag of black and gold scrimmage vests each week, plus we periodically get official OFL jerseys made up for regulars that want 'em.

I highly recommend cleats. (NOTE: Baseball cleats with metal spikes are not allowed. Everything else is cool.)

Teams

By commishFri, 04/02/2010 - 9:37am

Teams can have up to nine players on the field at a time, unless it's insanely cold, in which case more may be allowed to prevent being frozen on the sidelines. Substitutions, should there be more than nine players on a team, can be taken during any dead ball situation, as per usual.

Teams are divided at random using the handy OFL Randomizer.

See Also: 
Uneven Teams

The Field

By commishFri, 04/02/2010 - 9:35am

The Field

The dimensions of the field normally are 75 paces by 40 paces, but this can change depending on the number of players.

Each end zone is ten paces deep. The field has four first down lines marked by cones.

See Also: 
Downs

Who Can Play

By commishFri, 04/02/2010 - 9:17am

The Short Answer:

Any adult.

Spotting the Ball

By commishThu, 04/01/2010 - 5:29pm

The defense is responsible for collecting the ball and the scrimmage marker at the proper spot after the ball carrier has been downed. Purposely delaying this action during a "hurry-up" offensive series will be a delay of game penalty. An un-sportsmanlike conduct penalty will be assessed if the spotting is continually delayed.

Related Penalty: 
Delay of game
Related Penalty: 
Unsportsmanlike behavior

Tagging/Downing the Ball Carrier

By commishThu, 04/01/2010 - 5:14pm

 

Probably the most consistently agrued-about thing at an OFL game is the tag. This is why a legal tag is important.

Tags must be two hands to the body. Not fingertips; not to a piece of shirt or the ball. Two hands to the body.

Related Penalty: 
Illegal tag
Related Penalty: 
Tackling or blatent grabbing

Unsportsmanlike behavior

By commishThu, 04/01/2010 - 5:08pm

Distance: 
15 paces
From: 
Spot

(Possible expulsion from game and/or OFL)

Illegal kickoff

By commishThu, 04/01/2010 - 5:07pm

Distance: 
15 paces
From: 
Kicking spot