RULE CHANGES

Published by SWFFL Staff

Jun 21, 2024

Southwest Flag football League

New Rules and adjustments

SUMMER 2024

FIGHTING, EJECTIONS & SUSPENSIONS

· Fighting will be an automatic suspension, players involved will immediately be ejected for the remainder of the game and any more games they may have that day.

· Teams will then be suspended a minimum of one week for a teammate fighting.

· Referees will speak to the SWFFL commissioners, and we will speak to players to ultimately determine a suspension.

· Players are not to degrade, verbally attack or threaten any SWFFL official or staff member.

· Any player who is thrown out of a game for making comments to the referee (does not need to leave the park) the game will continue. If the player continues to cause a disruption in the game, then the game will be called and the team whose player is causing the disruption will forfeit the game.

· Warnings are given at the coin toss for captains to relay to the teams, Teams must control their own players.

· Drinking alcohol is NOT allowed at the fields, any team who is caught drinking will be held off the schedule for the next week. Referees and SWFFL staff will be monitoring the parks.

· Smoking WEED is also not permitted on the fields; players will here on be suspended from playing if they are caught smoking on the fields.

RULE ADJUSTMENTS

· Any offensive player who throws themselves into the defensive player will be flagged for illegal contact.

· Defensive players who create contact EX: dropping a shoulder, pushing out of bounds, or creating excessive contact on the flag pull will also be flagged.

· This is a non-contact league; it is understood this is football but creating contact intentionally will be flagged.

· Shirts must be tucked in at all times, it is the players' responsibility to keep the shirt tucked in.

· Teams must enforce these rules for teammates ultimately you are in charge of your own team.

· Illegal equipment – flags shorter than 12in, inverted flags and pockets will be a 15yd unsportsmanlike penalty, loss of down and NO longer a turnover of the ball.

· Hats may be worn as long as they are worn with the bill backwards.

· COED a FEMALE QB can use a women’s ball BUT cannot throw back for a male to make a forward pass. Any pass over the line of scrimmage made by a male must be a full-size football.

ALL Shrummz and Poppers are allowed in all divisions must be 12 in minimum in length.

GAME REQUESTS, SCHEDULING & ROSTERS

· Game times will run as accurately as possible, if games are behind the Refs will be asking teams to run through the half in order to catch up, no game time should have shaved in order to catch up.

· All game requests must be sent by EMAIL, texts to commissioners will no longer be accepted.

· Schedule requests MUST be in by Monday 7:00pm the week of the games.

· If changes are needed after the schedule comes out, they need to be in no later than Thursday 9:00pm of that week.

· If changes are asked for later than Thursday, we will attempt to fill the game. If it cannot be filled your team is responsible for the $50 forfeit fee.

· Teams who request BYE weeks please understand you may not meet the required games in a season. We will do our best to give you catch up games but know it may not be possible.

· Teams may end up with more games in a season if they pick up games when availability comes up.

· Rosters MUST be updated and accurate.

· We will no longer be clearing players if they do not have IDS, dates will be set so you can pick them up and have them made. IT is your responsibility or your team captains to have the IDs.

· ALL Team captains need to have PHONE NUMBERS on the team roster, so update your profiles.

· NIGHT LEAGUE will require IDS this season, as well as rosters.

· ID Cutoff will be week three of the season, no new IDS will be made for players after week three if they are not already in the system for that team. (Example a player loses an ID it can be remade if they are on file of having one already) IF the player does not show they have had one made already it will be denied.

· All players must make an attempt to get an ID before week three of the season.

· Players may NOT switch teams in the middle of a season, WEEK 3 is finalization of rosters.