THE ONLY RULE CHANGE IS
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10 minute halves
RFL Rulebook
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Game Play:
- 10 minute halves
- 4 downs, FD = 10 yards
- Teams are given 3 time outs per half
- The clock doesn’t stop after first downs
- Clock is stopped after: Kick offs, turn over on downs, play goes out of bounds, ball is spiked, incomplete passes, ect.
Overtime:
- No onsides in OT.
- 1 period of OT, (6 minutes long), NFL OT rules:
- If team A scores a TD, the game is over and team B loses.
- If team A scores a FG, team B has a possession to tie or win.
- If team A lets up a safety, the game is over and team B wins.
- If team A throws a pick and the team B kicks a FG or gets a TD, team B wins.
- If it is in regular season and OT ends still tied, it will go into the standings as a tie.
- If it is in playoffs and OT ends still tied, another OT will be added until the game is decided.
- Auto Punt rules are applied in OT.
Special Teams:
- Kick offs are done at the 35, receiving team cannot go past their 45, prior to a kick.
- Away team chooses heads or tails before regulation or OT. Home team chooses what side they defend and it switches at half time.
- 2 onsides are given to per team for the WHOLE game.
- Onsides can be kicked whenever.
- Field goals must be snapped to a kicker and the kicker may not line up more then 15 yards away from the line of scrimmage.
- Line of scrimmage on PATs/2pt is at the 10 yard line, PAT kicker cannot be past the 20 yard line.
- Kick off power must be 85 and PAT, field goal power must be 80.
Offense:
- Snap count is allowed, QB can say “Hike” as many times as he wants but the play doesn’t start until the QB moves which allows both teams to cross line of scrimmage.
- No pushing off your CB, no setting picks for other players on your team.
- Once you have one forward pass you cannot pass forward again.
- QB may rush after 5 seconds, if no one rushes then the QB must wait for QBR which is after 15 seconds. If the ball is snapped to the QB then the QB does not have to wait at all to rush.
- A WR cannot receive the ball if they voluntarily run out of bounds and comeback in. If they are pushed out of bounds by CB then they can still receive a pass once back on the playing field.
- A WR must touch the ground for it to be ruled complete, if a WR catches it in air and lands out of bounds it is incomplete.
- It is not pass interference if the QB does not pass to the WR that committed the penalty.
5 Second Fumble Rule:
- If a player is tackled, the football is still live for 5 seconds, if the player drops it or throws it, its considered a fumble.
Defense:
- On hand offs, the defense may not jump over blocks before the RB crosses the line of scrimmage.
- No defensive pass interference. A CB can jam whenever or wherever.
- Rushers cannot jump over a blocker if they are behind the line of scrimmage blocking for the QB.
Jump Rule:
- If the jump with tackle is not fixed, QBS are the only position that can jump and they must be behind line of scrimmage to do so, max of 2 jumps per play. Anymore will be marked down and 5 yards will be subtracted from that spot.
Flag Amounts:
Offsides - 5 yards
- Player is lined up on wrong side of line of scrimmage after hike is called.
Encroachment - 5 yards
- Defense jumps the line of scrimmage before hike is called. Usually called when an offense uses snap count.
False Start - 5 yards
- Offense jumps the line of scrimmage before hike is called or before the QB moves.
Pass Interference - 5 yards
- WR pushes off or sets pick.
Jump Flag - 5 yards
- QB jumps more then 2 times or jumps after line of scrimmage.
- A non-QB jumps.
Over the Blocker - 5 yards
- A rusher jumps over blocker during run play.
- A rusher jumps over a blocker that is blocking for the QB.
2 Balls - 5 yards
- The offense has 2 balls out when hike is called.
Unsportsmanlike Conduct - 10 yards
- A player is complaining, insulting, ect.
Holding - 10 yards
- A player takes out a ball and tackles someone.
Intentional Grounding - 10 yards, loss of down
- A QB intentionally throws a ball away when he is in hashes either out of bounds or where no one is in the field.
Warnings:
- Players are given warnings by referees for complaining, after one warning you are subject to ejection.
- Referees have the right to skip the warning if it is drastic enough (I mean DRASTIC).
- You are subject to suspension if you are ejected from a game.
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