Rulebook
Becoming a player can be fairly easy. Just by joining the LFL, you've opened yourself up to many opportunities and options to choose from. A great way to get onto a team is to regularly check the group shout for any tryouts being hosted by teams.
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[BECOMING A COACH]:
[To become a coach and/or Owner you MUST come up with a team name and colors.
And you MUST PM The Owner and/or Co-O#########w## you should be an owner [experience,etc,etc]
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[PROVISIONS OF JOINING A TEAM]:
By joining a team you are NOT allowed to join any other teams. You cannot play for any other team besides the team you're apart of. Coaches can always retire and hand off their job to their trusted Assistant Coaches, or ask the Commissioner to have an application trial.
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[LEAVING ILLEGALLY]:
A player is NOT allowed to leave a team without being released or traded by the Head Coach only. If a player is caught doing this and reported to a Commissioner, the player will be put on a 3 game suspension wherever they may land in their new team. However, if a player is to leave and the incident is not reported within a week, the player is set free and can join any team of their liking. Also, players are allowed to leave their current teams during the off season if they wish to.
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[TEAM ROSTER]:
Teams are allowed to accommodate up to 20 players on their roster and only up to 2 Assistant Coaches / Coordinators.
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[IN-GAME RULES]:
The following are the game rules for the LFL.
[PLAY CLOCK]:
The C has 30 seconds after the whistle is blown to snap to the QB. Failure to snap in time will result in a Delay of Game.
[FIELD GOALS]:
The Line of Scrimmage must be AT LEAST on the 40 yard line to kick a field goal. If the kicker is to move backwards with the ball, the play will result in a Turnover on Downs.
[PENALTIES]:
1] Offsides = -5 yards
2] False Start = -5 yards
3] More than 7 players on field = -5 yards
4] Diving in backfield = -5 yards
5] Offset Penalties [Penalties on both OFFENSE and DEFENSE] = Redo Play
6] Illegal Forward Pass = -5 Yards
7] Delay of Game = -5 yards
[ONSIDE KICKS]:
Onside kicking is only allowed in the second half. The Ball MUST pass the 50 yard line. Each team gets two OS kicks each game. Each onside kick must be called out loud and M'ed by the referee.
[FAKES]:
Fake plays are allowed on a punt, field goal, or any 4th down play.
[FIELD LAYOUT]:
There doesn't have to be an Certain amount of specific positions on the field. However, a game is played with 7 players, and can go as low as 5 players before the game being called an automatic forfeit.
[STARTING A PLAY]:
A play cannot start until a referee has blown the whistle signaling that everyone is ready. If a team is to start before the whistle, it will result in a dead play and a redo.
[SACKING]:
If the auto tackle script is indeed triggered when a player is rushing the Quarterback, it is considered a legal sack. If a player happens to be excessively lagging, a redo is called.
[KICKING OFF / RETURNING]:
On a kickoff, the kicking team must kick from the 25 yard line. If an OS kick, must be in second half, and must be called out loud, and M'ed by a referee.
[TIME OUTS]:
Each team is given 2 time outs per half.
[TIE GAME]
If it is a tie game [I.E 21-21] Overtime will happen. The team who kicked the ball off in the 3rd half will receive the ball. Overtime lasts for 3 minutes unless one team scores first.
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