(1) NUMBER OF PLAYERS ON THE FIELD

       All games will be played with 10 players on the field unless BOTH teams agree to play with 12 players on the field. 

(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.

(3) BLOCKING RESTRICTIONS

       Initiating blocks below the waist is not permitted. Illegal blocks below the waist are a 15 yard penalty. Any player penalized twice for this infraction in the same game will not be permitted to play the remainder of the game.

(4) PRESSURE DEFENCE RESTRICTIONS 

       Defensive players may blitz from any depth inside "The Box".  Players outside "The Box" are not allowed to blitz. There is no limitation on the number of players allowed to blitz.
       A player is considered to be inside "The Box" if their inside foot is in line with or inside of the outside foot of the outermost interior down offensive lineman (C, G, T, TE).
      There is no restriction on where defensive players can line up. This rule does NOT apply to special teams. This rule does NOT apply to plays inside the defensive 5 yard line.
      If this rule is violated the defence will be penalized 5 yards for "illegal defence". 

Note: The purpose of this rule is to protect a quarterback attempting to pass from within the pocket.  

(5) HASH MARKS 

       When there are no hash marks on the field, the nearest goalpost will be used as the "hash mark".

(6) MERCY RULE

          When a team has taken and maintained a lead of at least 30 points, the remainder of the game will be timed 
"straight time" if agreed to by the coach of the trailing team.  He has the option of having the game continue to be timed in accordance with the Canadian Rulebook for Tackle Football until the end of the third quarter. The fourth quarter of the game will be timed "straight time".

(7) OVERTIME

Where two teams are tied at the end of a game they will play overtime using the "shootout" format from the Canadian Rulebook for Tackle Football until a winner is declared. Any team losing in overtime will be awarded 50% of the points awarded to the game winner.