Field of Play
How many Zone lines to gain are there on a standard NIRSA flag football field?
5 Zone lines (can you name them?)
How many Officials and what are they technically named in every crew?
3 officials
Head Judge
Back Judge
Line Judge
Where do we enforce a flag guarding penalty?
At the spot of the foul
What penalty's mechanic is signaled with rolling fists?
False Start and Offsides
How long is each game?
20 min rolling clock until the final 2 minutes of the second half
Where does every new possession start?
14 yard line (the X)
Where does the head judge stand? (in yards)
7-10 yards to the side, 7-10 yards back
What are the 3 enforcement spots?
Previous spot
The spot of the foul
Succeeding spot
Demonstrate the flag guarding mechanic
Hand swoops by the waist
What happens when a player with the ball has the flags fall off without being touched?
The game becomes one hand touch for that play
What does the 30yd line mark?
3pt attempt
What should never happen to the back judge?
Never get beat deep (should always be ahead of the play)
What happens when there are multiple fouls by the same team in the same live ball play?
Illegal contact, P.I., and flag guarding
The offended team may only choose 1 of those penalties to be enforced.
What are the mechanics for pass interference and illegal contact?
straight arm and opposite hand strikes the wrist for illegal contact
Pass interference you make a pushing motion
What warrants an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty and what is the mechanic for that?
Any aggressive or rude behavior
Make a T with your body
1 yard
What is a throw and go play versus a throw and blow play?
Throw and go: live ball
Throw and blow: dead ball
Where do we enforce roughing the passer after the ball leaves the QB's hand and a receiver down field makes a play?
The succeeding spot
How do you take back a flag?
Wave it off above your head
What kind of penalty is given to fans and how is that enforced on a team?
Unsportsmanlike penalty is given from the succeeding spot of the play. It will be a 10 yard penalty.
How wide is a NIRSA flag football field?
Hint (the middle hashes are 10 yards apart)
40 Yards
Where do the line and back judge go during goal line mechanics and when do you start doing goal line mechanics?
The back Judge stands on the endline
The line judge starts at the snap then moves to the goal line
Once the offense gets within 20 yards of the goal
What happens if there is illegal contact by the defense at the Line of scrimmage and then a pass interference penalty on the offense down field?
They offset and the down is replayed
What is the signal for illegal shift and illegal motion?
Illegal shift two hands move out from the chest
Illegal motion one hand moves away from the chest
What penalties result in a loss of down?
Illegal forward pass, Intentional Grounding, Illegal Reception, Tampering with the flag belt, Any live ball-foul during an onside conversion.