How to Play Flash Football
- Essentially, we're all just here to have fun so play clean, show good sportsmanship and be friendly.
- Referees are all-powerful. They can deduct or add downs, deduct or add points, and remove players. Stay on their good side...
- No intentional blocking or screening
- No diving over people
- No flag guarding (swatting peoples hands away when they reach for your flag; or holding onto your flag while someone attempts to remove it)
- Games are played as two 20 minute halves with a short water break for half-time (the clock does not stop during the halves)
- Each team gets 3 one-minute time-outs
- 7 players per team on the field with a minimum of 3 ladies
- Cannot run four plays in a row that utilize only guys
- Teams earn two bonus points when a girl scores a touchdown (if she runs it in)
- Quarterback may not run with the ball (QB has 10 seconds to get rid of the ball or result in loss of down)
- Defense may not rush the quarterback, but can press forward on a handoff
- Cannot use the same person for quarterback for more than one half
- No dirty tricks such as shouting at receivers in an attempt to startle them from making a catch
- Can't strip the ball or recover a fumble, but you can intercept a pass or lateral
- No contact (incidental contact will certainly occur, but blatant contact will be penalized and belligerent contact may result in immediate banishment from all Sportsball leagues)
General
Essentially, we're all just here to have fun so play clean, show good sportsmanship and be friendly! If you've never played in one of our leagues before, you should know that we're similar to 'Who's Line is it Anyway?': The points don't really matter and the rules are made up! The referees have complete authority over the game and can assign any amount of points to any team for any reason - best to be on their good side. They generally just keep score, but they have the option of assigning style points for something cool or taking away points for something not so cool... 'Referee' is really a loose term here, too - they're more like game managers. They're doing their best to keep the game going and making sure everyone is having a good time.
WTF is this game?!
Here's how we arrived here... we organized a bunch of friends to help us develop a flag rugby game. About 15 minutes in, we realized this was never a going to be something we could offer as a league. Half of us were already bruised or bleeding... it was complete chaos and pandemonium. After about 50 iterations, we eventually arrived at something that was essentially just ultimate frisbee with a rugby ball. Turned out that is was a TOTAL BLAST! It's a fast-paced, high-scoring game with tons of turnovers and lots of player utilization. So why not just play ultimate frisbee? [inSET TABLE HERE ]
Play Blown Dead | Loss of Down | Spot of Foul | 10 Yeard Penalty | Turnover | 1st Down | Possible Ejection | |
Offensive Penalty | |||||||
Forward Lateral | X | X | |||||
Delay of Game | X | ||||||
QB Sneak | X | X | |||||
Blocking | X | X | |||||
Neglect of Gender Play | X | X | |||||
Flag Guarding | X | ||||||
Diving Over a Player | X | ||||||
Offensive Pass Interference | X | X | |||||
Tied Flag Belt | X | ||||||
Unsportsmanlike Conduct | X | ||||||
Offensive Contact | X | X | X | X | |||
Defensive Penalties | |||||||
Rushing | X | ||||||
Shouting at or Charging Receiver | X | ||||||
Checking Reciever Off the Line | X | X | |||||
Stripping the Ball | X | X | X | ||||
Wrap-up or Grabbing | X | X | |||||
Pass Interference | X | X | |||||
Unsportsmanslike Conduct | X | X | |||||
Blatant Contact | X | X | X |