GENERAL INFORMATION

WFFL is a 4 on 4 Flag Football League. We play Saturday mornings 10:30am at Roger Williams Park through December. We welcome new teams and players into October (up to 5 teams).

We have Playoffs, a Superbowl game and we keep track of team and player stats and MVP rating for bragging rights.

A small donation of $15.00 each is requested for jerseys, flags, ball, etc.

All teams need a captain and must designate at least one person to ref on the off games. Each team should consist of 5 to 7 players.

Good sportsman conduct is always required and all referee decisions are final.

SCHEDULE (2007 schedule will run from September through December)

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TEAM STANDINGS

PLAYER STATISTICS

[Detailed Statistics and Standings]
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RULES

• 4 MEN ON THE FIELD PER TEAM (MAY PLAY WITH 3 MEN)
• EACH DRIVE STARTS AT THE 5 YARD LINE EXCEPT ON A TURNOVER
• MIDFIELD IS A FIRST DOWN
• 4 DOWNS PER SET
• 1 BLITZ PER SET OF DOWNS IS ALLOWED
• 1 QB SNEAK PER SET OF DOWNS IS ALLOWED
• RUSH THE QB FROM 5 YARDS OFF THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE
• AFTER BALL CHANGES HANDS BEHIND THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE, DEFENSE MAY RUSH
• FUMBLES ARE A DEAD BALL - A FUMBLE IN YOUR OWN ENDZONE RESULTS IN A LOSS OF DOWN, BALL IS SPOTTED ON THE ONE YARD LINE
• RUNNING THE BALL IS ALLOWED EXCEPT WITHIN 5 YARDS OF THE MIDFIELD LINE OR THE TD LINE
  RUNING ON A ONE POINT CONVERSION IS LEGAL
• THE QB CAN SELF HIKE THE BALL FROM THE GROUND AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE, FROM DIRECTLY BEHIND A CENTER OR THE BALL CAN BE HIKED AS A SHOTGUN
• BLOCKING ON THE LINE AND FOR THE BALL CARRIER IS LEGAL WITH HANDS TO CHEST ONLY-
  NO SHOULDERS, FOREARMS, THROWING THE BODY OR DIVING BLOCKS
• BLOCKING ON RECEIVERS IS ALLOWED UP TO 5 YARDS FROM THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE
• THE BALL CARRIER IS DOWN WHEN:
  • ANY OF HIS FLAGS ARE PULLED AND RAISED IN THE AIR
  • THE BALL CARRIER IS OUT OF BOUNDS
  • THE CARRIER IS TOUCHED WHILE ON THE GROUND
  • THE CARRIER KNEELS TO DOWN THE BALL
• CONTACT WHEN PULLING FLAGS IS LIMITED TO HANDS NEAR THE WAIST.
  • PULLING CLOTHING TO REACH A FLAG IS ILLEGAL
  • WRAPPING THE BODY OR LEGS IS ILLEGAL
• ANY AVOIDABLE BODY CONTACT IS ILLEGAL
• STIFF-ARMING OR FLAG-GUARDING WHILE CARRYING THE BALL IS ILLEGAL
• ANY BLATANT DEFENSIVE PENALTY PREVENTING A TD WILL RESULT IN AN OFFENSE TD.
• 6 POINTS FOR A TOUCHDOWN
• 1 POINT FOR A 5 YD CONVERSION (BALL IS DEAD IF UNSUCCESSFUL)
• 2 POINTS FOR A 10 YD CONVERSION (BALL IS DEAD IF UNSUCCESSFUL)
• 2 POINTS AND THE BACK BALL FOR A SAFETY
• 25 MINUTE HALVES - CLOCK RUNS EXCEPT TIME-OUTS AND 1 MIN WARNING
• 30 SECOND PLAY CLOCK WITH 10 SECOND WARNING
• 3 MINUTE HALF-TIME
• 1 - 30 SECOND TIME OUT PER HALF - PER TEAM
• 1 MIN WARNING TIME-OUT AT THE END OF HALF AND END OF GAME
• 50 YARD FIELD LENGTH BY 30 YARD WIDTH
• REGULATION PRO BALL
• CLEATS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED
• JERSEYS MUST BE TUCKED INTO PANTS AND AWAY FROM FLAGS
• PANTS CANNOT HAVE POCKETS OR POCKETS MUST BE TAPED SHUT
• FLAG FOOTBALL IS LOW CONTACT AND THE RULES ARE BUILT AROUND SAFETY HOWEVER...
  IT IS STILL PLAY AT YOUR OWN RISK!!

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PENALTIES

• 3 YARD PENALTIES - OFFENSIVE LOSES DOWN, DEFENSIVE PLAYS DOWN OVER
  IF A PENALTY BRINGS THE BALL PAST MIDFIELD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE DRIVE IT RESULTS IN A FIRST DOWN
  • FALSE START / OFFSIDE
    OFFENSIVE MAN MOVES FORWARD AFTER THE LINE IS SET. DEFENSIVE MAN TOUCHES THE OFFENSE OR IS OVER THE LINE WHILE THE BALL IS SNAPPED
    IF IT IS A DEFENSIVE FOUL IT RESULTS IN A FREE PLAY
  • FLAG GUARDING
    GUARDING THE FLAG OR IF FLAG IS LOOPED AROUND OR UNDER BELT, FLAG IS COVERED BY CLOTHING, FLAG IS COVERED TO AVOID BEING DOWNED
  • ILLEGAL BLITZ
    IF IT IS A DEFENSIVE FOUL IT RESULTS IN A FREE PLAY
  • DELAY OF GAME
• 7 YARD PENALTIES - OFFENSIVE LOSES DOWN, DEFENSIVE RESULTS IN A FIRST DOWN
  • ILLEGAL GRAB
    GRABBING OR PULLING ON CLOTHES, OR WRAPPING UP THE BODY TO PULL IN A FLAG
  • HOLDING/TRIPPING
    ILLEGAL CONTACT ANY AVOIDABLE BODY CONTACT BESIDES HANDS TO CHEST OR TO THE FLAG
  • INTERFERENCE
    DEFENSIVE RESULTS IN BALL SPOTTED AT CONTACT
• 13 YARD PENALTIES - OFFENSIVE LOSES DOWN, DEFENSIVE RESULTS IN FIRST DOWN
  • UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT
  • ARGUING (WITH REF, PLAYERS, ETC. AT REF’S DISCRETION)
  • UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS-
    TACKLES, PUSH OUT-OF-BOUNDS, ETC. AT REF’S DISCRETION
• OTHER FOULS
  • FAULTY FLAG - FLAG FALLS OFF OR IS KNOCKED OFF BY OFFENSE
    BALL IS SPOTTED WHERE FLAG FALLS IF A RUN OR AT THE POINT OF THE RECEPTION
  • FAULTY FLAG - FLAG FALLS OFF OR IS KNOCKED OFF BY DEFENSIVE
    THE PLAY IS STILL LIVE IF THE FLAG IS TAKEN OFF BY THE DEFENSE BEFORE THE OFFENSIVE PLAYER CARRIES THE BALL
  • PASS ACROSS THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE OR ILLEGAL RUN
    LOSS OF DOWN
• FIGHTING AND UNSPORTSMAN LIKE CONDUCT WILL NOT BE TOLERATED!!!

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LOCATION

10:30 Roger Williams Park
Go in Elmwood Ave. entrance - follow signs past the zoo. Stay to the left at the rotary past tennis courts. The field is on the right just before the broad street entrance. Parking on the left just opposite the field.

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CONTACT

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