PIEDMONT YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUE
FOOTBALL RULES PEE WEE AND JUNIOR LEAGUE
1.
No player can be
added to rosters after the season starts.
2. No
player will be eligible to play recreation league if he is listed on a
Roster for a public or private school football team. Penalty: Forfeiture of all games played and
suspension of coach.
3. No player
will be allowed to play out of their residence.
Example:
Players who live in Spalding County cannot play in Butts County. Exception: If
that county doesn’t have a league for that age group. Example: Spalding County
has no 7 – 8 year old league; player would play in the nearest county.
4. Any head
coach using illegal players will be suspended from the league
For minimum of one (1) year, and the
team will forfeit all games that have been played. The recreation department could also be put on
probation.
5. Every boy
must play one (1) quarter (eight (8) minutes). If a
player is
injured or facing disciplinary action, the scorekeeper and referee should be
notified before the game starts. If a player isn’t injured or facing
disciplinary action, and doesn’t play eight (8) minutes, team can forfeit ball
game. This will be handled by the county of the team.
6. When not in
the ball game, all players must sit on player’s bench.
Exception: Players entering the game may kneel on the
sidelines with the coach. All coaches must stay in the player’s and coach’s
box. (Penalty: 15 yards unsportsmanlike conduct.)
7. Coaches and
players must stay outside the twenty (20) yard line on a
80-yard field, 25 yards on a 100-yard field in the Pee
Wee League, and outside the twenty-five (25) yard line in the Junior
League. All coaches must stay in the players’ and coaches’ box. (Fifteen (15) yard penalty.)
8. A. Pee Wee
and Junior Leagues clock will stop on out of boundaries,
Incomplete passes, time-outs, official time-outs,
penalties and scores only. (G.H.S.A. rules)
B. Each team will have three (3) time-outs allowed per half (G.H.S.A.)
C. Field Positions will change at half time only.
9. Games will be
played under rules of G.H.S.A., with the exception of local
Rules set up
by Piedmont Football League.
10. Mouthpieces
are Mandatory and must be attached to the helmet. (Five
(5) yards
penalty)
11. All penalties in PeeWee and Junior Leagues will come under the G.H.S.A. Rules if played on 100-yard field. The PeeWee League will be changed to ten (10) yards with the exception of unsportsmanlike conduct, fifteen (15) yards if played on 80-yard field.
12. No Sunday or
Wednesday practices.
13. Any coach, player, or spectator ejected from a
ball game will be
suspended from all practices, games, and Parks and Recreation
facilities for a period of one (1) week. If games do not fall in that time
period, suspension will last until the day after the team’s next game.
a.
Any coach or
spectator ejected from a ball game could be subject to appear before the
football committee. Any decision made by the football committee will be final.
b.
The agency that
has a coach, player or spectator ejected must send the other agency copies of a
letter stating the name and penalties.
These games are for the football players, and as
soon as game ends, players and coaches are to assemble at mid-field to
shake hands. (OFFICIALS WILL REMAIN ON FIELD UNTIL AFTER THE TEAMS HAVE LEFT
MID-FIELD.) NO PARENTS OR SPECTATORS
ALLOWED ON FIELD (COACHES
RESPONSIBILITY.)
14.Time and Equipment:
a. Pee Wee League:
Games will be played in four (4) quarters of eight
(8) minutes. (Football will be rubber or leather; junior
size only.)
b. Junior League: Games will be played in four (4)
quarters of eight
(8) minutes. (Football will
be rubber or leather; intermediate or youth football size only.)
15. Extra Points and Field Goals.
a. Two (2) points will be awarded to team that
successfully attempts
To kick a point after conversion;
one (1) point if run or passed in.
b. Pee Wee only: Extra Points: If a team wants to
kick for the points
after a touchdown, the defense may not rush the kicker. If
the kick is successful, two (2) points are awarded. Same rule applies if team
wants to try for a field goal. If field goal is successful, three (3) points
are awarded. IF A TEAM DECLARES TO KICK FOR EXTRA POINT OR FIELD GOAL, THEN
THEY MUST KICK. THEY WILL ONLY HAVE TEN (10) SECONDS FROM THE SNAP TO KICK
THE BALL.
c. Pee Wee only: If holder misses ball, the holder has to
pick up ball.
Kicker cannot touch ball except to kick.
16. Pee Wee League Only:
(Punts)
a. The defense can rush the punter.
b. No defensive lineman may leave the line of scrimmage
until the ball has been snapped.
c. No offensive player may cross the line of scrimmage
until the ball has been snapped, and the offensive line has to be in 3-point
stance. Can’t lie or kneel down. (Penalty: 5 yards)
17. Age and weight specifications:
a. Age cut-off date is September 1st.
b. Official weigh-ins will be at first ball game of the
season. Anyone not weighed in opening day must be weighed by the next Saturday.
(Game Day). If not weighed then, will have to play tackle to tackle.
c. Pee Wee League (9-10 year olds only)
(Weight unlimited) Anyone over 115 lbs. must play
tackle-to-tackle; 115 lbs. or less, backfield or end positions. No weight
restrictions on the punt and kick-off teams. Defensive or offensive lineman
over-weight, must play tackle-to-tackle – three point
stance. Underweight can play the gap. (10-yard penalty.)
Any player or coach who takes tape off helmets will be suspended from the
game. Coach has to go to parking lot, and player may sit on game bench.
d. Junior League (11-12 years old only)
(Weight unlimited) Anyone over 135 lbs. must play
tackle-to-tackle; 135 lbs. or less, backfield or end positions. No weight
restrictions on the punt and kick-off teams. Defensive or offensive lineman
over-weight, must play tackle-to-tackle – three point
stance. Underweight can play the gap. (15-yard penalty.)
Any player or coach who takes tape of helmets will be suspended from the
game. Coach has to go to parking lot, and player may sit on game bench.
e. The player on defense must have his inside foot placed
no further than the offensive tackle’s outside foot. Example: Defensive
foot must be to the inside of the offensive player’s outside foot. He/she
cannot point of be in any position that does not line his/ her foot up with the
offensive tackle’s foot. On offense, the overweight player must line up as a
tackle guard or center. If there is an unbalanced line, he/she cannot receive a
pass.
f. Pee Wee and Junior League: Defensive person may reset
before snap, but must be in three-point stance before the ball is snapped.
18. All coaches
will turn in a list of all players and their jerseys numbers before
The first game of the season. Players
must wear the same jersey all season. Any
coach who changes a player’s jersey number without notifying the scorekeeper,
official (white cap) and the opposing team will be suspended from the game.
Coach has to go to parking lot, and player may sit on the team bench. If teams who are playing each other have
the same color of jersey, the host team must change jerseys.
19. Blowout Rule: Anytime
a team has a twenty four (24) point lead, the clock
will not stop for any reason, except time-outs. The team ahead
can call a time-out, but if it is determined by the head official that
it is solely for the purpose of scoring further, the clock will not be
stopped during the time-out.
20. Coaches shall refrain from continuously arguring with officials. (Penalty:
15 yards, unsportsmanlike conduct and can be ejected.)
21. Only four (4) coaches permitted on sidelines. ALL
COACHES ON
Association. It is the responsibility of the head coach to ensure
that all
Assistant coaches in the coach’s box
on the sideline are NYSA certified.
(15-YARD PENALTY ON EACH OFFENSE.)
All coaches must wear
Certification card while in COACHES
BOX visible at all times.
22. Overtime Rule (If needed)
a. Start at 20 yard line and each team will get four (4))
downs to
Score or the game will go to penetration.
23. PROTEST
FEE OF $100.00 DUE ON THE SPOT!
Protest will be only on rules, not on judgment calls. Must be made
Before the next snap of the
ball. Protest will be handled on the spot if
Possible. If protest
cannot be handled on the spot, a letter must be written
Within 24 hours protesting the game and
requesting a hearing with
Football committee.