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7on7 Tournament Rules

NEW RULES FOR 2025!

  • Players cannot come onto the field at any time prior to the exchange of possession. Teams must remain in the designated on-deck position until the previous series ends

  • An interception can be returned for a touchdown if ran past the 40 yard mark. If player is touched it will result in an immediate stoppage of play and a change of possession with the intercepting team gaining possession at the 30-yard.  AND WILL BE AWARDED TWO (2) POINTS. If an un-sportsman penalty is given to the intercepting team, they will be penalized 10 yards and will start from the 30-yard line and WILL NOT be awarded two (2) points

  • Coaches – and any assistant coaches, players, team personnel – all must remain in designated coach’s box, restricted to the 20-yard line. The defensive coordinator is permitted to advance to the 15-yard line for better visibility and communication

    • Coaches will be given 1 sideline warning during play. Second warning will result in a 10-yard penalty or half the distance to the goal. Third warning will result in the head coach’s removal from that game

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MAXIMUM PLAYERS ON A TEAM 

20 players

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AGE DIVISIONS

  • January 1st is Age Cutoff

  • 3/4 Grade / 10U – Player must be in current 4th grade or lower or be 10 years old or younger. Grade/Age verification using SportsThread. 

  • 5/6 Grade / 12U – Player must be in the current 6th grade or lower or be 12 years old or younger. Grade/Age verification using SportsThread.

  • 7/8 Grade / 14U – Player must be in the current 8th grade or lower or be 14 years old or younger. Grade/Age verification using SportsThread.

  • Freshman / 15U – Player must be in the current 9th grade or lower or be 15 years old or younger. Grade/Age verification using SportsThread.

  • High School / 18U – Player must be in the 11th grade or lower. NO SENIORS. Grade/Age verification using SportsThread

 

UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS

All players must wear uniform tops of the same color. It is highly recommended that jerseys be numbered for identification purposes

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FIELD DIMENSIONS

Field Length will be 50 yards. 40-yard playing field with a 10-yard end zone

STARTING EACH GAME

  • A coin toss will determine which team gets the ball first. That team will begin with possession of the ball on the 40-yard line with their choice of hash

  • A whistle will begin each game

  • Each game lasts 25 minutes with a running clock

(There is no overtime in Pool Play)

  • If a team scores a touchdown with no time remaining on the clock, and they are down by 2 points or less, they get to attempt their extra point(s)

  • The official will declare when the clock is under 2 minutes

  • The clock never stops, with the exception of an injury or referee timeout

  • A whistle will end each game

  • The referees will keep the official score and time on the field for each game

  • Mandated Soft Helmets and mouthguards must be worn correctly at all times by all players except the QB. If a player does not have a helmet they cannot participate until they do

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