NFL Flag Football Rules
NFL Flag Football Leagues are open to Boys & Girls in Grades K-8. Athletes will have the opportunity to learn every position on the field as well as football fundamentals.
League Format
League includes one (1) Preseason practice and seven (7) regular season games
Games are 40 minutes long with one 30-second time-out for each team
Game times can start anywhere between 5PM and 10:30PM
All games are played at the Hatboro Indoor Facility
There are no playoffs
All players are required to wear mouth guards and cleats to practices and games
League Rules
At the start of each game, captains from both teams meet at midfield for the coin toss to determine who starts with the ball. The visiting team calls the toss
The winner of the coin toss will begin on offense. The loser of the coin toss has the choice of direction.
The offensive team takes possession of the ball at its 5-yard line and has three (3) plays to cross midfield. Once a team crosses midfield, it has three (3) plays to score a touchdown
If the offense fails to score, the ball changes possession and the new offensive team starts its drive on its own 5-yard line
If the offensive team fails to cross midfield, possession of the ball changes and the opposition starts its drive from its own 5-yard line
All possession changes, except interceptions, start on the offense’s 5-yard line
Teams change sides after the first half. Possession changes to the team that started the game on defense
