Flag Football/Flickerball

FLICKERBALL RULES

Basic Introduction:

• Flickerball is a game that involves running, catching and throwing.
• It can be played with 6-40 players that are divided into two teams.
• Flickerball players catch and throw a football.
• The game can be played in the gym or on an outdoor field .
• There are no specific regulations regarding the length of game or time-outs.

How to play the game:

•  The players are divided into two equal teams.
• Players scatter about the playing area.
• Each player stands near an opponent in a person-to-person defense.
• One team taking the ball at their own 10-yard line starts the game.
• Only passing and catching may advance the football.
• Passes may be overhand, underhand, or sidearm and in any direction but must go at least 5 yards.
• Hand-offs are not legal.
• A player must stop immediately after receiving a pass and then pass the ball within 5 seconds.
• The opponents cannot defend the passer & must remain 5 yards away from the passer.
• If the ball touches the ground or floor, it immediately goes to the possession of the other team.
• There are no downs as the ball is continuously in play.
• It is a touchdown when a player catches a pass in the end zone.
• All touchdowns are worth 1 point.
• After a point is scored, the team that did not score begins play by throwing the ball from their own 10-yard line.
• The game is played best when the offensive team spreads out and keeps moving using the entire field.
• The defensive team is expected to play person-to-person defense.
• A player committing a penalty is removed from the game for 30 seconds as play continues while the penalized team must play short-handed until their team returns to full strength.

Penalties:

• unnecessary roughness
• pushing
• guarding too closely