2019 & 2020 NIRSA Flag & Touch Football Rules Book & Officials' Manual by National Intramural Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA)

Author:National Intramural Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA)
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Human Kinetics, Inc.

Penalty: Personal Foul, 10 yards, and if flagrant, the offender will be disqualified (S47). In (H) and (I), the offender will be disqualified.

PLAY. B-2, moving toward A-1, who has the ball in their possession: (a) B-2 grabs/strips the ball from A-1; or (b) B-2 tries to knock the ball out of A-1’s hands. RULING. In (a) and (b), this is a personal foul for stripping the ball. B-2 must go for the flag belt or the tag.

PLAY. A-1, running for a score, dives into the end zone: (a) breaks the plane with the ball without contacting any B player; (b) charges into B-3 at B’s 1; or (c) charges into B-4 in the end zone after crossing the goal line. RULING. In (a), the score counts. In (b), a 10 yard penalty is assessed against A from B’s 1. In (c), the score counts and A will be assessed a 10 yard dead ball penalty on the Try or at the 14.

PLAY. A-2 possesses A-1’s pass in the air at B’s 20. Prior to returning to the ground: (a) B-1 swats the ball out of A-2’s hands without making other contact against A-2, or (b) B-1 makes illegal contact against A-2. In both cases, the ball comes out of A-2’s hands and falls incomplete. RULING. No foul in (a) but illegal contact in (b). In (b), the penalty is enforced from the previous spot. NOTE: A player becomes a runner once they catch a pass by first contacting the ground inbounds while maintaining possession of the ball.

Article 2. Roughing the Passer.

Defensive players must make a definite effort to avoid charging into a passer after it is clear the ball has been thrown forward legally. No defensive player shall contact the passer who is standing still or fading back as they are considered out of the play after the pass. Roughing the passer restrictions do not apply if the forward pass is thrown from beyond A’s scrimmage line (1st ball spotter–orange). Penalty: Roughing the Passer, 10 yards, automatic 1st down (S34 and S8).

PLAY. B-3 jumps to block a legal forward pass thrown by A-1 behind the scrimmage line and: (a) blocks the ball and, avoiding unnecessary contact, brushes A-1; (b) is unsuccessful in blocking the pass and charges into A-1; (c) blocks the ball and charges into A-1; or (d) contacts passer A-1’s hand or arm. RULING. In (a), no foul; in (b), (c), and (d), roughing the passer, 10 yards and an automatic 1st down. If the rusher contacts the passer’s hand or arm, whether or not they touch the pass, it is roughing the passer.

PLAY. B-3 contacts the arm of A-1, who is attempting to pass. Then the ball is: (a) fumbled, (b) not released, or (c) thrown backward. RULING. Personal Foul, Illegal Contact, 10 yards, in (a), (b), and (c). NOTE: Roughness by an opponent beyond the scrimmage line could be illegal contact against a player who throws an illegal pass beyond the scrimmage line.

Article 3. Screen Blocking.

The offensive screen block shall take place without contact.

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