MAYFL Football Rules - Revised May 2015
Metro Atlanta Youth Football LeagueFootball Conference RulesRevised MAY 2015
Contents100 - MISSION STATEMENT . 6200 - OBJECTIVES. 6300 - PREFACE . 6400 – MAYFL SEASON . 7400.01 - Off-Season . 7400.02 - Pre-Season . 7400.03 - Regular Season . 7400.04 - Post Season . 7500 - RULE ENFORCEMENT / AUTHORITY . 7600 - GOVERNING RULE BOOK . 7700 – MAYFL CONFERENCES . 8700.01 - MAYFL shall consist of two Youth Football Conferences . 8700.01a - MAYFL’s Super Elite Conference . 8700.01c – Team Placement . 8800 – PLAYER AND TEAM COMPOSITION . 8800.03 - Team Composition . 9900 - MAYFL TEAM CERTIFICATION . 9900.01 - Association Registration. 9900.02 - Boundaries and Recruiting . 9900.03 MAYFL Required Player Information . 9900.04 - Player Proof of Age Requirements . 10900.04a – Original Birth Certificate . 10900.04b – Hand Written Records . 10900.04c – Children Born Abroad . 10900.05 – Certification Roster . 10900.06 - Team Composition . 10900.07 - MAYFL On-line Registration . 11900.08 - MAYFL Player Certification. 11900.09– Attrition Rule . 121000 -UNIFORMS. 121000.01 - MAYFL Coaches Dress Code . 122 Page
1000.01a - Unacceptable Dress at Any Time . 121000.01b – Fines . 121000.02 - Team Colors . 131000.02a – Game Uniform . 131000.02b – Cleats . 131000.02c – Mouthpiece . 131000.02d – Visors . 131100 - INSURANCE. 131200 - FOOTBALL PRACTICES. 131200.01b – Practice Length . 131200.03 – Practice Fines. 141300- GAME DAY AND PLAYING RULES . 141300.01 - Playing Field . 141300.01a – Multiple Fields . 141300.01b – Field Approval . 141300.02 –Scheduling . 151300.02a – Season Length . 151300.02b – Home Games . 151300.02c – Multiple Teams . 151300.03 - Home Team Responsibility. 151300.03b – Admission . 151300.3c – Game Day Supervisor . 151300.03d – Security . 161300.04 – Officials . 161300.05 - Pre-Game Roster Check . 161300.05a – Grace Period . 161300.05b –Late Player(s) . 161300.05c – Suspended Player(s) . 171300.06 – Coaches . 171300.06a – Field Coaches . 171300.06b – CPR Training/Certification . 171300.07 - Sideline Restrictions . 173 Page
1300.07a – Coach Box . 171300.08 – MAYFL Badges . 181300.08a – Badge Count . 181300.08b – Badge Exceptions . 181300.09 - Headsets . 181300.10 Game Ball . 181300.11 - Kick and Punting . 181300.11a – Free Kick . 191300.11c – Live Kicks . 191300.12 - Game Structure . 191300.12a – Game Clock Timing . 191300.12b – Scoring . 191300.12c – DL Alignment . 191300.12d – Snap Origination . 191300.13a – Suspended Games . 191300.13b – Weather Postponement. 201300.13c - Forfeits. 201300.14 – Overtime. 201300.15 -Slaughter Rule . 201300.15a – Penalty . 201300.16 - Intervals between games . 201300.17- Playoff and Championships. 211300.17a –Playoff Field Requirements . 211300.17b – Playoff Brackets . 211300.17c – Division Champion . 211300.17d – Home Field Advantage . 211300.18 - Trophies and Awards . 211400 – COACHES, PLAYERS, AND PARENTS RULES . 221400.01 – Coaches Conduct . 221400.01a – Game Ejection . 221400.01b – Practice Trespassing . 221400.01c – Illegal Recruiting . 224 Page
1400.01d – Park Hopping Rule . 221400.01e – Conduct Detrimental Clause . 221400.01f – Intoxication . 221400.02 - Misconduct of Players . 221400.03 – Others’ Conduct . 231500 - INELIGIBLE COACHES / PLAYER / TEAM . 231500.01 - Ineligible Coaches. 231500.02 - Ineligible Players . 231500.02a – Middle School / High School Players . 231500.02b – Player Roster Limitations . 241500.02c – Player / Team Ineligible Factor . 241500.02d – Suspended Coach/Players . 241500.02e – Fine . 241600 - PROTEST RULES AND PROCEDURES . 241700 – WEAPONS PROHIBITED . 241800 – RULE AMENDMENT/CHANGE . 25Appendix A: CODE OF CONDUCT . 26PLAYER'S CODE OF CONDUCT . 27TEAM OFFICIAL CODE OF CONDUCT . 29COACH CODE OF CONDUCT . 30PARENTS CODE OF CONDUCT . 30Appendix B . 33MAYFL FINES STRUCTURE FOR RULES VIOLATIONS . 33ELIGIBILITY VIOLATIONS . 34SPORTSMANSHIP VIOLATIONS . 34ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATIONS . 35ETHICS VIOLATIONS. 352015 Rule changes appear in red5 Page
MAYFL Football Rules - Revised May 2015100 - MISSION STATEMENTThe Metro Atlanta Youth Football League, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “MAYFL” or “League”) is anathletic league dedicated to the purpose of organizing and conducting a competitive football and cheerleadingenvironment for our youth. League rules and guidelines mandate fair play at all levels and allow for thesuccess of all cheerleaders and players. In keeping with this primary mission, MAYFL aims to providecheerleading and football programs that offer the highest character development of all participants,provide the players and cheerleaders with opportunities to achieve high levels of self‐esteem and self‐respect,and emphasize the respect for the individual dignity of each participant200 - OBJECTIVES“Winning is only half of it. Having fun is the other half.” Bum PhillipsThe League’s objectives shall be: to provide a wholesome competitiveness within the scope of our rules and regulations that willprotect the youth athletes;to influence good sportsmanship, teamwork, highest moral and physical standards and theimportance of scholarship by recognizing and rewarding academic achievement;to make Youth Football ALL-INCLUSIVE by not excluding participants based on superficial factors(Such as weight);to recognize and reward Organizations, Coaches, Volunteers, and those involved in the sport offootball and cheerleading who exemplify the highest degree of Integrity, Honor and Servant Leadership(ability to put the team ahead of self in every decision, accepts and fulfills a role);to provide opportunities for success and fun, regardless of organizational size or player talent; and,to annually communicate, update, and revise the rulebook in order to provide clear, concise andconsistent rules, thereby eliminating real or perceived violations of those stated rules. This allows forstrict enforcement of rules, whether a direct violation or a violation of the spirit of the rule, thereby,insuring the integrity of MAYFL and fair play by all. Understanding always that this is a youthorganization and we are all role models for our youth.300 - PREFACEMAYFL is the presiding authority of the league. Changes in the day-to-day operations of the membercommunities and teams are subject to the oversight and final approval of the League’s Board of Directors.Rules of MAYFL are rules and regulations of the MAYFL Board of Directors, reputable handbooks, theNational Federation of State High School (NFHS) Rule Book, and the Georgia High School SportsAssociation (GHSSA) rules and guidelines. The League’s Board of Directors has the right to interpret, add,amend, revoke, suspend, or delete any rule contained herein, in the spirit of fair competition at any time.6 Page
MAYFL Football Rules - Revised May 2015The following general rules, regulations, policies and procedures governing MAYFL’s football competition,apply to all pre-season, regular season, and post season football activities.400 – MAYFL SEASON400.01 - Off-Season: Shall be the time from January 1st to the League’s established first day of practice,which shall be the second (2nd) Monday in July of each calendar year. No MAYFL league memberteam shall engage in any organized physical conditioning or other football type activity involving players, orprospective players, sooner than the League established first day of practice.NOTE: A waiver may be obtained for this rule from the Commissioner. Such waivers are for the purpose ofcamps that will benefit and/or are open for all members of the League, or participation in a tournament thathas been sanctioned by the League.400.02 - Pre-Season: Shall be the time from the date of the League declared first day of practice to thefirst regular season game.400.03 - Regular Season: Shall be from the first regular season game to the completion of the final regularseason game.400.04 - Post Season: Post-Season shall be the time period from which the final MAYFL regular seasongame has been completed and will continue to December 31st.500 - RULE ENFORCEMENT / AUTHORITYAssociations are hereby required to enforce MAYFL’s Rules, Regulations, and Fines contained herein.Associations have the obligation and authority to enforce the MAYFL Rules, Regulations, Fines, and theSpirit of the Rules and Regulations and its own rules, by-laws and other organizational materials.Additionally, Associations have the right to make any rule more stringent, but do not have the right to makethese rules less strict. Any organization found not enforcing this rulebook, the rules regulations, and the spiritof the rules and regulations may be suspended until compliance is achieved. Associations are asked to submittheir Rules and Regulations to the MAYFL Commissioner by August 1st of the each season. Allassociations, and teams in accordance with their organizational and operational materials, may be calledupon from time to time to:(1) resolve disputes between member organizations and individuals, (2)discipline both adult and juvenile members and (3) may from time to time be required to take action toenforce MAYFL Rules, Regulations, and Fines.600 - GOVERNING RULE BOOKMAYFL shall follow the Georgia High School Sports Association rules except where superseded by this RuleBook. All MAYFL Rules and Regulations supersede any and all other rulebooks. The MAYFL Board of7 Page
MAYFL Football Rules - Revised May 2015Directors will determine and be the final adjudicator on any and all rule conflicts. MAYFL requires that allcoaches receive and read this rulebook and strongly recommends that every Associations supply the GeorgiaHigh School Sport Association rulebook to all of its coaches. Any association found to have allowed avariance to this rulebook, the rules regulations and the spirit of the rules and regulations without filing andreceiving written approval may be suspended or fined.700 – MAYFL CONFERENCES700.01 - MAYFL shall consist of two Youth Football Conferences: (i) Super Elite Conference hereafterreferred to as (“SEC”) and, (ii) Conference USA hereafter referred to as (“CUSA”). Both Conferences shallbe governing by the rules contained herein. Any member association may compete in one or bothConferences.700.01a - MAYFL’s Super Elite Conference – Shall be reserved for MAYFL’s designated competitiveplayers and teams in the age groups of 8, 10, 12, and 13/14. There shall be neither playing time rules norspecial restriction for MAYFL’s Super Elite Conference unless otherwise defined in these rules.700.01b MAYFL’s Conference USA – Shall be reserved for MAYFL’s non-competitive teams in the age groups of5/6, 7, 9, and 11. There shall be neither playing time rules nor special restriction for MAYFL’s ConferenceUSA unless otherwise defined in these rules.700.01c – Team Placement – While each of the league members are encouraged to place their team(s) inthe appropriate Conference, league members shall reserve the right to places team(s) in the Conference theyfill is best suited for their program and their individual teams, players, and parents regardless of a team’sformat.700.02 - A team’s conference/divisional placement within their respective league shall be define by theMAYFL Football Commissioner and approved by the MAYFL Board of Directors.800 – PLAYER AND TEAM COMPOSITION800.01 - The purpose of this section is to define how MAYFL groups participants into teams using theparameters of Age and Weight. MAYFL shall use the following metrics to group players into teams for bothConferences.800.01a - The age of players on all MAYFL teams shall be their age as of July 1st of the current year.Team (Age Group)Pee WeeMighty MiteBanditJuniorSeniorAge on July 1st (Age Level)5–67–89 – 1011 – 1213 – 14Max Weight for Skill d8 Page
MAYFL Football Rules - Revised May 2015A team must play and compete in the age level of the oldest participant on the team based on the age cut- offdate of July 1st. (For example, on a team of twenty-five (25) players, the single oldest player on the team iseight (8)-years old by July 31st and the remaining players are seven (7)-years old, then that team must competeas an eight (8)-year old team in the Super Elite Conference.)800.02 - Each MAYFL league member shall field a minimum of one team each in 4 of the 8 MAYFL AgeGroups regardless of the league. Though it is highly discouraged, players are allowed to play up in age by oneage level. MAYFL shall not limit any MAYFL league member to a maximum number of teams regardless ofage group or league participation.800.02a - Any association with more than one team in one of the respective Conferences’ age group shall havethose teams placed in separate divisions if at all possible. Every effort shall be made to ensure that teams fromthe same association shall not play a regular season game against one another.800.02B - Any association that changes their (OFFICIAL TEAM COUNT) after August 14 of the currentfootball season will incur a fine of 250.00800.03 - Team Composition - The MAYFL Football Commissioner shall setup Divisions for all agegroups in both Conferences using the following parameters: Each Conference shall consist of four (4) Divisions to include the North Division, East Division, SouthDivision, and West Division; and,There shall be no more than 9 teams in each age level in each Division.900 - MAYFL TEAM CERTIFICATION900.01 - Association Registration- All players participating in MAYFL regardless of Conference must beregistered with a member association.900.02 - Boundaries and Recruiting- No formal boundary lines shall be established to designate specificgeographic areas for a member association. However, it is of good sportsmanship that no memberassociation posts any flyers, posters or other similar forms of advertisement in areas that are generallyconsidered to be within the local drawing area for another member association900.03 MAYFL Required Player Information- At a minimum, the registering association shall obtain thefollowing information for every player to be certified and participate in MAYFL’s football program: Player’s complete name as shown on original birth certificate (First, Middle, Last)Age and Date of Birth as shown on original birth certificate.Current mailing addressJersey Number worn by playerHome Phone Number9 Page
MAYFL Football Rules - Revised May 2015 Evidence of physical examination900.04 - Player Proof of Age Requirements - All players must present proof of age documents to itsregistering association and to MAYFL when requested. Acceptable document forms for proof of age shall beat a minimum:900.04a – Original Birth Certificate - An original certified copy of birth certificate with raised seal asissued by federal, state or provincial registrars of vital statistics, or local offices, is acceptable proof-of- age,provided the document was filed, recorded, registered or issued within one (1) year of the birth of the child,and the document must be in good form, legible and without any evidence of wear or tear.900.04b – Hand Written Records - Any player born in a region that produces hand written birth recordsmust also provide a letter from the players’ school signed by a school official verifying the player’s age.900.04c – Children Born Abroad - For children born abroad of a parent or parents who are U.S. citizens,any official government document issued by a U.S. federal agency or service is acceptable. These must beoriginals, not copies, and must refer to a filing, recording, registration, or issue date that is within one (1) yearof the birth of the child. The document must be in good form, legible and without any evidence of wear ortear.MAYFL reserves the right to accept or reject any proof-of-age documentation, even if it is not list
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