THE 7 on 7 Tournament

This event is 8u, 10u, 12u, 14u, 16u, 18u.

Rules:

• Games are 21 minutes long. The clock runs continuous during the  1st 20 minutes & stops according to rules during the final 1 minute. There is no overtime in pool play. 
• 7 defenders (may not line up 8 & drop one before snap)  and 6 offensive players (must use a center or extra  player to snap).  º Each possession starts on the 40-yard line – going in.
• First downs are made by crossing the 25-yard line and  the 10-yard line. 
• Three downs to make a frst down; even inside the 10- yard line.
• PAT snaps are at the 5-yard line, offensive choice of  hash. No 2 point conversions allowed in pool play.  2 point conversions will be from 10-yard line with choice  of hash in tournament play (if chosen). 
• 4.0 seconds to get pass off. It will be a loss of down and  treated as a sack if not thrown in time (4.01 or greater).   The clock will be stopped on a sack in the fnal 1 minute of the game. NOTE: Passes may be thrown behind the line of  scrimmage but receiver must advance beyond L.O.S. or  play will be treated as a sack.
• Four (4) second clock starts on snap of ball. 
• Possession changes after PAT attempt, failure to make a   frst down, or turnover. 
• One time-out per team per game. 1 additional time-out per overtime. 
• All offensive formations must be legal sets.
• Twenty-fve seconds to get the play off. 
• One-hand touch anywhere. 
• No running plays allowed.
• No double passes or shuffe passes. 
• Overtime:  Consists of 3 plays from 10 yard line. Each team has an  attempt to score in each overtime period. Starting with the  3rd and subsequent overtimes, all PAT’s must be 2 point  attempts from the 10 yard line. Overtime periods are not timed.

Penalties:

• Defense pass interference = Automatic frst down and 5 yards from original line of scrimmage. 
• Offense pass interference = Previous spot and loss of  down. 
• Defensive holding = Automatic frst down and 5 yards from original line of scrimmage. In the event there is  defensive holding and a sack on the same play, the  defense will be penalized according to the above and the  sack will be ignored.
• Illegal procedure (offense) = Loss of down. 
• Defensive off-sides = 5 yard penalty. 
• Delay of game = Loss of down and clock stops in fnal minute.

Scoring:

• Touchdown - 6 points 
• Interception - 3 points (no points for INT on PAT) 
• Turnover on downs - 2 points 
• PAT - 1 point (may opt for 2 in OT)

Seeding:

• Teams will be broken into pools with equal number of  teams.
• Teams will be seeded for the tournament according to  overall records from pool play.
• Records which are tied after pool play will be broken as  follows:

                   -Head – to – Head 

                   -Most points scored.

                   -Fewest points allowed. 

                   -Most points scored.

                   -Flip of coin