2025 Winter Showdown
Football (Flag) Tournament - February 22 to February 23, 2025
[Event is Over]
Game Play:
Shirts required!
Offense will select a starting 5 team line up; 2 Tackles, 2 guards and a Center
Defense will select a starting 5 team line up; 2 Defensive Ends and 3 Defensive tackles.
Once the 5 linemen have been selected in their prospective positions, teams may not move or rotate players until all 5 players have gone twice.
5 offensive lineman will line up on the line of scrimmage. Center will snap football at the start of the play.
All 5 offensive linemen MUST BE SET PRIOR TO SNAP.
Teams must have reasonable splits. If splits are too tight the ref can pause game and change splits. If interference happens do to splits ref can reward points to opposing team.
A center is required to set hand in the ground and motion hand (as if he were snapping the ball) to start each play. Offensive and Defensive line will start each rep on the centers first hand movement. Center may use a football, but can NEVER release the ball.
Only 1 coach/player from the offensive team may call the cadence for their team.
Only 1 offensive lineman versus 1 defensive lineman at a time.
Each lineman will take 2 consecutive reps back to back.
Once all 5 offensive/defensive linemen have taken their 2 reps each, teams will have one rotation to allow a new starting lineup, however teams may use the same athletes for their next lineup.
After the 2nd line up, teams will then switch possession of the ball.
Possession of the ball will rotate back and forth until time expires.
Once the 5 offensive linemen and 5 defensive linemen have been selected for the teams line up. Trades or lineup switch ups can NOT occur (unless injury); teams must set their 5 lineman before the first snap of the ball per series.
Coaching:
Both Coaches must stay 5 yards behind the defensive linemen
Offensive coach may stand directly in front of his oline to signal the cadence to the start of the play.
Linemen not part of the 5 active players must remain 10 yards behind the defensive linemen.
Only the Field Judge will be behind or on the side of the offensive line.
Fighting will not be tolerated. If a player throws a punch, he is ejected immediately and canNOT return to the game. If players are involved in pushing or shoving, they may be ejected immediately from the game at the referees’ discretion. If a second incident occurs with the same player(s), they will be ejected from the tournament in its entirety. If a team’s bench clears, resulting in a fight, both of the teams are ejected, resulting in a forfeit. The referee has the right to throw out any player, players, or team out of the game. Our staff has the right in extreme cases to eject players, coaches, teams, and by-standers of any tournament and they will have to leave the facility immediately.
Shirts required!
Offense will select a starting 5 team line up; 2 Tackles, 2 guards and a Center
Defense will select a starting 5 team line up; 2 Defensive Ends and 3 Defensive tackles.
Once the 5 linemen have been selected in their prospective positions, teams may not move or rotate players until all 5 players have gone twice.
5 offensive lineman will line up on the line of scrimmage. Center will snap football at the start of the play.
All 5 offensive linemen MUST BE SET PRIOR TO SNAP.
Teams must have reasonable splits. If splits are too tight the ref can pause game and change splits. If interference happens do to splits ref can reward points to opposing team.
A center is required to set hand in the ground and motion hand (as if he were snapping the ball) to start each play. Offensive and Defensive line will start each rep on the centers first hand movement. Center may use a football, but can NEVER release the ball.
Only 1 coach/player from the offensive team may call the cadence for their team.
Only 1 offensive lineman versus 1 defensive lineman at a time.
Each lineman will take 2 consecutive reps back to back.
Once all 5 offensive/defensive linemen have taken their 2 reps each, teams will have one rotation to allow a new starting lineup, however teams may use the same athletes for their next lineup.
After the 2nd line up, teams will then switch possession of the ball.
Possession of the ball will rotate back and forth until time expires.
Once the 5 offensive linemen and 5 defensive linemen have been selected for the teams line up. Trades or lineup switch ups can NOT occur (unless injury); teams must set their 5 lineman before the first snap of the ball per series.
Coaching:
Both Coaches must stay 5 yards behind the defensive linemen
Offensive coach may stand directly in front of his oline to signal the cadence to the start of the play.
Linemen not part of the 5 active players must remain 10 yards behind the defensive linemen.
Only the Field Judge will be behind or on the side of the offensive line.
Fighting will not be tolerated. If a player throws a punch, he is ejected immediately and canNOT return to the game. If players are involved in pushing or shoving, they may be ejected immediately from the game at the referees’ discretion. If a second incident occurs with the same player(s), they will be ejected from the tournament in its entirety. If a team’s bench clears, resulting in a fight, both of the teams are ejected, resulting in a forfeit. The referee has the right to throw out any player, players, or team out of the game. Our staff has the right in extreme cases to eject players, coaches, teams, and by-standers of any tournament and they will have to leave the facility immediately.
