OFFICIALTEXASSTATE7ON7PASSINGTOURNAMENTRULES

2015Edition

MOUTHPIECES:Itisrequiredthatmouthpiecesbeworn!

1. FieldDimensionsA. FieldLength45yardslongB. FieldWidth160feet(60feettohashmark,40feetbetween)C. EndZone10yardsdeep

2. StartingthegameA. Acentraltimekeeperwillbedesignated.Allgameswillbeginandendonthispersons

instructions.Hewillalsoannouncethetimeremainingatthe10,5,and2minutemark.B. Visitorswillhavefirstpossessionandwearwhite(topteaminbracketorfirstteamlistedwill

bethevisitor).Thehometeamwillhavefirstpossessionthe2ndhalfandwearadarkcolor(bottomteaminbracketor2ndteamlistedwillbethehometeam).

C. Noteamwillbeallowedtoparticipatewithoutshirts.D. Allteamswillhavetwojerseys(white/darkjersey,tshirt,etc.)withplayersnumberonthe

frontandback.Thenumberonthefrontmustbeaminimumof2andthenumberonthebackmustbeaminimumof4.

E. Nofootballjerseysofanytypeshallbeworn.Tshirts,Underarmour,orbasketballtypesleevelessshirtsaretheonlychoicesofacceptablejerseys.

F. Visitors(teaminwhite)willalwaysaligntheirteamontherightsidelinefacingtheendzone.Home(darkjersey)willalwaysaligntheirteamontheleftsidelinefacingtheendzone.

G. Ballisalwaysplacedontherighthashmarkwhenatthe45yardline.H. Refereewillannounce/postscorebeforeeachoffensivepossessionbegins.

3. MovingtheballA. OffensivePlaysMustAllBePasses!(NoKicking/Punting)B. Fieldismarkedat15yardintervalswithcones.(3firstdownswithoutapenaltywouldresult

inatouchdown)C. Possessionalwaysbeginsatthe45yardlineattherighthashmark.Hashmarkplacementof

theballmustbeenforcedbyofficials,inaccordancewithNCAArules,oncetheballhasbeenadvanced.

D. Nopenaltywillbeassessedinexcessofthe45ydline.Onanunsuccessfulorsuccessfuloffensiveplayfromthe45yardlineresultinginanoffensivepenalty:Theballwillbereturnedtothe45yardlineand1stdownwillbecome2nddown2nddownwillbecome3rddownand3rddownwillresultinaturnover.

E. OffensesalwaysmoveinthesamedirectionF. Allpassesmustbeforward.Apasscaughtbehindthelineofscrimmagemustbeaforward

pass.G. Onceaforwardpasshasbeenthrown,abackwardpass(lateral)isallowed.H. ShouldaswingpassnotcrosstheLOSandbeforethe4secondcounthasexpired,a

defensiveplayertagstheballcarrierbehindthe45yardline,itisasafety.

4. SpecialRulesA. Noblocking.B. Receiver/Ballcarrierislegallydownwhentouchedwithoneorbothhands.(Excessiveforce

byshoving,pushing,orstrikingablowwillbepenalizedbyautomaticfirstdownand5yards.Expulsionofaplayer(s)ifruledunsportsmanlike&flagrant).

C. Fumblesaredeadballsatthespotwiththelastteamretainingpossession.Amuffedsnapisnotafumble/deadball.The4.0secondcountremainsineffectonsnaps.

D. Twodelayofgamepenaltiesinthesamepossessionresultsinaturnover.Adelayofgamepenaltyontheextrapointtryresultsinaturnover.

E. TheQBisallowed4.0secondstothrowtheball.TheOfficialtimekeeperstartsastopwatchonthesnapoftheballfromcenterandstopsthewatchassoonastheQBreleasestheball.

1. Ifreleaseisunder4.0seconds,theplaygoeson.2. Ifthetimekeeperseesthattheclockhasexceeded4.0seconds,hewaitsuntiltheplay

isover(theplayisnotblowndead),thenbringstheballbacktotheoriginallineofscrimmagewithlossofdown.(Thetimekeeperwillbeanofficialorcoachfromateamthatisnotplaying)

3. Allpenaltieswillbemarkedoffona4secondcountEXCEPTforpassinterference. F. DefensivePassInterferenceisthesameasNCAArules.(automatic1stdown&spotfoulup

to15yds)G. Responsibilitytoavoidcontactiswiththedefense.TherewillbeNOchucking.Deliberate

bumpingorgrabbing.Theseactionswillresultinatackonpenaltyattheendoftheplay(5yardpenalty)

H. OffensivepassinterferenceisthesameasNCAArules.(15yardpenalty) I. Interceptionsmaybereturned(noblockingruleapplies).Ifaninterceptionisreturned

beyondthe45yardline(theoffensiveoriginationpoint)itisatouchdownandpointafterattemptshouldensue.Theteammatesofthepersonwhointerceptedtheballmaytrailtherunnersoastobeinpositiontotakeabackwardspass.Theymaynotblockfororscreenfortherunner.

J. Offensiveteamisresponsibleforretrievingandreturningtheballtothepreviousspotorthenewscrimmagespotinatimelyfashion.Failuretodosocanresultinadelayofgamepenalty.

K. Theoffensivecenterisnotaneligiblereceiver(teamsmusthaveacenter).Theballmustbesnappedfromthegroundbetweenthesnapperslegs.(mirrorthegameoffootball)

L. ThecenterwillberesponsibleforsettingorrepositioningtheRefereesbeanbagatthelineofscrimmage.Onchangeofpossession,theteammovingtooffensewillensurethebeanbaggetstothenewscrimmageline.(centersonbothteamsresponsible).

M. Notauntingortrashtalking.(5yardpenalty&expulsionifflagrant).N. Theoffensemustgainatleast15yardsinthefirst3orlessplaysorthedefensetakesover.

(Thereisnokicking).Fourdownterritoryoccursonlyafteroffenseproceedstoorinsidethe15yardlinecone(thirdquadrant).

O. Fighting:theplayer(s)involvedwillbeejectedfromthegameandtournament.Ifateamfightoccurs,theteamsinvolvedwillbeejectedfromthetournamentanddeniedparticipationinany/allstatequalifyingtournaments!Theywillalsobedisqualifiedfromparticipatinginthestatetournament.

P. Anydeadballfoulonaplaythatresultsinthedefensegettingtheballanditisunabletobepenalizedbacktothe50yardlinewillresultinalossofdownpenalty.Thedefense,nowtheoffense,wouldbestartingplaywith2nddown.

Q. Therewillbeanareareferredtoasthetackleboxthatextends3yardsonbothsidesofthecenterandextending3yardsdeepintothebackfield.Noeligiblereceivermayalignwithinthetacklebox.

5. ScoringA. 6pointsforTDB. 1pointforPATfrom3yardline,2pointPATfrom10yardline.C. 2pointsifateamreturnsaPATbackacrossthe45.D. Officialscoreiskeptbyfieldrefereeandgamemanager.

6. TieBreakerA. Aftercoinfliptodeterminefirstpossession,teamswillalternate4downseriesfromthe15

yardline.B. Awinnerisdeterminedwhenoneteamscoresduringitspossessionandtheotherdoesnot.

(Federationrules).C. Ifasecondovertimeperiodisnecessary,eachteammustthengofortwopointsonthe

conversionattempts.

7. TimeA. 20minutehalves(continuousclockforeachhalfsee:startingthegame).B. Notimeouts.(Exception:Injuries.BothgamesontheFieldwillhaltuntilplayer(s)canbe

removedassoonassafetydictates).C. 10minutehalftime/10minutesbetweengames.D. 7on7tournamentsrequirethatallgamesstart/endatthesametime.E. Teamsmustbeonsiteandreadytoplaywhenscheduled.F. Ifateam(s)arelateandcannotstartwhenthetournamentofficiallystarts,theywillbeginplay

withwhatevertimeisleftonthetournamentclocknottoexceed10minutesof1sthalf.G. Forfeitwilloccurafter10minutesofthe1sthalf.H. Injurytimeoutsmayreducetheamountoftimebetweenhalvesand/orbetweengamesto

maintainthegameschedules.

8. SecondaryCoveragesA. Coveragewillbethechoiceofeachparticipatingteam.

9. SquadMembers/TournamentFeesA. Players:Maximumof20playersperteam.Thisrulewillbestrictlyenforcedinallqualifying

Tournaments!B. TournamentFees:

1. Therewillbeaflatfeeof$300perteamforallDivisionItournaments.Thisisregardlessofminimumnumberofplayersontheroster.Maximumrostersizeis20players.

2. Therewillbeaflatfeeof$250perteamforallDivisionIItournaments.Thisisregardlessofminimumnumberofplayersontheroster.Maximumrostersizeis20players.

3. ADepositof$180mustbesenttotheSQThostschoolwhenregisteringforanSQTTournament.(Thisisanonrefundabledeposit).Remainderoffeepaidatonsiteregistration.

C. Squadmembersmustbefromsameschool.(NoSelectTeams)D. Allparticipantsmusthaveatleastoneyearremainingofhighschooleligibility.E. Nooutofstateteamswillbeallowedtocompeteinastatequalifyingtournament.

10.Officials

A. 3RefereeFieldJudgeBackJudgeB. Timekeeper:Adesignatedofficialwillkeepthe4secondclock.C. Mayuse2officialsinSQTpoolplay.

11.CoachesA. Nohighschoolcoachmayserveasacoachorstandwiththeteamonthesideline.B. Eachteammusthaveacoachaccompanyittoany/alleventstoserveasaschool

administratorondutyfortheirparticularteam(s).Thisindividualisresponsiblefortheactionofthoserepresentinghisschool.

C. Allhighschoolcoachespresentmustsitintheendzone.Nohighschoolcoachesareallowedonthesideline.

D. Allteamcoacheswillwearanidentifyingtagforclarificationpurposes.Ateammaynothavemorethanfour(4)coachesonthesideline.

12. FailuretoPayEntryFeeA. InallSQTsconsistingof16ormoreteams,therewillbeaflatrate$300perteamregardless

oftheminimumnumberofplayers.Themaximumnumberofplayersis20.B. InallSQTsconsistingof8teams,therewillbeaflatrate$250perteamregardlessofthe

minimumnumberofplayers.Themaximumnumberofplayersis20.C. TheseruleswillbestrictlyenforcedatallSQTs.Violationwillresultinadisqualificationfrom

advancementtotheChampionshipRound.

13. TeamAreaA. Noteamshallhaveadditionalathletesonthesidelineorintheteamtentpartiallydressedina

teamuniform.(exceedingthemaximumof20thatarelistedontheroster)B. TheTeamZonewillbeanareaonthesidelinewhereonlyteammembersmaybeduring

gameplay.Thiswillbetheareafromthe15yardlinetothe30yardline.PlayersandcoachesmaynotbeoutoftheTeamZoneduringgametime.

14.QualifyingEligibilityStateQualifyingTournamentA. TeamsareeligibletoqualifyfortheTexasState7on7Tournamentbyplacing1stor2ndinan

SQT.B. StateQualifyingTeamsthatfailtoparticipateinaSQTthattheyhaveregisteredforwithout

priornotice,willbeeliminatedfromfurtherSQTplayandfromtheStateTournamenteveniftheyhavequalifiedfortheStateTournamentinapreviousSQT.

C. PriorNoticeisdefinedasinformingthehostschoolbythe1stbusinessdayoftheweekoftheSQT.(SubjecttoBoardReview)Thetermofthedisqualificationisonecalendaryearfromthedateofthemissedtournament.

D. AschoolmayonlyqualifyforthestatetournamentonceandtheyqualifyfortherespectivetournamentbasedontheSQTinwhichtheyfirstqualify.IfaDivisionIIschoolfirstqualifiesataDivisionISQTthentheywillbeaDivisionIcompetitorattheStateTournamentandmaynotadvancepastpoolplayinanyotherSQTregardlessofdivision.Likewise,ifaDivisionIIschoolqualifiesfirstinaDivisionIISQTtheywillcompeteintheDivisionIIstatetournamentandcannotadvancepastpoolplayinanyotherSQT,regardlessofdivision.

E. TeamsthatMUSTparticipateinDivisionIarethosewithin5Aor6A(public)andtheSPCorTAPPSDivisionI(private).TeamsthatmeetthiscriteriaarenotpermittedtoparticipateinDivisionII.

15. TournamentTieBreakerA. HeadtoHead,PointsScored,PointsAllowedwilldeterminethepoolwinnersorteamsto

advance.B. Inathreewaytie,onlythescoresofgamesbetweenteamsinthetiewillbecounted.Oncea

winnerhasbeendeclared,theremainingtwoteamswillrevertbacktoheadtoheadtobreaktheremainingtie.

C. Aforfeitwillbetreatedthesameasaqualifyingteaminabracket.Theteamforfeitingortheteamthathasqualifiedwillnotcountinthetiebreakerscenariowhendeterminingheadtohead,pointsscoredorpointsallowed.Inessence,abracketwithaqualifyingorforfeitingteambecomesathreeteambracket!

16. FanSeatingA. FansMUSTsitbehindtheirteamwhentheyareplaying.However,afterthecontest,they

mustrelinquishtheirpositiontothefansoftheteamscheduletoplay.B. Fansmaynotsitbehindsomeoneelsesteamduringacontest.

NEWRULESFOR2015

TeamsthatMUSTparticipateinDivisionIarethosewithin5Aor6A(public)andtheSPCorTAPPSDivisionI(private).TeamsthatmeetthiscriteriaarenotpermittedtoparticipateinDivisionII.

TheTeamZonewillbeanareaonthesidelinewhereonlyteammembersmaybeduringgameplay.Thiswillbetheareafromthe15yardlinetothe30yardline.PlayersandcoachesmaynotbeoutoftheTeamZoneduringgametime.

Therewillbeaflatfeeof$300perteamforallDivisionItournaments.Thisisregardlessofminimumnumberofplayersontheroster.Maximumrostersizeis20players.

Therewillbeaflatfeeof$250perteamforallDivisionIItournaments.Thisisregardlessofminimumnumberofplayersontheroster.Maximumrostersizeis20players.

FansMUSTsitbehindtheirteamwhentheyareplaying.However,afterthecontest,theymustrelinquishtheirpositiontothefansoftheteamscheduletoplay.

7ON7STATECHAMPIONSHIPTOURNAMENTS

A. Thetournamentwillbedividedintotwodivisions:DivisionI(5A6ASPCTAPPSDiv1)andDivisionII(1A4Aothers)

B. Eachdivisionwilldivideintosixteengroupsoffourandplayaroundrobin(3gameseachteam)C. Thetoptwoteamsfromeachpoolwillthenbeenteredintoa32teamsingleelimination

championshiptournament.Theremaining32teamswillthenbeenteredintoasingleeliminationconsolationtournament.

D. Ifthereisatieinpoolplay,headtoheadisthefirsttiebreaker,totalpointsscoredissecond,totalpointsallowedwillbethird.Afterthat,wewillflipacoin!Onceawinnerhasbeendetermined,wewillrevertbacktoheadtoheadtodeterminetheotherplaces.Note:ina3waytie,onlythescoresofgamesbetweenteamsinthetiewillbecounted.

E. Ateamremovedfromanystatequalifyingtournamentforfightingwillnotbeallowedtoparticipateinthestatetournamentforthatparticularyear.

F. Anyteamleavingthestatetournamentcausingforfeitureofascheduledgame,willresultinsaidteambeingkeptoutofallstatequalifyingtournaments

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