All games in the ECFL are played under NCAA Rules with the following exceptions:

 

 

DOWN BY CONTACT

IF A BALL CARRIER IS NOT DOWN BY CONTACT, HE CAN GET UP AND CONTINUE TO ADVANCE THE BALL. HE MUST BE TOUCHED BY A PLAYER.

 

KICKOFFS

KICKOFFS WILL BE FROM THE 35 YARD LINE.

 

NO RE‐KICKS ON KICKOFFS OUT OF BOUNDS.  THE RECEIVING TEAM MAY CHOOSE TO TAKE THE BALL 5 YARDS FROM WHERE THE BALL WENT OUT OF BOUNDS OR 30 YARDS FROM WHERE THE BALL WAS KICKED.  

 

 

PASS INTERFERENCE

THIS WILL BE A SPOT FOUL. IF IT OCCURS IN THE ENDZONE THE BALL WILL BE PLACED ON THE 1 YARD LINE.

 

OFFICIAL TIME

GAME CONSISTS OF 15 MINUTE QUARTERS.

 

NCAA TIMING WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTION:  THE CLOCK WILL START AFTER THE BALL IS SPOTTED READY FOR PLAY AFTER EVERY PLAY UNTIL THE LAST 5 MINS OF  EACH HALF.  WITH LESS THAN 5 MINUTES REMAINING IN THE HALF IT WILL BE STOPPAGE TIME (INCOMPLETE PASSES AND OUT OF BOUNDS CLOCK WILL STOP)  

 

A HARD 2 MINUTE WARNING WILL BE GIVEN IN EACH HALF.  THE CLOCK WILL START ON THE SNAP.  

 

TIMEOUTS

TEAMS MAY USE 3 TIMEOUTS PER HALF. TEAMS WILL RECEIVE ONE TIME OUT PER OVERTIME PERIOD. 

 

ELIGIBLE REPORTING

ON ANY SCRIMMAGE PLAY, ONE OFFENSIVE PLAYER NUMBERED 50-79 (OTHER THAN THE 5 LINEMAN NUMBERED 50-79) MAY REPORT AS ELIGIBLE.  THE PLAYER MUST REPORT TO THE REFEREE BEFORE THE PLAY.  

 

 

KICKING BLOCK

 

A KICKING BLOCK and KICKING BALL ( must be leather ball)  CAN BE USED ON ANY SURFACE FOR EXTRA POINTS AND FIELD GOALS.

 

CONCUSSION RULE

IF A PLAYER THAT RECIEVES A HEAD INJURY OR YOU SEE A PLAYER DAZZED. THAT PLAYER MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE GAME AND CANNOT RETURN TO THE GAME WITHOUT A TRAINER OR EMT REPORTING IT TO THE UMPIRE. (ONLY A TRAINER OR EMT CAN REPORT THE PLAYER BACK IN NO EXCEPTIONS!!!)

 

UNSPORTSMANLIKE FOULS

IF ANY PLAYER OR COACH RECIEVES 2 UNSPORTSMANLIKE FOULS THAT PLAYER OF COACH WILL BE EJECTED FROM THE GAME.

 

EJECTIONS

ANY PLAYER OR COACH IN THE ECFL INVOLVED IN A FIGHT WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THAT GAME AND MAY BE SUSPENDED FOR AN ADDITIONAL GAME OR GAMES AT THE DISCRETION OF THE GAME OFFICIALS AND THE ECFL COMMISSONER.

 

ANY PLAYER, COACH OR AUTHORIZED TEAM PERSONNEL LEAVING THE BENCH AREA DURING A FIGHT ON THE FIELD OR IN ANY DESIGNATED SEATING AREA WILL BE SUSPENDED.

 

ANY PLAYER OR COACH VERBALLY ABUSIVE TO A GAME OFFICIAL WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE EJECTED FROM THAT GAME.

 

ANY PLAYER OR COACH PHYSICALLY ABUSIVE TO A GAME OFFICIAL WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM THE LEAGUE FOR LIFE.

 

ANY PLAYER PENALIZED BY A GAME OFFICIAL FOR INTENTIONALLY TRYING TO INJURE ANOTHER PLAYER WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM THE LEAGUE FOR LIFE.

 

ANY PLAYER OR COACH THAT USES ANY RACIAL, ETHNIC OR DISCRIMINATORY SLURS TOWARDS ANOTHER PLAYER, COACH OR GAME OFFICIAL WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY EJECTED FROM THAT GAME.

 

PLAYERS EQUIPMENT

 

PLAYER NOT WEARIING MATCHING HELMET OF UNIFORM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE GAME UNTIL CORRECTED. - THE TEAM WILL BE CHARGED WITH A TIMEOUT IF PLAYER IS ON THE FIELD AT THE TIME OFFICIALS RECOGNIZE IT.

 

TINTED FACE MASK ARE ALLOWED.

 

ONLY HELMET AND SHOULDER PADS ARE MANDITORY EQUIPMENT.

 

COACHES CHALLENGE

 

TEAM HAS 1 CHALLENGE.

 

ONLY TO QUESTION A RULE. (NOT A JUDGEMENT CALL)

 

IF CHALLENGE IS CORRECT TEAM KEEPS THIER CHALLENGE.

 

IF CHALLENGE IS INCORRECT THE CHALLENGING TEAM LOSES A TIMEOUT.

 

IF TEAM HAS NO TO IT WILL BE A DELAY GAME PENALTY.