Nashville Adult Flag Football League

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REFEREE BYLAWS

 

PLAYER’S ARE OUR CUSTOMER’S.  HOWEVER,THIS IS NOT BABYSITING!!! So be assertive and control the games.

 

Rainout Policy:  Call 615-419-3804 no more than 1 hour prior to game time to see if any games are canceled Due to inclement weather.  League Office will contact referee Supervisor(s) to advise status of games.  If no call is received then assume that games will be played as scheduled.  League Officer will workout partial payment or payment terms on cancelled games, with referee Supervisor. 

Referees will be as courteous as the teams/players will allow them to be.  If a team/player is giving you ANY problems.  DON’T ARGUE.  Give him an unsportsmanlike, or kick the player out and impose any suspensions deemed necessary.  You may call captains aside and explain if you decide it to be necessary, BUT DON’T ARGUE!!! Take the situation.  KNOW THE RULES! DON’T LET TEAMS DICTATE THE GAME.

 

Don’t comment on the games/teams in the league.  Don’t complain about anything in the league, please lead by example for all participants in the league.  Should you have a problem, please submit to your supervisor or the league representative.  We love to hear all opinions.

 

Parking may be charged at some parks that have youth associations or private property, it will be either $1 or $2 per car.  Most places won’t charge the officials.  If they do, the league will reimburse you for parking.

Roster Limits will be imposed on teams.  8-Man (25), Co-ed 8-Man (25), 5-Man (12), 4-Man (10).

Fines will be imposed on Teams that violate League Rules.  All FINES are due in League Office by Wednesday at 5:00PM.  Otherwise, the team will be suspended from league play until the fine is paid.

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LITTERING

1^st Offense - $25.00 fine for littering sidelines, parking lots or any part of the facility we use.

2^nd Offense – League Disqualification (MONEY WILL NOT BE REFUNDED)

Littering will be reported by Teams that play behind you and also refs, if you don’t report a team for trashing the field, then you may get blamed for it.  WE CAN AVOID ALL PROBLEMS BY KEEPING THE FIELDS AND FACILITY CLEAN.  THE TEAM MUST PAY FINE BEFORE YOUR NEXT GAME, or TEAM WILL FORFEIT ANY FOLLOWING SCHEDULED GAMES UNTIL THE FINE IS PAID. 

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VERBAL ABUSE OF OFFICIALS

1^st Offense – Possible 2 game suspension or Player Suspended for the Rest O The Season.  Team Fine of $50, Team Thrown Out Of league and /or Community Service Work selected by League depending on severity.

2^nd Offense – Banned for Life in the League

Any player/coach that touches or assaults an official will forfeit all remaining games for his team and be banned for life from the league. 
 NO MONEY WILL BE RETURNED TO PLAYER OR TEAM.

Verbal abuse of official will not be tolerated.  The player will be ejected from the game and can be suspended up to 2 additional games.  If conduct persist from the same team, officials have the right to declare a forfeit.  This applies to fans as well.  PLAY THE GAME, BAD CALLS HAPPEN, LET IT GO, YOU MUST CONTROL YOUR TEAM AND YOUR FANS.  REFEREE’S ARE NOT HERE TO BABYSIT!!!! 

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FIGHTING

1^st Offense – Possible 2 game suspension or Player Suspended for the Rest Of The Season, Team fine of $100, Team Thrown Out Of League and/or Community Service Work selected by league depending on severity.

2^nd Offense – Banned for Life in the League.

The player/team suspended does not play until the fine is paid.  FIGHTING WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.  If things are getting heated between two individuals, the coaches have been instructed to ask the player/s to sit out a couple plays to cool down.  If player/s get into a shoving/wrestling match, they may be ejected until the end of the 1^st half or the remainder of the game depending on the severity.  Depending on the referee’s decision the player will be eligible to play the second half, but if another occurrence of any type then that player/s will be ejected and depending on severity can be suspended and fines incurred. (THIS ONLY APPLIES WHEN PUNCHES ARE NOT THROWN)  If punches are thrown then the maximum penalty will be enforced.

 

For players serving 2 game suspensions, if they are ejected in the first half, then that game will count as one(1) of their two(2) games.  If it happens in the Second half, then it does not count as a game.

 

PLAYERS/TEAMS THAT LEAVE THE SIDELINE CAN ALSO BE EJECTED OR THE GAME MAY BE DECLARED A FORFEIT OR A DOUBLE FORFEIT AND FINES AND SUSPENSIONS MAY BE ENFORCED.