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TAPPS SIX MAN FOOTBALL RULES                                                                    Home

GENERAL:  TAPPS Six-man Football Rules are the same as for the 11-man game except for the following variations:

 1. Offense must advance 15 yards instead of 10 yards in four downs.

 2. Each team has 6 players. The field is 80 yards by 40 yards, with the 40 yardline at the center of the field.

     Has marks are two feet outside the goal posts.

 3. Unless the ball is kicked or forward passed, it may not be advanced across the line of scrimmage until after

     and exchange has been made between the receiver of the snap and another player.  If a forward pass is thrown

     to the snapper, it must travel at least one yard in flight.

 4. Length of quarters: 10 minutes; between quarters: 2 minutes; between halves: 15 minutes

 5. The ball must travel 15 yards on a kickoff or be touched by the receiving team before members of the kicking

     team are eligible to touch it.

 6. Kickoff is made from the kicking team’s 30 yardline on a six-man field and there must be at least 3 players

     from the receiving team between the 30 and 35 yardlines.

 7 At least 3 offensive players shall be on their line of scrimmage at the snap.

 8. Ball may be handed in any direction to a player during a scrimmage down behind the line of scrimmage.

 9. If a fumble occurs before there has been an exchange or pass and if a player of the offensive team recovers it, he may

     not carry it beyond the line.

10. The ball is dead when a passer catches his own pass and it is ruled as an incomplete forward pass.

11. All players are eligible to catch a forward pass, except that a pass is ruled incomplete when caught by the passer.

12. Field goal counts 4 points; try-for-point: 2 points if successful through place or drop-kick; one point if successful

      by pass or run.

13. When one team is 45 or more points ahead at the end of the first half or if a team secures a 45 point lead during the

      second half, the game is ended immediately.

14. The team whose goal line is involved shall put the ball in play by a snap on their 20 yardline after a touchback and by

      a kick-off or punt on their 20 yardline after a safety.  After a safety, the ball must go at least 15 yards or be touched

      by the receiving team before members of the kicking team are eligible to touch it.  Receiving team must have at least

      3 players between the 35 and 40 yard lines of the kicking team.

15. The 20 yardline will be used as a penetration line.

16. If the player receiving the snap advances beyond the line of scrimmage without an exchange, the penalty shall be

      5 yards plus loss of down (Illegal procedure).

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