2015 & 2016 NIRSA Flag & Touch Football Rules Book & Officials' Manual 17th Edition

The NIRSA Flag Football Committee is made up of numerous professionals and students who are responsible for implementing intramural programs for their participants. They work day to day with the intricacies of implementing a flag football program and are able to keep all the training materials up to date and relevant. Bruce Maurer has served as editor of the NIRSA Flag & Touch Football Rules Book and Officials' Manual since its inception in 1983. Maurer has been both a basketball and football official for more than 30 years and has been an official for four different collegiate football conferences as well as for the NFL.

NIRSA Flag & Touch Football Rules Committee Dedication: Mary Callender Moving Closer Toward a Standardized Football Code Valuable Programming Tools Acknowledgments Official NIRSA Rules Book and Interpretations Changes for 2015 and 2016 If in Doubt NIRSA FOOTBALL RULES BOOK* Rule 1. The Game, Field, Players, and Equipment Rule 2. Definitions of Playing Terms Rule 3. Periods, Time Factors, and Substitutions Rule 4. Ball in Play, Dead Ball, and Out-of-Bounds Rule 5. Series of Downs, Number of Down, and Team Possession After Penalty Rule 6. Kicking the Ball Rule 7. Snapping, Handing, and Passing the Ball Rule 8. Scoring Plays and Touchback Rule 9. Conduct of Players and Others Rule 10. Enforcement of Penalties Rule 11. Championship Tournaments Fouls and Penalties Summary Corec Football Rules Summary Youth Football Rules Summary 4 on 4 Football Rules Summary 10 Commandments for Clinicians and Observers NIRSA FOOTBALL OFFICIALS' MANUAL Part I. General Principles and Duties Part II. 2 Person Crew Mechanics Part III. 3 Person Crew Mechanics Part IV. 4 Person Crew Mechanics Part V. Code of Official Football Signals INDEX TO RULES *Any rule and play interpretation not discussed in this Rules Book will be covered by the National Federation of State High School Associations' Football Rules Book and Case Book.