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    RULES & REGULATIONS

    FRIDAY, AUGUST 18 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 20 
    IN KEARNEY, MISSOURI

    2 GAME GUARANTEE, DOUBLE ELIMINATION

    GRADE-BASED (23/24 SCHOOL YEAR) DIVISIONS:

    • 2ND GRADE TACKLE (8 MAN)

    • 3RD GRADE TACKLE (11 MAN)

    • 4TH GRADE TACKLE (11 MAN)

    • 5TH GRADE TACKLE (11 MAN)

    • 6TH GRADE TACKLE (11 MAN)

    • 7TH GRADE TACKLE (11 MAN)

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    Minimum roster is 11 players for 2nd Grade & 15 players for all other divisions

    $200 per team and $20/per player

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    Entry Payments made by Cashiers Check or Cash App – Coaches only, no individual payments, cash or personal checks accepted

     

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    Rings for all 1st place participants, trophies for 2nd, and a custom belt for each division MVP as voted on by all coaches in division

     

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    A Monument Trophy will be presented to the Club/Association earning the most points during the tournament – Bracket win 1 pt, playoff win 2 pts, Championship win 3 pts

    IN-GAME RULES & REGULATIONS

    • All Games Will Follow Missouri State High School Athletic Assc (MSHSAA) rules with the following exceptions:

      • Games will be 2 ten (10) minute halves

        • 1st half will be a running clock

        • 2nd half clock will run according to MSHSAA

      • At the 5:00 mark of each half there will a 2:00 water break

      • There are no special teams other than PAT

        • Punts are all declared and result in a spot 30 yards from the declaration point

          • You may not pin an opponent inside of their own 20 yd line with a punt

        • Kickoffs will be placed at the receiving team’s 30 yd line

        • Extra Point attempts:

          • Kick = 2 points

          • Run or pass = 1 point

      • 25-point Mercy Rule at the start of the 3rd qtr

        • No passing/trick plays/blitzes/or any other attempts to run up the score

        • Once in Mercy Rule, it will remain for the rest of the game

        • Running clock for the rest of the game except for timeouts by team trailing and official timeouts

      • 2nd – 5th grade games will not allow blitzing

        • Defined as pre-snap movement toward the LOS

      • The Umpire of each game will be the ultimate authority

      • Ball carrier weights will be enforced

        • ​2nd Grade – 90 lbs

        • 3rd Grade – 115 lbs

        • 4th Grade – 125 lbs

        • 5th Grade – 135 lbs

        • 6th Grade – 155 lbs

        • 7th Grade – 175 lbs

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