The Bluegrass State Games

Saturday & Sunday-July 30-31, 2011

E.S. Good Barn Field
1451 University Drive, Lexington

REGISTRATION DEADLINE POSTMARK: July 10, 2011
ONLINE REGISTRATION DEADLINE: July 19, 2011 at midnight
REGISTRATION FEE: $200/team
NO LATE REGISTRATION ACCEPTED

Shawn Newton, Sport Commissioner
shawn.newton2@gmail.com

2011 Team Entry Form (PDF)
Download, Print, and Send the entry form to:
Bluegrass State Games
P.O. Box 1463
Lexington, KY 40588

Captains’ meeting will be Friday, July 29, 2011, at 8:00 pm in the Seaton Center Building located on University of Kentucky campus on University Drive. This Captain’s meeting is MANDATORY for all teams. There will be NO EXCEPTIONS. Any captain/team representative NOT meeting with the sports chair prior to 10 pm on Friday, July 29, 2011, may be asked to forfeit out of the tournament.

Code – Division
37000 – Men’s Open (16 & Over)
37005 – Women’s Open (16 & Over)
37010 – Boy’s Youth (12 & Under)
37019 – Co-Rec Open

FORMAT: TBA – Depending on the number of teams.

ROSTERS:

• Rosters are limited to 15 payers. 16 players for Co-Rec. NO EXCEPTIONS. Teams must have rosters completed by end of first game.
• Players must be able to present proof of age (i.e. driver’s license, state or military ID, certified copy of birth certificate, etc.) if requested by site supervisor. Any player not able to present proof of age will be ruled ineligible, disqualified from play and any games played in may be forfeited.
• All participants must show picture ID and those under the age of 18 MUST have the Parental Consent form signed.
• Age is as of July 24, 2011.
• The maximum number of players on the field at one time is 7. A team must have 5 players to start a game. If during a game a team drops below 5, the game will be forfeited.
• All players are eligible to catch a pass.
• In Co-Rec, the game will be played between 2 teams of 8 players, 4 men and 4 women. Teams with 7 players can be 4 men and 3 women or 4 women and 3 men. To avoid forfeit, six player teams require 3 men and 3 women.

EQUIPMENT: The Bluegrass State Games will provide each team with 10 flag belts ONLY! BGSG will also provide a game ball if needed. An intermediate ball shall be used in the women and Co-Rec divisions. Players should all wear the same color jersey and numbers are preferred.

The following equipment will be considered illegal:

• The flag belt is of one-piece construction, and will fall completely off when pulled. The belt must be clipped. Tying or tampering with the belt will not be tolerated and will result in an ejection from the game.
• Pants or shorts with any belt, belt loops, pocket(s) or exposed drawstrings.
• Shirts or jerseys, which do not remain tucked in. Any hood on a coat, sweatshirt, or shirt must remain tucked in at all times.
• Headgear containing any hard, unyielding, or stiff material, including billed hats and knots on headgear (ie. bandanas.)
• Jewelry, including wedding bands.
• Pads or braces worn above the waist.
• Shoes with metal, ceramic, screw-in or detachable cleats. (Exception — screw in cleats are allowed if the screw is part of the cleat.)
• Hard leg and knee braces which are not covered.
• Towels attached at the player’s waist.

RULES: All games will be played according to official NIRSA rules.

PLAY:

• The games will be played on a 100-yard field. 2 ten yard end zones and 80 yards of field.
• Each team will start at its own 14-yard line.
• In a series of 4 downs, it is necessary that the ball be advanced into the next zone line ahead of the zone where the ball was when the new series of downs began. The line to gain is always the boundary of a zone and crossing this line constitutes a first down.
• The games will consist of two 20-minute halves, with a 3-minute intermission.
• The clock will run continuously through the first half unless there is a time-out. The clock will run continuously in the second half until the two-minute warning and on time-outs.
• If a team is 19 or more (25 or more in Co-Rec) points ahead at the 2-minute warning, the game will be over. If at anytime during the last 2 minutes the point differential reaches 19 (or 25), the game will end at that point.
• The ball must be snapped within 25 seconds of the ball being marked ready for play.
• No half will end until the ball is dead and all penalties are resolved.
• Each team has 2 time-outs per half. (No carry over.)
• Time-outs will not exceed one minute.
• Coaches and spectators are not permitted on the field during time-outs.

SCORING -

• Touchdowns are worth 6 points. In Co-Rec, if a female player scores a touchdown or throws a legal forward pass of a touchdown, the point value is 9.
• Point after attempts:
  1 point from the 3 yard line.
  2 points from the 10 yard line.
  3 points from the 20 yard line.

DIRECTIONS: E.S. Good Barn Field is located by the Senior Citizens Center & across from UK Commonwealth Stadium.