Age, Weight Limits, and X-men

VARSITY PLAYERS

Varsity teams will consist of players 11-14 years of age.
Varsity players may not be older than 14 years old on August 1st.
All players in the 8th grade must play Varsity regardless of age and weight.
No repeat 8th Graders or High school players are allowed.
Varsity players must not weigh more than 240.9 pounds playing weight. Players weighing 201-240.9 will be designated X-Man.
Game balls used must have “Youth” or “Intermediate” rating.

Junior Varsity (JV) teams will consist of players 9-11 years of age on August 1st.
Varsity players must not weigh more than 160.9 pounds playing weight. JV players weighing 141-160.9 will be designated X-Man.
Game balls used must have “Youth” or “Intermediate” rating.

Pee Wee teams will consist of players 7-9 years of age on August 1st.
Pee Wee players must not weigh more than 140.9 pounds playing weight. JV players weighing 121-140.9 will be designated X-Man.
Game balls used must have “Junior” rating.

Rookie teams will consist of players 6-7 years of age on August 1st.
Rookie players must not weigh more than 100.9 pounds playing weight. There are no X-Man for rookies.
Game balls used must have “Junior” or “Peewee” rating.

Note: Cen-Cal will use the player’s age that he/she is, ON August 1st.

Game score will be kept and PAT(Run & Pass only) attempts will be allowed during the first half ONLY of all Rookie league games.
Scores are frozen at halftime.
The second half of all Rookie games are to be used for instruction and getting all players on the field. There will be NO score kept and NO PAT attempts are allowed in the second half of Rookie games until the Rivalry week game and Post Season Playoffs at which game score will be kept and PAT(Run & Pass only) attempts will be allowed in the second half as well.
For those PAT attempts, a pass is two (2) points and a run is one (1) point.
Coaches: Two coaches per team will be allowed on the field for the first five (5) games of the season; thereafter no coaches are allowed on the field except during timeouts.
The game should be officiated very liberally with penalties only called for off-sides, false starts, holding at the point of attack, and flagrant incidences of unsportsmanlike conduct.

Once designated an X-Man player, the player will remain an X-Man until the completion of the entire season. If during the course of the season a player exceeds the listed weight for their regular player limit, he/she will be designated an X-man for the remainder of the season including post season play.
X-Men can ONLY play from Tackle to Tackle on offense and must be in a 3 point stance on the defensive line.
X-Men may not be a running back, or Tight End, or receive a pass on the &“Tackle Eligible” play.
On defense, X-Men cannot play a standing position such as linebacker or corner or safety. They too may not drop back from their 3 point stance into a linebacker position. Example: In a 5-3 defense, X-Men cannot be stand up defensive ends, but maybe the nose tackle or interior tackles, in a 6-2, the interior 4 may be X-Men but must be in a 3 point stance and cannot as well play the two defensive ends standing up. And in 4-4, the front 4 may be X-Men but must remain in a 3 point stance and on the defense must remain within the offensive tackle to tackle box
X-Men may not play on kickoff or kickoff return.