August 10, 2014  Yes, it’s true:  I AM THE TIFI AD  I AM A WOMAN  And yes, I KNOW THE.

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August 10, 2014
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Yes, it’s true:
 I AM THE TIFI AD
 I AM A WOMAN
 And yes, I KNOW THE RULES………..
 The Truth is out!
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What we are here to do today:
 Review the Rules and make sure all Coaches
and Athletic Directors are aware of what is
excepted of them.
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What we are NOT here to do today:
 Argue the Rules. Like them or not, they are
here for 2014
 Change the Rules.
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Before the first game: every day except
Sunday
After the first game: three days per week
One & half hour per practice
Extra thirty minutes kicking practice
All teams must practice same time and day
Players must have 5 practices before playing
in a game.
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Know your players. Do they have allergies?
Report all incidents to your President and AD
Incidents and Accidents need to be reported
to TIFI.
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TIFI Rules vs Club Rules
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Game Day Discipline
◦ Tifi Rule: If a player misses 2 practices in one
week, they can not play in the game Saturday.
◦ Benching a player for discipline
◦ All players must receive the same punishment for
the same infraction. Players can not be docked
plays.
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1st Game, 5th Game and Play Offs
New for 2014. Only players that were within 20
pounds of reaching the max weight
Know the Maximum Weights
Monitor Players that are Close to the Maximum
Photo Rosters must be present
Conducted by the AD, Head Coach or
Responsible Team Representative
Home Team Scale vs Visitor Scale
Removing Equipment before weigh in
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Absent Players
Tardy Players
Players over the Maximum Allowable Weight
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Benched for the game
Participating at Practice
Reweighed
Penalties for playing is forfeit, fine and suspension
Penalty for negotiating or conceiving a weight:
 $100 fine
 Coach is suspended for the year.
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Photo Rosters
◦ Must be present at weigh in
◦ Must be present if a Photo Challenge is requested
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Exchange Rosters
◦ Must be emailed to TIFI AD by noon the Thursday
before the first game
◦ Must present and exchanged at every game.
◦ Jersey number order.
◦ Penalty for not having exchange roster
 $50 fine and must produce Photo Roster
 If no photo roster, the team will forfeit the game.
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All players must receive 15 plays!
Exceptions:
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Player is Absent or Ill
Player is benched for discipline (must be notated)
Injured during the game
Player arrives late to the game (player is to receive 4
plays per quarter that he/she is present)
All notes must be made on the monitor sheet by the
monitor
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What constitutes a play?
NOTE: A live ball is a ball in play. A dead ball
is a ball not in play. A legal snap or kick
produces a live ball and constitutes a play. A
dead ball foul does not constitute a play. An
illegal snap does not produce a live ball and
is not a play. Example: If game officials stop a
play in progress from being executed then
there was not a play.
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Monitor Board during Half Time
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Tips:
◦ Train your monitor
◦ Check monitor sheets before signing them and
leaving the team area
◦ Monitor signature does not mean that all players
got their 15 plays.
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Penalties for a player not getting 15 plays
(Monitor sheets will be used to determine the
number of plays a player receives).
◦ $100 per player that doesn’t receive 15 plays
◦ Team forfeits the game
◦ Head Coach is suspended for the next game and
must sit in the press box.
◦ Player must receive double the number of plays that
were missed in addition to the 15 in the next game.
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Errors on monitor sheets (NEW FOR 2014):
If the club can produce a tape to prove that a player did
in fact receive 15 plays, the penalties may be reduced:
• If the tape is produced by Friday following the first
game, the fine is reduced to $50 and the remainder of
the penalty is placed on hold.
• If after reviewing the tape, the player DID receive 15
plays, the rest of the penalty is waived.
• If the tape proves the player DID NOT get the 15 or
can not confirm innocence, the penalty will be
accessed the game following the rule.
Fine increased to $150
Coach is suspended for the next 2 games
PURPOSE IS TO KEEP A COACH FROM TURNING IN A
INVALID TAPE TO AVOID BEING SUSPENDED!
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Who can Scout
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Checking In
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Where Scouting can take place from
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Scout Badges
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Water Boys: Age and how many
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Chain Gang: Home team vs Visitors
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Monitors
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Half Time and Team Area
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Spectators Area
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Number on Sidelines
◦ 7 coaches plus the AD
◦ If the AD is listed as a coach on that team the
Assistant AD can be the 8th person. If no Assistant
is there, then the max number is 7.
◦ Medic
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Badges! Badges! Badges!
Cell Phones
Communicating with the Crowd
Leaving the Team Area
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Flag for Conduct
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$25 for the first to the Club
$50 for the second, ect
Notated on the Monitor Sheet
No penalty to the team unless an official runs into a
coach, then 15 yard penalty
Ejection
◦ $50
◦ Coach is suspended for the next game
◦ Failure to comply with ejection is a $100 and
suspension until he appears before the conference.
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Reported to the TIFI AD for punishment
Players displaying unsportsmanship like
behavior can be penalized.
Winning margin of 40 points or more
◦ Both Offensive and Defensive players must do what
they can to prevent these winning margins
◦ Coaches must appear before the eboard to explain
the circumstances.
◦ Penalties are accessed if unsportsmanship like
behavior occurred
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Challenges
◦ Age Challenge (Birth Certificate Verfication)
◦ Grade Verification
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 All 12 year olds must provide a grade verification to
the TIFI AD 48 hours after the first game.
Placement on a roster involving reserve status
Photo Challenge
How to file a challenge and when
Fee for filing a challenge, $25
Penalty to club if challenge is valid, $50 and forfeit
if the game between the two clubs was played.
Players is reassigned to the proper level. If a player
fails a photo challenge, he is suspended indefinitely
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Protest
◦ Protest can be filed for violation of any TIFI rule that
could have impacted the outcome of the game. Can
be made against a team, the club, or fans.
◦ How to file a protest and when
◦ Fee for filing a protest
◦ Proof to substantiate the protest can be submitted
in written accounts, video, pictures, or any other
form.
◦ Penalty: Decision will be made by the TFI AD and
may result in a forfeit.
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Know the TIFI Rules
Familiarize yourself with those that affect the
Head Coach
Make sure your coaches have their badges.