Throw For Bo will be a single-elimination tournament. It will take place on March 27th, 2011, at Oosterbaan field house in Ann Arbor, Michigan, between 08:00 AM and 1:00 PM.

The registration fee is $120.00 for your two teams($60 per Throw For Bo team, or $40 total per chapter if you have three chapters on your team). All participants will receive the official Throw For Bo 2011 t-shirt and each team must consist of 7 members which includes 2 substitutes. There must be at least 2 female members per team, and at least 1 female teammateplaying in the game at all times.

Oosterbaan Field House is located at 1000 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan. It is directly adjacent to Schembechler Hall. Teams will be notified of transportation options and other details after they have completed registration.

THROW FOR BO Tournament Rules

BASIC RULES SUMMARY

·      5 v. 5 tournament

·      Playing time: Two 12 minute halves with a 3 minute half time

o   Running Clock

o   No Time Outs

·      Rushing the Quarterback: Free rush on the quarterback. In the same respect, the quarterback may run at any time.

·      Minimum line players: The offense must have at least one member of their team on the line of scrimmage to snap the ball

·     Running the ball: There is absolutely no running. Every play must be a legal forward pass (ball must be caught past the line of scrimmage). Only the QB reserves the right to run.

·      Screen blocking down field is allowed as long as there is no physical contact (use of hands, arms, shoulder, or body) between players. Defenders also may not initiate physical contact with the blockers.

·      Jamming at the line is also prohibited

·      Substitutions: May occur at any time in between plays as long as there are only 5 players on the field once the ball is snapped.

POSSESSION DETAILS

·      Coin Toss: Winner of the coin toss can choose between the following two options in the first half or defer the choice to the second half. The team not having the first choice of options will exercise the remaining option for that half.

o   Choose whether his/her team will start on offense or defense

o   Choose the goal his/her team will defend

·      Between periods the teams will change goals.

·      Delay of Game: Snapping the ball past the 25 second play clock.

SCORING

·      Touchdown’s: 6 points

·      Safeties: 2 points

·      Points after Touchdowns (PAT’s): Worth 1, 2, or 3 points when attempted from the 3, 10, or 20 yard line respectively.

NEW SERIES OF DOWNS

·      Field Dimensions: 40 yards long, 30 yards wide. Each endzone is 10 yards long.

·      The ball will be initially placed on the 10 yard line after any touchdown.

·      First downs: You will have 3 downs to cross into the next zone. The two zones are at the 20 yard line and past the end zone only.

·      There are no kickoffs/punts.

·      Turnover on downs: Occurs if a team fails to achieve a first down or a touchdown after 3 downs. The ball will be placed at the point of the failed attempt

·      Safety: Being downed in one’s own endzone. This causes 2 points to be awarded to the defense and change of possession with the ball placed at the 10 yard line.

·      Fumbles: There are no fumbles. The ball will be placed at the point where the ball hits the ground.

·      Interception: Interceptions can be returned. The ball will be placed at the point where the defensive players flag is pulled.

ATTIRE:

·      No pockets in shorts

·      All players must be wearing their greek week t-shirts (or at least the same color).

·      Flag belts must be worn properly and must be able to detach from the waist. They also must be visible over clothing.

·      Any Jewelry (Chains/necklaces, piercings, rings) are prohibited.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

·      All other basic IM rules hold for this as well (flag guarding, encroachment, illegal contact, Pass Interference, etc.)

o   Please refer to the attached sheet for these rules and penalties and the yardage for each penalty. (Note that 10 yard penalties are 5 yard penalties and 5 yard penalties are 3 yard penalties).

·      Please use common sense, always practice sportsmanship, and always defer to the referee’s rulings when playing the game.

·      NOTE: Referees hold the ultimate right to eject players or eliminate teams based on disorderly conduct.

OVERTIME RULES:

·      College overtime rules:

o   A coin toss will determine which team gets to choose if they want possession first or second.

o   Each team will attempt one “try” from the 3 yard line for 1 point or the 10 yard line for 2 points (the teams hold the right to choose prior to the play)

o   The team that scores higher after both teams try, wins the game.

o   If there is still a tie after both teams try once, then the order is switched for which team tries first and which team tries second.

o   This pattern continues until the tie is broken.

CO-ED RULES

·      There must be at least 1 girl on each team on the field at any given time.

·      There are no other sex related regulations regarding how many times each sex much touch the ball or differential in point scoring between sexes.