March 1, Dear Sponsor/Coach:

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1 March 1, 2010 Dear Sponsor/Coach: On behalf of the Edinburg Parks and Recreation Department, I would like to extend to you a personal invitation to participate in the th Annual Summer Jr. High 7 on 7 Football League, scheduled to begin Thursday, June 10, 2010, at 5:30 p.m. for the Jr. High Division. A mandatory coach=s meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 19, 2010, at 6:30 p.m. at the Edinburg Parks and Recreation Department Meeting Room. The following information is enclosed: FACT SHEET RULES AND REGULATIONS ROSTER FORM REGISTRATION FORM The registration deadline has been set for Friday, May 14, 2010, at 8:00 p.m. and checks must be mailed payable to the City of Edinburg Parks and Recreation Department, P.O. Box 1079, Edinburg Texas, Participants may also register in person at our office located on 315 E. Palm Drive. Should you have any questions, please call We look forward to your participation. Respectfully, Ramiro Moreno, Superintendent of Recreation City of Edinburg

2 EDINBURG PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT SUMMER 7 on 7 JR. HIGH FOOTBALL LEAGUE FACT SHEET LEAGUE DATE: June 10, 2010 BEGINNING TIME: :30 p.m. DEADLINE FOR ENTRY: Friday, May 14, 2010, 8:00 p.m. LOCATION: ECISD Cats Stadium 310 E. Palm Edinburg, Texas LEAGUE DIRECTORS: Ramiro Moreno Superintendent of Recreation Esmeralda Cerda Program Supervisor I ENTRY FEE: $30. Per Player AGE CLASSIFICATION: Must possess Jr. High School Eligibility for the school year. AWARDS: st, 2 nd, 3 rd, and 4 th Place Team Trophies

3 ELIGIBILITY: EDINBURG PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT 7 on 7 FOOTBALL LEAGUE RULES AND REGULATIONS HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE - Participants must possess both high school eligibility, incoming freshman - senior, for the school year and be between the ages of JR. HIGH LEAGUE - Participants must possess both jr. high school eligibility (incoming six grade -eighth grade), for the school year and be between the ages of years of age. Any player who is in question about their eligibility must provide an original birth certificate, identification card, or drivers license and must also provide an official school report card to the Superintendent of Recreation. NO copies will be accepted. All participants must pay a $30. league fee at the Edinburg Parks and Recreation Department office. NO participants will be added the last week of the season. Participants can be added prior to last week but ONLY if there is an official team shirt available to issue out to the participant. If there is no shirt to issue out, then no one can be added to the team. 1. Field Dimensions: Field Length--45 yards long Field Width--160 feet (60 feet to hash mark, 40 feet between) End Zone--10 yards deep 2. Starting the game: A central timekeeper will be designated. All games will begin and end on this persons instructions. He will also announce the time remaining at the 10, 5, and 2 minute mark NO PLAYER WILL BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE WITHOUT LEAGUE SHIRTS which will be provided by the Edinburg Parks & Recreation Dept. For Regional or State Tournaments Only: Visitors will have first possession and wear white (top team in bracket or first team listed will be the visitor). The home team will have first possession the 2nd half and wear a dark color (bottom team in bracket or 2nd team listed will be the home team)). Ball always placed on right hash mark when at the 45-yard line. 3. Moving the ball. No kicking/punting. Field is marked at 15-yard intervals with cones/yard markers. (3 first downs without a penalty would result in a touchdown). Possession always begins at the 45-yard line at the right hash. Offenses always move in the same direction NO PASSER MAY RUN WITH THE BALL. ALL PASSES MUST BE FORWARD. (A pass caught behind the LOS must be forward)

4 4. Special Rules No blocking. Receiver/Ball carrier is legally down when touched below the neck with one or both hands. (Excessive force by shoving, pushing, or striking a blow will be penalized by automatic first down and 5 yards. Expulsion of a player(s) if ruled unsportsmanlike & flagrant). Fumbles are dead balls at the spot with the last team retaining possession. A muffed snap is not a fumble/dead ball. The 4.0 second count remains in affect on snaps. Each team will have 25 seconds to snap the ball once it has been marked ready for play; delay of game penalty will be a 5 yard penalty. The QB is allowed 4.0 seconds to throw the ball. The Official timekeeper starts a stopwatch on the snap of the ball from center and stops the watch as soon as the QB releases the ball. If a quarterback tee is used, the automatic timer will start and a buzzer will sound once the 4.0 seconds expires. If release is under 4.0 seconds, the play goes on. If the timekeeper sees that the clock has exceeded 4.0 seconds, he waits until the play is over (the play is not blown dead), then brings the ball back to the original line of scrimmage with loss of down. (The timekeeper will be an official or coach from a team that is not playing) Game manager - placed on the 50 yd. line to keep score for his/her field (both games) and to assist with crowd/player control. (This may be a coach) Defensive Pass Interference will be a spot foul (1st down at the spot). Responsibility to avoid contact is with the defense. There will be NO chucking, or deliberate bumping or grabbing. These actions will result in a "tack on" penalty at the end of the play (5-yard penalty). Offensive pass interference is the same as NCAA rules. Interceptions may be returned ("no blocking" rule applies). If an interception is returned beyond the 45-yard line (the offensive origination point) it is a touchdown and point after attempt should ensue. Offensive team is responsible for retrieving and returning the ball to the previous spot or the new scrimmage spot. Clock does not stop and any delay by offense in retrieving and returning the ball TO THE REFEREE will result in a delay of game and will be a 5-yard penalty from the succeeding spot. The offensive center is not an eligible receiver (teams must have a center). The center is responsible for establishing the succeeding spot as designated by the Referee. The center or designated player for each offensive team will be responsible for setting or re-positioning the Referee's beanbag at the line of scrimmage. No taunting or "trash talking". (5-yard penalty & expulsion if flagrant or repeated). The offense must gain at least 15 yards in the first 3 or less plays or the defense takes over. (There is no kicking). Four down territory occurs only after offense proceeds to or inside the 15-yard line cone (third quadrant). _ Each player must play a minimum of 15 minutes per game to ensure that each player will develop his skills, teamwork, team sportsmanship, and have fun. _ The field captain and/or quarterback may request the amount of time left in the game from the officials at any time. Officials will be expected to give the correct time. 5. Scoring: 6 points for TD, 1 point for PAT from 3 yard line, 2 point PAT from 10 yard line (interception on PAT is dead ball). Official score is kept by field referee and game manager. 6. Tie Breaker:

5 After coin flip to determine first possession, teams will alternate 4 down series from the 15-yard line. A winner is determined when one team scores during its possession and the other does not. If a second overtime period is necessary, each team must then go for two points on the conversion attempts. 7. Time: 20 minute halves (continuous clock for each half--see: "starting the game"). No time outs. (EXCEPTION: Injuries. Both games on the Field will halt until player(s) can be removed as soon as safety dictates). 10-minute half-time/10 minutes between games. 7 on 7 league/tournaments require that all games start/end at the same time. If a team(s) are late and cannot start when the tournament officially starts, they will begin play with whatever time is left on the league/tournament clock. (Not to exceed 10 minutes of 1st half. Forfeit will occur after 10 minutes of the 1st half) IT IS IMPERATIVE TO KEEP TO THE LEAGUE/TOURNAMENT TIME SCHEDULE. Teams must be on site and ready to play when scheduled. Injury time outs may reduce the amount of time between halves and/or between games to maintain the game schedules. 8. Secondary Coverages: Cover 1 (man free), Cover 2, Cover 3 & Cover 4 (quarter-quarter halves, or straight quarters) 9. Squad Members/Tournament Fees: Players: Maximum of 15 players per team. Minimum of 12 players. This rule will be strictly enforced in all state qualifying tournaments! Regional Tournament Fees: Each participant must pay $15 to play in a state qualifying tournament ($300 for a team of 20 members, $180 minimum) 10. Officials: (2)--Referee; Field judge. 11. Cost: Entry fee on per person basis to cover cost of officials; and awards 12. Coaches-Fathers: No High School coach/middle School coach may serve as a coach or stand with the team on the sideline. Each team must have a coach accompany it to any/all events to serve as a school Administrator on duty for their particular team(s). This individual is responsible for the ACTION OF THOSE REPRESENTING HIS SCHOOL! 13. FORFEITS: _ Game time is forfeit time; officials are required to start games on schedule. Any player that comes in late must report to the scorekeeper, no exceptions! _ Teams with three forfeits will be automatically withdrawn from the league. No refunds requests will be granted. _ Should a player/coach be ejected from the game, or asked to leave the city/school grounds by an official, the player has one minute to leave the playing field and two minutes to leave the facility. Failure to leave the facility will result in a forfeit of his team=s game. _ The use of ineligible players will result in a forfeit. The following will constitute an ineligible player: 1. Player not of legal age. 2. Player not on official team roster. 3. Player playing under assumed name.

6 4. Player who has been suspended and has not been reinstated. 14. PROTESTS: _ Protests will not be accepted on any judgement call by an official. _ Eligibility Protests must be presented to the Edinburg Parks and Recreation Department in writing within 24 hours after completion of the game in question, on weekend games is next business day. _ Protests on team=s won/loss record will be thoroughly investigated by the league director. _ Eligibility Protest will be investigated be The Edinburg Parks and Recreation Department and will rule at its discretion. Only Coaches and Assistant Coaches will be allowed to request an eligibility protest. 15. DISCIPLINARY ACTION _ Fighting: the player(s) involved will be ejected from the league/tournament. If a team fight occurs, the teams involved will be ejected from the league/tournament and denied participation in any/all state qualifying tournaments! _ Players or coaches ejected from a game by an official will not be allowed to participate for one game after the ejection. Should a player or coach be ejected on a second occasion, the offender will automatically be suspended for the remainder of the season. The officials have the authority to eject any player at any time for unsportsmanlike conduct. _ Participants, coaches, or spectators, threatening or handling an official, player, spectator, or a City of Edinburg Employee will be liable to charges and a suspension from all future City and State Athletics for and indefinite period, to be reviewed after one (1) year. 16. OFFICIALS: _ Officials have the final authority on all matters concerning league play. Officials will not accept abusive language or rough play and may forfeit games at any time. 17. SPECIAL RULES: _ Food and soft/sport drinks are allowed only on the stadium bleachers. NO soft/sport drinks, food or gum are permitted field area. Absolutely NO alcoholic beverages will be allowed on city/school grounds. _ Anyone playing under the influence of alcohol or any illegal drug will be suspended. Repeat violations will result in an indefinite suspension. _ Fighting will result in the suspension of all participants involved from the league or play-off, regardless of the aggressor. _ Games may be postponed if deemed necessary by the Edinburg Parks and Recreation Department. _ Make-up games will be played at the discretion of the league director. _ The City of Edinburg Parks and Recreation Department has the final authority on deciding rule interpretations. 18. LEAGUE TOURNAMENT (If scheduling time is allowable): _ Standings will be determined by won/loss record for the purpose of seeding for the league tournament. _ The league tournament will determine the league champion, regardless of the team won/loss record.

7 EDINBURG PARKS AND RECREATION th ANNUAL SUMMER JR. HIGH SCHOOL 7 ON 7 FOOTBALL LEAGUE Official Team Roster COACH ASST. COACH MAILING ADDRESS MAILING ADDRESS PHONE(H) (B) PHONE (H) (B) TEAM NAME SPONSOR S NAME Please Check Grade Level: 8 th 7th 6 th JERSEY # PLAYER NAME (PRINT) PLAYER ADDRESS PHONE # AGE PLAYER SIGNATURE I, here by agree to abide by all rules and regulations set by the Edinburg Parks & Recreation Department for the above amateur sport and further agree to hold harmless the City of Edinburg, the organizers, supervisors and participants for any injury and for any known or unknown illness, and/or pregnancy that may occur while participation in the above league.

8 Edinburg Parks & Recreation Department 5th Annual Summer Jr. High 7 on 7 Football League OFFICIAL REGISTRATION FORM FOR OFFICE USE ONLY Date: Amount: Cash/Check #: Receipt: Staff: Name: Phone: Address: City: Zip: School Name: Grade ( ) Date of Birth: Age: Height: Weight: Position: Not all teams will have a volunteer coach, registered players can play without a coach, and participants practice on their own time and place. All participants must possess Jr. High eligibility for the school year. Jr. High players are encouraged to register as a team. Only 15 per team. League is limited to the first 10 teams registered. The league is scheduled to begin on June 10, 2010 at ECISD Football Stadium and a $30. registration fee must be received no later than Friday, May 14, 2010, at 8:00 p.m. or until all slots are filled. Checks must be mailed payable to the City of Edinburg, Parks and Recreation Department, P.O. Box 1079, Edinburg, Texas, Not all teams will have a volunteer coach, registered players can play without a coach, and participants practice on their own time and place. Registration fees are not refundable. Should you have additional questions, please feel free to contact the Edinburg Parks and Recreation Department at (956) I, parent, adult participant, or guardian of the above name fully understand that participation in the 2010 Edinburg Parks and Recreation Dept. Summer Jr. High 7 on 7 Football League may result in a serious injury or illness. Risks involved include: twisting an ankle, being hit by a football, jammed fingers, and more serious injuries, may result from participating in the abovementioned league. Although I fully appreciate those risks, I desire to participate without regard to the consequences. I assume all risks and hazards incidental to such participation and do hereby waive, release, absolve, indemnify, and agree to hold harmless the City of Edinburg, and any and all sponsors, or any other individuals, firm, or organization resulting in whole, or part, from participation in the 2010 Edinburg Parks and Recreation Dept. Summer Jr. High 7 on 7 Football League, or the acts or omissions by any organization, firm, or individuals, that take place in connection with the 2010 Edinburg Parks and Recreation Dept. Summer Jr. High 7 on 7 Football League. This Waiver shall be binding on my heirs, legatees, administrators, and assigns. Further, I hereby grant full permission to any and all of the forgoing, to use any photograph, video tapes, motion pictures, recordings, or any other record of this event, for any legitimate purpose. I also grant permission to managing personnel, or other representatives, to authorize and obtain medical care from any licensed e.m.t., physician, hospital, or medical clinic should the above named participant becomes ill or injured while participating in activities away from home or at any other time when neither parent is available to grant authorization for emergency treatment. Phone number in case of an emergency Participants Signature Parent/Guardian s Signature, if under 18 years of age Emergency Contact Name Family Physician Name Date Date Phone # Phone # Team Sponsorship: $100. limited sponsorships to provide for team uniforms are available upon request. Should you wish for an accommodation due to a disability, and wish to participate in the league, feel free to contact the Edinburg Parks and Recreation Department, at your earliest convenience at (956)