RULE CHANGES

The following are the significant rule changes made since the 1999 Tournament of Champions:

1. A major change to the rules this year is the option of allowing all personal and major fouls to be applied as a live
ball or dead ball foul at the option of the non-offending team. A personal or major live ball foul is applied as
follows: if the foul occurs before a first down is made, the penalty is applied at the point the ball was last put into
play and the down will be repeated; if the foul occurs after a first down has been made, the penalty will be applied
from the spot the ball was held at the time of the infraction and a first down is awarded.

2. The rule for minor no-yards has been eliminated. All no-yards penalties will be applied as 10-yards.

3. When the centre sets the ball on the ground for the snap, the rusher cannot change sides and still maintain rushing
privileges. The old rule permitted the rusher to change sides IF the centre knew about it.

4. Players are permitted to wear braces provided they are completely covered up in such a manner as to prevent a
finger from fitting between the brace and the skin. Sharp edges must be padded in such a way as to ensure that
they will not puncture a player’s skin.

The following are the significant rule changes made since the 1997 Tournament of Champions:

1.The 5-yard penalty head touch has been eliminated.

2.The rusher will be permitted to change sides, prior to the snap, and maintain rushing privileges, when the
quarterback rolls out before the ball is snapped.

3.There is no waiting period if a team does not have seven players at the designated starting time. The game will
begin if both teams have a minimum of 5 players present. If either team does not have a minimum of five players,
the game will be forfeited.

4.The play will be whistled dead when the kicker catches a blocked kick. The kicking team will not be permitted
to advance the ball in any way.

5.When the ball on a kick off, strikes or deflects off the leg of a member of the receiving team, the play is not
whistled dead. Play will continue, subject to the usual onside/offside pass rules. If the player accidently, or
deliberately kicked the ball, then the play would be whistled dead when the ball hits the ground.