Grace Periods

FORFEITS

A team that is unable to meet the minimum player requirement will forfeit the game. The game will be recorded as a forfeit, and the team will receive a sportsmanship score of 0.

If both teams do not meet the minimum player requirement, the game will be recorded as a double forfeit and both teams will receive a 0 sportsmanship rating.

THE 10 MINUTE RULE FOR TEAM SPORTS (Football, Basketball, Soccer, Indoor/Sand Volleyball):

  1. A 10 minute grace period will be given for team sports if a team meets the following requirements:
    • Depending on the sport, there is a minimum number of players required to be eligible for a grace period to be granted (see below for each sport)
    • The minimum number of players to begin play are ready
  2. If a team is granted a grace period, a penalty will be imposed with its point value depending on each sport (see below for each sport). Each penalty will be imposed as follows:
    • The game clock will start at game time
    • A point penalty will be assessed to the team granted the grace period at game time and 5 minutes past game time. The point value of the penalty will vary depending on the sport
    • If the team granted the grace period is able to begin, the opposing team will automatically have choice of possession
  3. If neither team has the minimum number of players to start the game, but does have enough to be given the grace period, the game clock will run until the 10 minute mark but no point penalty will be assessed***
    • If, at any time, one team does meet the minimum number of players no point penalty will be assessed, but that team will receive first possession or choice of possession
    • If neither team has the minimum number of players to start the game, and one team does not have the minimum number of players to be granted the grace period then that team will forfeit. The other team will be granted the 10 minute grace period to get the minimum number of players to be awarded the win.
    • Flag Football (Men’s and Women’s League)
      • Minimum Players Required: 5
      • Minimum Players for Grace Period: 3
      • Point Penalty at game time & 5 minutes past: 7 & 7
      • Final score of Forfeit: 14-0
    • Flag Football (Co-Rec)
      • Minimum Players Required: 6 (a team should have no more than 4 participants of the same gender in which they identify on the field at one time.)
      • Minimum Players for Grace Period: 3
      • Point Penalty at game time & 5 minutes past: 7 & 7
      • Final score of Forfeit: 14-0
    • Soccer
      • Minimum Players Required: 6
      • Minimum Players for Grace Period: 3
      • Point Penalty at game time & 5 minutes past: 2 & 2
      • Final score of Forfeit: 4-0
    • Soccer (Co-Rec)
      • Minimum Players Required: 6 (a team should have no more than 4 participants of the same gender in which they identify on the field at one time.)
      • Minimum Players for Grace Period: 3
      • Point Penalty at game time & 5 minutes past: 2 & 2
      • Final score of Forfeit: 4-0
    • Basketball
      • Minimum Players Required: 4
      • Minimum Players for Grace Period: 2
      • Point Penalty at game time & 5 minutes past: 10 & 10
      • Final score of Forfeit: 20-0
    • Basketball (Co-Rec)
      • Minimum Players Required: 4 (a team should have no more than 3 participants of the same gender in which they identify on the court at one time.)
      • Minimum Players for Grace Period: 2 (at least 1 of each gender)
      • Point Penalty at game time & 5 minutes past: 10 & 10
      • Final score of Forfeit: 20-0
    • Volleyball
      • Minimum Players Required: 4
      • Minimum Players for Grace Period: 3
      • Point Penalty at game time & 5 minutes past: 5 & 5
      • Final score of Forfeit: 2-0
    • Volleyball (Co-Rec)
      • Minimum Players Required: 4 (a team should have no more than 2 participants of the same gender which they identify on the court at one time.)
      • Minimum Players for Grace Period: 3
      • Point Penalty at game time & 5 minutes past: 5 & 5
      • Final score of Forfeit: 2-0
    • Sand Volleyball
      • Minimum Players Required: 3
      • Minimum Players for Grace Period: 2
      • Point Penalty at game time & 5 minutes past: 5 & 5
      • Final score of Forfeit: 2-0
    • Sand Volleyball (Co-Rec)
      • Minimum Players Required: 3 (a team should have no more than 2 participants of the same gender which they identify on the court at one time.)
      • Minimum Players for Grace Period: 2
      • Point Penalty at game time & 5 minutes past: 5 & 5
      • Final score of Forfeit: 2-0

All points and scoring will be gender neutral.