Before the first regular season football game of the season, teams must have participated in a minimum of 10 practices, but not more than 15 after the official start date determined by the MJHSAD league coaches and commissioner.

SPRING FOOTBALL CAMPS

1. Camps will be limited to five sessions.
2. Camps will be limited to controlled contact drills.
3. Camps may not interfere with other school sport activities.
4. Any scrimmages will be limited to the final day of camp and conducted under close supervision of the coaches. Athletes must wear full equipment and have turned in their player registration card signed by a physician.
5. Schools are not allowed to play games or run controlled scrimmages against other teams.

PLAYER ELIGIBILITY

1. Player eligibility must be submitted no later than 24 hours prior to league play. Further additions to the player list during the season must also be submitted 24 prior to participation in league play.
2. Medical clearance along with parent consent forms (Pink Cards) must be completed before participation in Spring camp. Medicals are good for one year.

RULES

1. The MJHSAD has adopted the CIAU (Amateur) Rules for football with the following modifications:
- No Yards penalties on punt returns shall be assessed as 10 yards.
- Crack-Back Block - It shall be illegal for a Team A player to block an opponent below the waist on either side of the line of scrimmage when initiating a block from three yards or more outside of the close line play area and moving towards the ball.
- Protection of the player snapping the ball in punting and placekicking situations: The player snapping the ball cannot be contacted after release of the ball until the player crosses the one-yard restraining zone or sets up in a pass-blocking stance. Penalty: 15 yard unnecessary roughness penalty.
- Twenty-one Point Plus Rule - for regular season only & only in 4th quarter.
- Twelve minute running time quarters with stop time during the last three minutes of the second
and fourth quarters.
- Punt Rule - in windy conditions, Team A may elect to move the ball fifteen yards closer to Team B=s goal line instead of punting the ball. Team B will scrimmage 1st and ten from that point.
- Tie games in the regular season will remain as ties. Overtime will only be used in play-offs.
- During timeouts coaches are not to be on the field.

LEAGUE STRUCTURE

1. The home team will wear dark jerseys.
2. The home team shall occupy the west bench.
3. Seven team league - a single round robin six game schedule will be played with all teams making the play-offs.
Six team league - each team will play four teams once and one team twice to complete a six game schedule. All six teams will make the play-offs.
Five team league - each team will play two teams once and two teams twice to complete a six game schedule. All five teams will make the play-offs.
Four team league - each team will play the other three teams twice. The top three teams will make the play-offs.
4. Cancellation of games due to weather or poor field conditions will be made by the commissioner in consultation with the coaches and facilities manager. Re-scheduling cancelled games will also be done by the commissioner in consultation with the coaches.
5. Filming of your team=s game as well as other team's games is legal.
6. MJHSAD season tickets and student activity cards will be honoured by Balgonie & Swift Current. We will honour their season tickets as well. For regular season games only!
7. Play-offs:
- Seven team league: 1st gets a bye, 7th plays 2nd, 6th plays 3rd, and 5th plays 4th.
- Six team league: 1st and 2nd get a bye, 6th plays 3rd, and 5th plays 4th.
- Five team league: 1st, 2nd and 3rd get a by, 5th plays 4th.
- Four team league: 4th place team does not make play-offs, 1st gets a bye, 3rd plays 2nd.

Throughout the play-offs the higher finishing team will have choice of which end they would like to defend, or the choice of kicking-off or receiving, or the option of deferring choice to the 2nd half.

Play-off games involving a Moose Jaw team will be played at Gutheridge Field. Play-off games involving two non Moose Jaw teams will be played at the home of the higher finishing team. The league championship game will always be played at Gutheridge Field in Moose Jaw.

Overtime:
- Immediately after the conclusion of the fourth quarter, officials will instruct both teams to retire to their respective team areas. The officials will assemble at centerfield and review the tie-breaking procedure.
- The officials will escort captains to the center of the field for the coin toss. The winner of the toss shall choose one of the following options: 1. Offense or defense, with the offense at the opponent's 35 yard line to start the first series; or 2. Which end of the field shall be used for both series of that overtime period.
- The loser of the toss shall exercise the remaining option for the first extra period and shall have the first choice of the two options for subsequent even-numbered extra periods.
- Extra periods: An extra period shall consist of two series with Team A and Team B each putting the ball in play by a snap on or between the inbound lines of the 35 yard line; which becomes the opponent's 35 yard line. The snap shall be from midway between the hash marks on the 35 yard line, unless a different position on or between the inbounds lines is selected before the ready for play.
- Team Series: Each team retains the ball during a series until it scores or fails to make a first down. The ball remains alive after a change of team possession until it is declared dead. However, Team A may not have a fist and 10, if it again possesses the ball after a change of team possession.
- Scoring: The team scoring the greater number of points during the regulation and extra periods shall be declared the winner. There shall be an equal number of series and, as defined above, in each extra period, except if Team B scores during a period other that on the try for extra point(s). Example: On the first possession of a period Team A scores a touchdown. If the score is still tied after the three extra series having been played by each team, any subsequent touchdown must be followed by a two-point conversion.
- There shall be no team time-outs during overtime play.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

1. Each team will supply its own first aid kit.
2. Each team will have a first aid qualified adult to attend all games.
3. At least one member of the coaching staff will attend a Sask. Amateur Football seminar/workshop on equipment each year. This individual or some other qualified individual such as Norm Fong of the Saskatchewan Roughriders should inspect all high school football equipment prior to issuing of such equipment for the season.
4. It is recommended that, at the time of equipment issue, a seminar for players, and possibly parents, be held to explain and stress the importance of proper fitting, safety and maintenance. After such a seminar, each player should be personally supervised when equipment is fitted and issued.

LEAGUE DISCIPLINE

1. Penalty for violations of the ASports Activity Rules@ may result in forfeit of game or games in which the violation occurred.
2. At the time of the ejection of a player(s) from a game, the head official shall advise the coach of each team of the ejection, giving the uniform number of player(s) and the infraction. The head official shall complete a report using the player ejection form provided by the League Commissioner at the game.

RECORDS

1. Records maintained from 1970 for league games:
- Team statistics
- Season and career individual statistics for scoring, rushing, passing, receiving, punting & interceptions.