Rules Of Contact
There are a no. of rules to contact in Canadian rules football. The first rule is that that, the only player on the field who may be legally tackled is the player who is the ball carrier. Second, a receiver, i.e. an offensive player is sent down the field to receive a pass, may not be interfered with unless he is within one yard of the line of scrimmage (instead of 5 yards. Any player may block another player's way, so long as he does not hold or stumble the player he intends to block. The kicker may not be contacted after the kick but before his kicking leg returns to the ground, and the quarterback who already has thrown the ball, should not be hit or tackled.
Game Rules (major changes in rules)
The Burnside rules intently looking like American football (which are similar guidelines created by Walter Camp for that sport) that were joined in 1903 by the ORFU, was a push to distinguish it from a more rugby-arranged sport.
The Burnside Rules had teams diminished to 12 men for each side, presented the Snap-Back framework, required the attacking team to pick up 10 yards on three downs, disposed of the Throw-In from the sidelines, permitted just six men online, expressed that all goals made by kicking were worth two points and the opposition should line up 10 yards from the defenders on all kicks.
The rules were an endeavour to institutionalise the standards all through the nation. The CIRFU, QRFU and CRU wouldn't embrace the new standards at first. Forward passes were not permitted in the Canadian games until 1929, and touchdowns, which had been five points, were expanded to six points in 1956, in both the two cases a very long while after the Americans had received similar changes.
The essential contrasts between the Canadian and American games originate from guideline changes that the American side of the fringe received, however, the Canadian team did not (initially, the two sides had three downs, objective posts on the objective lines and boundless forward movement, yet the American side altered these principles, and the Canadians did not).
The Canadian field width was one guideline that did not depend on American policies, as the Canadian game was played in more extensive fields and arenas that were not as restricted as the American arenas.
Gameplay Rules
Start Of Play
At the commencement of a match, a coin is tossed by the official in the presence of both captains of the teams and allows the captain of the visiting team to call for heads or tails.
The captain of the team winning the coin toss is given the benefit of having the first choice, or of suspending the first choice to the other captain. The captain making the first choice may either choose to:-
- Kick off or receive the kick and the beginning of the half,
- Which direction of the field to play in.
The left out choice is provided to the opposing captain. Before the resumption of the game in the second half, the captain who did not have the first choice in the first half is then given a choice. Teams usually prefer to defer, so it is typical for the team that wins the coin toss to kick to begin the first half and receives to begin the second.
The game begins at the start of each half with one team place-kicking the ball from its own 35-yard line. Both teams then strive to catch the ball. The player who recovers the ball may run while holding the ball, or lateral throw the ball to a teammate.
Stoppage Of Play
The play halts when the player who is carrying the ball, his knee, elbow, or any other body part aside from the feet and hands, is forced to the ground (a tackle) or when a forward pass is not hooked on the fly (during a scrimmage) or when a touchdown or a field goal is obtained; when the ball leaves the playing area by any means or when the carrier of the ball is in a standing position but can no longer move forwards. If no score has been made, the next play starts from a scrimmage.
Scrimmage
Before the scrimmage, an official puts the ball at the spot it was at the stop of clock, but not closer than 24 yards from the sideline and/or 1 yard from the goal line. The line parallel to the goal line passing through the ball is mentioned to as the line of scrimmage.
This line is same as to "no-man's land"; players must stay on their own sides of this line until the play has started again. For a scrimmage to be valid the team in the hold of the ball must have seven players, excluding the quarterback, within one yard of the line of scrimmage whereas, defending team must stay back one yard or more from the line of scrimmage.
