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All you have to do is have your organizational flag football team participate in USFFD Super Bowls. So far, there have been fifteen USFFD Super Bowls and they’ve been in location all across the country including New York, California, Washington D.C., New Jersey, Tennessee, Canada, Texas and Ohio. Super Bowl 16 is going to take place in Austin, Texas and Super Bowl 17 will be in Madison, Wisconsin. It’s really easy to become a member because all you have to do is call the USFFD secretary, register yourself or your team, pay your fees and you’re in. The fees and dues are determined every year by their committee. Individuals can either join as a team or as a free agent. In order to participate in USFFD the athlete must have a hearing loss of at least 55 decibels in their better ear, and they must provide the secretary of the Association with a copy of his most recent hearing test, performed by a certified audiologist The objects of USFFD are to promote and protect the mutual interests of its members, promote amateur flag football in every way possible throughout the deaf communities, foster and extend the character and sportsmanship of flag football participants, stimulate the physical fitness, moral, and cultural education of flag football participants, and act as the parent organization of the regional and local flag football organizations; these to be governed by the rules and regulations imposed by the The rules applied to the USFFD league are the same rules that all United States flag football leagues adhere to. These rules are legislated by the United States Flag and Touch Football League (USFTL) as go as follows: Number of players: Each team should start the game with 7 players, a minimum of 5 is needed to avoid a forfeit. A player may play on only one team per sport. Length of game: Playing time will be 40 minutes, two halves of 20 minutes. Half-time will be 5 minutes long. A coin toss will determine who will receive the choice of possession or side at the beginning of the game. If only one team is ready to play at game time, they will automatically have the choice. In the case of overtime, there will be a 3- minute intermission prior to starting overtime. Mercy rule: If a team is 17 points or more ahead when the Referee announces the two-minute warning for the second half, the game will be over. If a team scores during the last two minutes of the second half and that score creates a point differential of 17 or more points the game will also end at that point. The flag belt: All shirts must be tucked in, and are not permitted to hang over the flag belt. Should a player loose their flag belt legally or illegally during a down and should that player gain possession of a live ball, that player will be considered down when a legal tag (one hand touched by the defense between the shoulders and knees, including the hand and arm) is made. When a player scores they must immediately raise their hands and allow an official to remove their flag belt. This is done to insure that the flag belt has not been illegally secured. If the belt has been illegally secured the score is disallowed, the player ejected and a 10 yard Unsportsmanlike Guarding the flag belt: Runners cannot flag guard by using their hands, arms, or the ball to deny the opportunity for an opponent to pull or remove the flag belt. Flag guarding includes: swinging the hand or arm over the flag belt to prevent an opponent from de-flagging, placing the ball in possession over the flag belt to prevent an opponent from de-flagging or lowering the shoulders in such a manner which flag guards. Touchdowns = 6 points. Extra points = 1 point if successful from the 3 yard line. Extra Points = 2 points if successful from the 10 yard line. Safety = 2 points Defensive Conversion on Extra Point Attempt = 2 points Some of the teams/organizations who are members of USFFD are the Ohio Deaf Athletic Foundation, Wisconsin Deaf Sports Club, Chicago Club for the Deaf, Cleveland Catholic Deaf Center and the Southwest Colligate Institute for the Deaf. All of their individual websites can be found at the USFFD website for contact information. I found information on the United States Flag Football of the Deaf at the following websites: United States Flag Football of the Deaf: Bibliography: http://www.usffd.com http://www.usftl.com Word Count: 818
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