SMC Blog 2
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March 24, 2006
Perhaps there might be some early readers of this blog that are clueless as to exactly what six-man football is all about. I used to explain that six-man football was kind of like basketball with pads. Lame! It is indeed a game of football that is as wide open as you can possibly imagine. With that said, the game tends to be high scoring. Thanks to the mercy rule, scoring is usually kept from getting completely out of hand. Well, sometimes.
Here are the basic rules of the six-man game:
There are 6 players on a team. DUH!
The field is 80 yards long from goal line to goal line. It is 40 yards wide from sideline to sideline.
You must gain 15 yards to make a first down.
A clean exchange of the ball from the quarterback to another player must occur for the play to be legal.
All players including the center are eligible receivers.
A touchdown counts as 6 points. The PAT’s count differently. One point is awarded for a successful PAT running or passing. Two points are awarded for successful kicks on the PAT. Field goals are worth 4 points.
The length of a quarter 10 minutes.
Earlier, I mentioned the mercy rule. After the first half of the game is complete, if a team is ahead by 45 points or more, the game is officially over.
One more thing, there are no fair catches in six man.
If you have those rules down, you will have a good grasp of what is happening at a six-man game. The games are very entertaining. If you like lots of scoring you will love six-man football. Occasionally, you will have a true defensive battle but not often. If you have never seen a six-man game you owe it to yourself to go and watch a game. Be careful though as they are addictive.
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