Purpose:  To provide a positive experience for all participants;  help build positive self esteem for all players;  teach team participation and responsibilities;  teach participants to respect and honor opponents, coaches, officials, and parents;  teach all participants how to win, how to lose, and how to do both with dignity.

Squad limits:  minimum 18, maximum 35 players.

Eligibility:   Generally players in 8^th and 9^th grade, who would not by their age/weight qualify for a lower level, and those players in lower grade who by the Age/Weight Chart fall into the Senior bracket. 

High School Rules (NFHS and WIAA) shall govern play in games.  Exceptions: game jersey numbers are open to play at all positions.  Substitutions: during scrimmage play with the change of possession (i.e., fumble, loss of down, pass interception, or punt), a team shall replace as many of its players on the field as is possible with those from the bench.  Each of those players substituted at a change of possession must remain on the field for two consecutive legal plays, unless the ball changes possession before then.  Each player on the team must play at least 12 scrimmage downs during the game.  Ten minute quarters and ten minute half time.

Practice sessions: shall follow the rules (and other appropriate guidelines) establish by the GEJFA Council for all teams in the GEJFA.

Game ball: intermediate size football.

Four officials will be assigned to each home game.

No weigh in will be required.  All players who meet the age requirements can play any position.

No limit on scoring, but any team that runs over another team by 36 points or more shall write an explanation of the steps they took during the game to keep from running up the score and email or fax it to the GEJFA President by Monday following the game.