Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Ten Things you need to know about the ARENA FOOTBALL GAME:

1. The field is an indoor,padded surface,28-30 yards wide and 50 yards long,with 5-8 yard end zones depending on the arena design,making the field about half he size of a standard outdoor one.

2.The sideline barriers are 48 inches high and made of high density foam rubber.

3.Eight players are on the field at a time on both offense and defense.

4.Players are permitted to play both offense and defense,and are referred to as "Iron Men".

5.Four 15-minutes quarters with a 15-minute halftime. The clock stops for out-of-bounds plays or incomplete passes only in the last minute of each half and when the referee deems it necessary for penalties,injuries or timeouts.

6.One receiver may move forward in motion before the snap.

7.Fans may keep any ball that goes into the stands.

8.Players can return missed field goals.

9.A ball that bounces off the wall barriers is live until it touches the ground.

10.Teams may attempt a drop-kick field goal that is worth four points.