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KEY LEAGUE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 01/29/06 1. ALL LEAGUE GAMES ARE SCHEDULED FOR 7:30 PM ON SATURDAY NIGHT. ANY OTHER PLAYING TIME OR PLAYING DATE MUST BE APPROVED BY MUTUAL CONSENT OF BOTH TEAMS. 2. ALL GAME OFFICIALS ARE ASSIGNED BY THE LEAGUE. EACH TEAM MUST PAY THE GAME OFFICIALS IN "CASH" AT THE START OF THE GAME OR NO LATER THAN BY HALF-TIME PROVIDED THE TEAM IS GIVEN A LIST OF THE OFFICIALS. 3. ANY TIME THAT AN EFL TEAM PLAYS A HOME GAME (LEAGUE, PRE-SEASON, OR POST-SEASON), IT IS REQUIRED TO USE EFL GAME OFFICIALS, ASSIGNED BY THE LEAGUE. 4. EACH TEAM MUST HAVE A GAME STATISTICIAN, THAT WILL KEEP THE GAME STATS AND REPORT THEM IN THE PROPER FORM TO THE LEAGUE STATISTICIAN BY NOON ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. FAILURE TO COMPLETE THIS TASK WILL RESULT IN A $50 FINE PER DAY FOR EACH DAY DELINQUENT. THE EFL HAS A FAX NETWORK FOR REPORTING GAME STATS. 5. THE EFL IS AN AMATEUR FOOTBALL LEAGUE-THEREFORE, NONE OF THE PLAYERS CAN BE "PAID" TO PLAY. NO ONE CAN BE A PAID PLAYING COACH. NO TRAVEL MONEY CAN BE GIVEN FOR TRAVEL TO AND FROM PRACTICES. HOWEVER, NON-PLAYING COACHES CAN BE PAID AND TRAVEL MONEY CAN BE GIVEN FOR TRAVEL TO AWAY LEAGUE GAMES (NOT HOME GAMES). 6. HOME TEAMS: MUST HAVE A CHAIN CREW, SIDELINE MARKERS, THREE LEAGUE FOOTBALLS FOR EACH GAME. THE OFFICIAL BALL WILL BE THE EFL FOOTBALL AND PLAIN NFL FOOTBALLS. AT THE GAME, WE MUST HAVE AT LEAST 2 NEW FOOTBALLS AND 1 GOOD FOOTBALL. 7. EACH HOME TEAM MUST PROVIDE THE VISITORS AT LEAST 50 POUNDS OF ICE BEFORE THE GAME. 8. VISITING TEAMS: MUST CALL THE HOME TEAM AT LEAST THREE DAYS PRIOR TO GAME DAY TO CLARIFY JERSEY COLOR, LOCATIONS OF PLAYING FIELD AND TEAM LOCKER ROOMS. 9. THE HOME TEAM WILL WEAR DARK COLORED JERSEYS AND THE VISITING TEAM WILL WEAR THEIR WHITE COLOR JERSEYS. 10. EACH EFL TEAM MUST HAVE TWO SETS OF FOOTBALL JERSEYS: ONE DARK COLOR AND ONE WHITE COLORED JERSEY. 11. NO FORFEITED GAMES ARE ALLOWED IN THE EMPIRE FOOTBALL LEAGUE UNLESS JUDGED A NO FAULT SITUATION AS DECIDED BY THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. 12. EACH EFL TEAM IS REQUIRED TO HAVE A TEAM REPRESENTATIVE PRESENT AT ALL LEAGUE MEETINGS (REGULAR OR SPECIAL). FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN A $250 FINE AND THE ABSENT TEAM WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE FOR A REVIEW TO CONSIDER THE "NOT IN GOOD STANDING" STATUS. 13. AT THE PRESENT TIME, THE EFL GENERALLY HAS FIVE MEETINGS A YEAR: - THE ANNUAL MEETING IS HELD DURING JANUARY OR FEBRUARY AND THIS MEETING IS A TWO-DAY AFFAIR. - AN OFFICIALS/COACHES MEETING IS HELD IN EARLY SPRING. - THE SUNDAY PRIOR TO THE START OF THE LEAGUE SEASON. - THE SUNDAY FOLLOWING THE LAST GAME OF THE LEAGUE SEASON. - THE SUNDAY FOLLOWING THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME OR THE NEXT WEEK-END FOLLOWING THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. - THERE WILL BE AN OFFICIAL MARKETING LEAGUE MEETING BUT ATTENDANCE WILL NOT BE MANDATORY 14. TEAM ROSTERS AND PLAYER RELEASES: ALL PLAYERS ARE FREE AGENTS FOLLOWING THE FINAL COMPLETION OF THE EFL SEASON. HOWEVER, EACH PLAYER MUST HAVE MET HIS OBLIGATION, EQUIPMENT OR FINANCIAL, TO HIS FORMER TEAM BEFORE HE MAY CHANGE TEAMS. PLAYER MUST SIGN AN EFL PLAYER CONTRACT IN ORDER TO PLAY WITH AN EFL TEAM. ANY PLAYER MAY BE RELEASED BUT WILL NEED THE WRITTEN EFL RELEASE FORM. HOWEVER, AFTER THE 7TH GAME TO THE END OF THE SEASON, PLAYER MOVEMENT IS NOT ALLOWED. HOWEVER, TO BE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY IN THE LEAGUE PLAY-OFFS, YOU MUST HAVE PLAYED IN AT LEAST ONE OF THE FIRST SEVEN LEAGUE GAMES. PLAYER RELEASES MAY ONLY BE GRANTED IF ALL EQUIPMENT OR FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS ARE MET. EVERY PLAYER IN THE EFL MUST HAVE A SIGNED CONTRACT WHICH BECOMES BINDING WHEN SIGNEDN MAY 1ST. PLAYERS MAY SIGN A CONTRACT AFTER THE EFL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. THE PLAYER HAS THE OPTION TO VOID THE CONTRACT UP TO MAY 1ST. AFTER MAY 1ST, THE PLAYER MAY BE RELEASED ONLY AT THE TEAM'S DISCRETION. FROM THE COMPLETION OF THE SEVENTH (7TH) GAME TO THE END OF THE EFL SEASON, PLAYER MOVEMENT IS NOT ALLOWED. NEW TEAMS SHOULD CHECK FOR RELEASE FORMS ON INCOMING PLAYERS. TEAMS MAY ADD PLAYERS TO THEIR ROSTER AT ANY TIME DURING THE SEASON, BUT ONLY THOSE THAT PLAYED IN ONE OF THE FIRST 7 GAMES ARE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY IN THE PLAYOFFS. 15. EACH HOME TEAM WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING CERTIFIED MEDICAL PERSONNEL AT EFL GAMES. AMBULANCES WILL BE CALLED IF NECESSARY BY THE AUTHORIZED CERTIFIED MEDICAL PERSONNEL VIA DIRECT COMMUNICATION. THE CERTIFIED MEDICAL PERSONNEL'S IDENTIFICATION WILL BE SHOWN, UPON REQUEST, TO THE VISITING TEAM. AN EFFORT WILL BE MADE BY THE HOME TEAM, AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE, TO PROVIDE AN AMBULANCE AT THE GAME. 16. THE LEAGUE'S ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW ALL GRIEVANCES, COMPLAINTS, AND MAJOR POLICY CHANGES BROUGHT BEFORE THE LEAGUE. THE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF ONE MEMBER FROM EACH EFL TEAM THAT IS IN GOOD STANDING, AND THE LEAGUE OFFICERS. ALL PARTIES HAVE 1 VOTE IN SETTLING THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THE COMMISSIONER ONLY VOTES IN CASE OF A TIE. ANY TEAMS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE GRIEVANCE OR COMPLAINT ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ATTEND THE MEETING OR VOTE. THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE DECISIONS ARE FINAL. 17. THE LEAGUE'S JUDICIARY COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE EFL OFFICERS THAT ARE NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY EFL TEAM. THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SHALL SETTLE GRIEVANCES AND COMPLAINTS THAT NEED TO BE REVIEWED BEFORE THE NEXT ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. GRIEVANCES MUST BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 48 HOURS AND A WRITTEN REPORT SUBMITTED WITHIN A WEEK. ALL DECISIONS OF THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE WILL BE REPORTED TO THE FULL EFL MEMBERSHIP AND ALL DECISIONS ARE SUBJECT TO APPEAL TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE. 18. THE LEAGUE BY-LAWS MAY BE AMENDED ONLY AT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND BY A 2/3 VOTE OF THE MEMBERSHIP PRESENT. 19. NEW TEAMS WILL ONLY BE ADMITTED INTO THE EFL AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. THE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THE STATUS OF THE NEW TEAM PRIOR TO REPRESENTING IT FOR MEMBERSHIP. NEW TEAMS REQUIRE A 3/4 VOTE OF THE TEAMS PRESENT AT THE MEETING. THE LEAGUE HAS A 50-MILE RADIUS RESTRICTION AROUND ALL EFL MEMBER TEAMS, AND A TEAM MAY VETO NEW TEAMS FROM THIS 50-MILE CIRCLE OR MAY CHOOSE NOT TO. THE LEAGUE ALSO HAS A 425 MILE RESTRICTION. NO NEW TEAM MAY BE LOCATED MORE THAN 425 MILES FROM ITS FARTHEST EFL MEMBER TEAM. 20. THE EFL HAS A STRICT PLAYER/COACH CONDUCT POLICY. ANY COACHES, PLAYERS, AND TEAM PERSONNEL THAT LEAVE THE SIDELINES TO PARTICIPATE IN A FIGHT WILL BE EJECTED FROM THE GAME AND SUBJECT TO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BY THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE AND/OR A FINE. ONLY HEAD COACHES MAY COME ONTO THE FIELD TO ASSIST THE GAME OFFICIALS IN STOPPING THE FIGHT AND RESTORING ORDER. THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW ANY UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT ON THE PART OF ANY TEAM, TEAM OFFICIAL, OR INDIVIDUAL PLAYER. OFFENDING PERSONS ARE SUBJECT TO SUSPENSION AND/OR A FINE. TEAMS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDUCT OF THEIR PLAYERS, STAFF, AND COACHES. 21. NO EFL TEAM MAY PLAY ANY OTHER TEAM THAT OWES THE EFL ANY FUNDS. THIS MEANS THEY CANNOT PLAY THEM AT ANY TIME, PRESEASON OR EVEN IN THE NATIONAL PLAY-OFFS 22. THE POLICY OF THE EFL IS THAT IT WILL ASSIGN AN OFFICER FROM ONE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEES OR A LEAGUE OFFICER TO BE IN ATTENDANCE AT EACH LEAGUE GAME. THIS PERSON WILL ACT FOR THE LEAGUE, SUPERVISE THE GAME, AND SEE THAT ALL LEAGUE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ARE FOLLOWED. 23. FOR ALL PLAY-OFF AND CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES, THE HOME TEAM MUST SUBMIT AN OFFICIAL REPORT TO THE EFL SHOWING COSTS OF STADIUM RENTAL, GAME OFFICIALS, SECURITY, ICE, AND GAME BALLS. SHOULD THE GAME RESULT IN A PROFIT, THE HOME TEAM WILL PAY THE EFL 10 PERCENT OF SUCH PROFIT. ANY LOSSES WILL BE COVERED BY THE HOME TEAM. THE VISITING TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN TRANSPORTATION. 24. THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS MUST BE MET TO HAVE AN ACCEPTABLE PLAYING FIELD: • LIGHTED FIELD • SECURITY EACH TEAM MUST HAVE UNIFORM VISIBLE SECURITY FOR EACH EVENT • PROPER FIELD MARKINGS • LOCKER ROOMS & SHOWERS • NATIONAL ANTHEM (American & Canadian) • SCOREBOARD & PA ARE REQUIRED 25. EFL TEAMS ,COACHES & OFFICERS WILL DRESS UNIFORMLY. THIS CODE WILL BE ENFORCED VIA THE EFL ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE AND NOT EFL GAME OFFICIALS. UNIFORM DRESS IS TO CONSIST OF UNIFORM SOCKS, MATCHING HELMETS & FACE MASKS. THESE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ARE A CONDENSED VERSION OF THE LEAGUE BY-LAWS. MAKE SURE YOU READ THE BY-LAWS IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS CONCERNING LEAGUE POLICIES.