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The elements below define the sport. The full rulebook follows, with every rule tagged Fixed, Proposed, or Open.
Football-style field with two end zones, played at full soccer width. Regulation uprights at each end with a vertical 4-foot target ring resting on the crossbar: bottom at 10 ft, center at 12 ft.
Eleven on the field, fifteen on the active roster, one non-playing coach. No offensive and defensive units: players stay on through changes of possession.
Exactly 80 minutes on a fixed running clock, two halves, 15-minute halftime. No stoppage time.
No downs. The ball may be carried, thrown forward, thrown backward, lateraled, or kicked at any point. A change of possession reverses play immediately. No heading.
Touchdown 6. Target 3. Uprights 1. Higher value only: a ball through the ring scores 3, not 4. No touchdown by recovering a loose ball.
Required after every touchdown, and live from the instant of the score with the defense still in play. Dunk or throw it through the ring for 3, or reset and take the uprights for 1. A touchdown resolves to 6, 7, or 9.
Resolves attacks; it is not a sanctuary. No backward pass out of the end zone to keep possession. A ball that touches the ground in an end zone goes to the team defending it.
An interception is live immediately. A fumble is live and may be recovered by either team.
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