The 2011 IAFL By-Laws have now been published in the Resources section of the site. These By-Laws include a number of revisions added for the 2011 season including new field marking guidelines. There have been two major changes to the playing rules. Firstly, Defensive Pass Interfence will now be a spot foul only if it occurs more than 15 yards downfield, otherwise it will be a 15 yard penalty. Secondly, the IAFL has decided to change over to NCAA overtime rules for play-off and championship games. Previously NFL style overtime has been used.
2011 player registration and team roster forms are also now available in Resources.
Archive for February, 2011
2011 IAFL By-Laws Published
Friday, February 25th, 2011Irish Sports Council NGB Grant announced – no cuts for American football.
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011The Irish Sports Council (ISC), which is the Irish Government agency tasked with funding National Governing Bodies of sport in Ireland, has confirmed that the Irish American Football Association’s NGB Grant allocation funding will be kept at current levels for at least another year. This is very good news for the IAFA considering that, due to the recent financial crisis and the terms of the IMF/EU deal, the Irish Government has had to make significant cuts in public expenditure for 2011. These cuts include a 12% reduction in the budget of the Dept. of Tourism, Sport & Culture – which is [...]
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