Madden+Tournament

1st Annual John Madden Football Tournament

This page will be updated as the tournament unfolds. Be sure to check your match up, contact your opponent and start your game in a timely fashion. If there are any problems do not hesitate to contact me at:

__ General Settings __

1. All games will be ranked games and played with game flow turned off and the weather set to clear.

__ General Rules __

1. Use appropriate, school acceptable language at all times with any online interaction with other students or myself.

2. The use of a head set is prohibited during game play, but may be used prior to setting up games.

3. If the game were to disconnect in the first half the game should be restarted. If the game is disconnected in the 2nd half, the 2nd half shall be replayed with the score at the time still standing. If the game disconnects twice in a row, the person who lost connection will receive a loss and their opponent will advance to the next round. Taking pictures with your phone will be an asset in this situation.

4. If there is a rule discrepancy, STOP THE GAME, contact me in a party chat and we will handle the issue. Do not continue the game. If you continue the game you are ALLOWING your opponent to cheat and ruling will go in their favor.

__ Game Play Rules __

1. Players must set their audibles and depth chart before the game to speed up the tournament. Any time a person wants to pause the game they must take a Time Out, with the exception of before kick off and at half time. If no time outs are remaining a player must either take a delay of game on offense or run off sides on defense.

2. You may not manually blitz between the offensive tackles unless the offense is running the ball or running a play action play.

3. You may not run fake special teams plays (fake punt, fake field goal). If you want to go for it on 4th down you must line up in a real offensive formation.

4. You may not move anyone on defense during field goals and may only take a player back with your returner to block on punts for extra blocking. You may not manually block punts or field goals at any time.

5. You may not attempt an onside kick unless it is the 2nd half and you are down 21 or more, or you are down in the 4th quarter.

6. Players may not audible out of the QB Kneel, Wildcat, Field Goal, or Punt offensive formations.

7. Players may not turn any broken play action or running plays into a QB sneak, draw, or bootleg.

8. Players may not run a play that forces multiple defensive players to abandon their assignments and blitz, leaving offensive players uncovered.

If you feel any of these rules are being violated please pause the game and contact me via party chat.