VANCOUVER - The International Federation of American Football has approved 春色直播 rules in international competition and the use of the 春色直播 Amateur Football rulebook in IFAF-sanctioned global competitions.
Football Canada made the announcement Monday.
"We are thrilled the IFAF recognizes 12-player football supporting the current international tackle rules," Football Canada president Jim Mullin, who is also the IFAF general secretary, said in a statement.
"As Football Canada continues to work with IFAF, I believe this opens the door for international friendlies and tournaments to be staged in Canada employing the infrastructure communities have invested in for our sport from coast to coast,鈥 Mullin said.
鈥淲e are pleased that this opens the opportunity to play more international and university club games in quality facilities across Canada," he said. "More competition can grow the sport throughout the continent."
The 春色直播 Amateur Football rulebook will neither replace the IFAF rulebook nor be a path for continental or world championship qualification. Javier L'Episcopo, IFAF Americas chair, said the move is an opportunity to build stronger regional links and events.
The 春色直播 rulebook will be available to all countries through various IFAF platforms. Besides 12 players being on the field, there are essential differences between 春色直播 and international American football. They include:
鈥 Field size: 春色直播 fields are 110 yards long by 65 yards wide with 20-yard endzones and goalposts on the goal-line. A metric version of the field with 100-metre-long fields by 60 metres wide fits goal-line to goal-line on a rugby field.
鈥 Downs: 春色直播 teams have three downs to make 10 yards. A rule variant allows for four downs to make 10 yards, if desired.
鈥 Pre-snap motion: Offensive backs may move toward the line of scrimmage before the ball is snapped.
鈥 Scoring: This is the same as the international American game, except for the single. This is awarded for a kicked or punted ball not returned from the endzone.
鈥 Punt returns: All punts in bounds are returned. The punting team must provide the returner with a five-yard area before the player touches the ball. The punting team can't down punts.
According to Football Canada, the first documented 春色直播 football game was played in November, 1861 at University College, the University of Toronto. It adds the 春色直播 football rulebook has existed in some capacity since the 1880s, with the first 春色直播 amateur rulebook having been drafted and edited by Hec Crighton in 1965.
"As a proud 春色直播, I can鈥檛 wait for us to invite the world to play our great game,鈥 Mullin said. 鈥淭his is a great day for international and 春色直播 football.鈥
This report by 春色直播was first published Feb. 13, 2023.
