Mathews High School Football Challenge
The Mathews Blue Devil Football program invites you to participate in our Football Challenge on Saturday, June 20th of 2020. This year’s challenge will include The Linemen’s Challenge, Kicker’s Challenge, and 7v7. The Linemen Challenge will begin at 9 am, the Kicker’s Challenge will begin at 10am and 7 on 7 will start at 11:30 am. Each team will play a guaranteed 4 games (3 play-in games, and first round of single elimination tournament). Each game will have a 21-minute continuous clock until the final minute. Players will be called down from when the defensive player one hand tags them. Each possession starts on the 40-yard line going in. A trophy will be a given out to the winning team and an MVP will be awarded. There will also be an award for, “The Toughest Lineman” and “The Strongest Leg”. Your team can bring offensive and defensive linemen to participate in the linemen challenge. This will be a 16-team event so entries will be first come first serve. You may enter the Football Challenge by emailing your school and team name to ckelly@mathews.k12.va.us or by calling me at (804) 384-2659.
Coach’s Meeting will be at 8:30 a.m.
Competition Meeting will be at 8:45 a.m.
Entry Fee:
• $100 per team (payments must be paid by May 16th)
• Make Checks payable to the Mathews High School Football Program.
• Mailing Address:
63 CHURCH ST.
P.O. BOX 369
MATHEWS, VA 23109
Rules:
• 7 defenders and 6 offensive players. Must use a center to snap.
• 21-minute games; continuous clock until final 1:00 of play.
• 3 downs to make a first down
• First downs are made crossing the 25-yard line, and the 10-yard line.
• 4 seconds to get pass off. It will be a loss of down and treated as a sack. The clock will be stopped on a sack in the final minute of play.
• 25 second play clock
• One time-out per team, per game, and one timeout per team in overtime.
Scoring system:
• Touchdown – 6 points
• Interception – 3 points
• Turnover on downs – 2 points
• PAT – 1 Point
Overtime:
• 3 plays from the 10-yard line
• Each team has an attempt to score in each overtime period
• All PAT’s must be 2-point attempts from the 10-yard line.
• Overtime periods are not timed
Tournament Seeding:
Each team will play their guaranteed three games, and the record from the play-in game will seed the single elimination tournament.
Lineman Challenge:
• Tug of War – 5 members per team
• The Tire Flip Relay – 5 members per team
• OL vs DL 1 on 1
• Bench Press (205lbs for Reps) 3 members per team
• Farmers Walk Relay 6 members per team – each team will carry a 75lb dumbbell to a cone and back. The team with the fastest time wins the competition.
• Three Cone Shuttle – 3 member teams
• Linemen’s Course – 2 member teams
Kicker’s Challenge
• Furthest Punt (3 punts per round)
• Field Goal Circuit ( Kicking from 10,20,30,40,50) 3 attempts to make distance.
• Kick-off Distance
The Mathews Blue Devil Football program invites you to participate in our Football Challenge on Saturday, June 20th of 2020. This year’s challenge will include The Linemen’s Challenge, Kicker’s Challenge, and 7v7. The Linemen Challenge will begin at 9 am, the Kicker’s Challenge will begin at 10am and 7 on 7 will start at 11:30 am. Each team will play a guaranteed 4 games (3 play-in games, and first round of single elimination tournament). Each game will have a 21-minute continuous clock until the final minute. Players will be called down from when the defensive player one hand tags them. Each possession starts on the 40-yard line going in. A trophy will be a given out to the winning team and an MVP will be awarded. There will also be an award for, “The Toughest Lineman” and “The Strongest Leg”. Your team can bring offensive and defensive linemen to participate in the linemen challenge. This will be a 16-team event so entries will be first come first serve. You may enter the Football Challenge by emailing your school and team name to ckelly@mathews.k12.va.us or by calling me at (804) 384-2659.
Coach’s Meeting will be at 8:30 a.m.
Competition Meeting will be at 8:45 a.m.
Entry Fee:
• $100 per team (payments must be paid by May 16th)
• Make Checks payable to the Mathews High School Football Program.
• Mailing Address:
63 CHURCH ST.
P.O. BOX 369
MATHEWS, VA 23109
Rules:
• 7 defenders and 6 offensive players. Must use a center to snap.
• 21-minute games; continuous clock until final 1:00 of play.
• 3 downs to make a first down
• First downs are made crossing the 25-yard line, and the 10-yard line.
• 4 seconds to get pass off. It will be a loss of down and treated as a sack. The clock will be stopped on a sack in the final minute of play.
• 25 second play clock
• One time-out per team, per game, and one timeout per team in overtime.
Scoring system:
• Touchdown – 6 points
• Interception – 3 points
• Turnover on downs – 2 points
• PAT – 1 Point
Overtime:
• 3 plays from the 10-yard line
• Each team has an attempt to score in each overtime period
• All PAT’s must be 2-point attempts from the 10-yard line.
• Overtime periods are not timed
Tournament Seeding:
Each team will play their guaranteed three games, and the record from the play-in game will seed the single elimination tournament.
Lineman Challenge:
• Tug of War – 5 members per team
• The Tire Flip Relay – 5 members per team
• OL vs DL 1 on 1
• Bench Press (205lbs for Reps) 3 members per team
• Farmers Walk Relay 6 members per team – each team will carry a 75lb dumbbell to a cone and back. The team with the fastest time wins the competition.
• Three Cone Shuttle – 3 member teams
• Linemen’s Course – 2 member teams
Kicker’s Challenge
• Furthest Punt (3 punts per round)
• Field Goal Circuit ( Kicking from 10,20,30,40,50) 3 attempts to make distance.
• Kick-off Distance
