1.  Team registration shall take place prior to the opening game of the league schedule.

2.  Late registration of individual players may be permitted if good cause is shown.

3.  Under no circumstances will registration of players be permitted later than the second league game.

4.  All requests for player exceptions will be requested by email or letter to the commissioner with the reasons for the exception.  This will be reviewed by the commissioner and assistant commissioners and be acted upon.  The commissioners’ decision will be final. Requests for all player waivers must be communicated by the commissioner as soon as possible to all team reps via CFA meeting or email.

5.  Any team that registers less than 24 players at player registration night may add additional players, not replacement players, up to a team size of 24.  These additional players will not be eligible to participate in a league game until the second game following the player’s date of registration in the CFA.  Teams registering 24 or more players may add additional players, but they will not be able to participate until the fourth game following their league registration.  In case of extreme hardship, the commissioner may grant a waiver, on a case-by-case basis.

6.  All CFA teams are required to submit their registrations to the league office 1 week prior to roster night.

7.  Player Registration.  Provide for procedure for submission player registration form to commissioner.  Identify contact for each association.  All rosters (all levels) must come from the same individual. All rosters should be completed and submitted to the commissioner prior to the Monday before opening weekend.

f.  Financial Eligibility: To be eligible for registration, all dues must be paid.

g.  Players in question may be checked through the Bureau of Vital Statistics with parent’s permission. Failure to comply, player will be immediately removed from the roster until the matter is resolved.

h.  Authorized officer of the association must verify and sign their respective roster.

i.  Player must participate in the authorized CFA program school district, and/or parish area, where he lives or attends school.  The Commissioner will develop and keep on file team boundaries with each association. The Commissioner will resolve boundary questions.  Players who move after their first year of competition or at any time during their eligibility have the option to remain in their original program without a waiver.  If a player attends a parish and/or parish school that does not have a team participating in the CFA, the player may opt to play for a parish team that does participate in the CFA regardless of boundaries. 

1.  No player would be eligible to play outside the designated boundaries without the approval of the league Commissioner and the written approval from the team in whose area he resides. This will become open information by adding a column on the CFA roster form indicating any players that a team rosters beyond said teams’ boundaries. Any team in the CFA may dispute eligibility by providing a written complaint to the commissioners.  The complaint shall be place on the agenda and discussed at the next CFA meeting/Special meeting.  If a team is found using an ineligible player they shall forfeit all games in which said player has participated.

2.  Open area (free players).  Open area players are defined as players not living in any association area, school districts or parish areas covered by CFA Team Boundaries.  CFA teams that need additional players to fill a team may use these areas.  Normally at the midget level.  It is not to be abused.

3.  Players in open areas may play with any CFA team they choose, however a waiver must be obtained from the team they had previously played on. They are considered “Free Players” with no team affiliation.

4.  Any questions as to eligibility will be resolved by the Commissioner, and will be coordinated with the Assistant commissioners.

j.  No team is permitted to actively recruit a player(s) to switch team affiliations.

k.  Player(s) added to your roster after they were cut from another CFA team may play whenever the new association that signed them up decides to play them provided the player(s) had a physical and birth certificate completed during registration by the team that cut them. The “2 week” rule would not apply after rosters are closed.

l.  Once a player initiates participation with a designated team in a particular season, the player may not leave that team to play for another team in the CFA during that same season. The participation date will be roster night.

m.  Commissioners will publish all CFA teams’ boundaries.

Section 2 - Size of Squad.

a.  It is recommended that each team must register at least 18 players unless the Commissioner grants waiver of this.

b.  Each association sets its’ own maximum players per level.

c.  Lower level players may be moved up to meet the recommended number of 18 players.

d.  All lower level players must appear on lower level roster and their normal level must be noted on upper level roster.

Section 3 - Player Agreement.

a.  Each player shall sign a player agreement with his respective team.

Section 4 - Player Personal Equipment.

a.  Full safety equipment is mandatory for each team participant.

b.  It is the individual team responsibility to provide or ensure the team participant has the following minimum safety equipment:

1.  NOCSAE approved helmet and face guard.

2.  Playing Jersey and Shoulder pads.

3.  Football pants with belt or waistband and proper fitting knee and thigh pads.

4.  Football girdles or belts pads with proper fitting hip and tail pads.

5.  Football shoes with rubber/plastic cleats or tennis shoes. Metal tipped cleats are prohibited.

6.  Mouthpiece.  Mouthpieces must be attached to the face mask at all times and cannot be clear/white.  All mouthpieces must be colored.

7.  Visible exterior warning label for all helmets.

8.  All chinstraps are required to have plastic snaps.

c.  Players playing with a cast. The requirements for players who are playing with a cast are as follows: The cast must be covered with at least ½ inch high density closed-cell polyurethane (or something similar). The player must have a doctor’s note (or a copy of the doctor’s note) to be handed to the official at each game to keep. This is in accordance with PIAA rules.

4.  Territories: 

a.  All teams will be limited to players drawn from specific territories.  Each CFA Association will provide their specific territory to the CFA Commissioner.  All areas not specifically designated as team territories will be classified as either Free Zones and/or Buffer Zones.  Free Zones (open areas) are areas outside of territories claimed by any CFA team and are open territory to any CFA Team.  Buffer Zones are areas where two or more CFA teams can solicit equally.  Buffer Zones and teams involved must be specifically designated and provided to the CFA Commissioner.

b.  Any team found using an ineligible player should forfeit all games in which said player has participated.

c.  Parental Consent:

1.  Each player must have the written consent of parent or guardian.

2.  Consent affidavit, parent or guardian’s authorization (signature), authorization for medical care and physician’s affidavit must be completed and/or renewed each year.

d.  Physical Examination: Each player must present a physical examination report for the current season from a physician on or before the first day of practice. Players without physicals will not be allowed to practice or play in scrimmages or games.

e.  Registration:

1.  Team registration shall take place prior to the opening game of the league schedule.

2.  Late registration of individual players may be permitted if good cause is shown.

3.  Under no circumstances will registration of players be permitted later than the second league game.

4.  All requests for player exceptions will be requested by email or letter to the commissioner with the reasons for the exception.  This will be reviewed by the commissioner and assistant commissioners and be acted upon.  The commissioners’ decision will be final. Requests for all player waivers must be communicated by the commissioner as soon as possible to all team reps via CFA meeting or email.

5.  Any team that registers less than 24 players at player registration night may add additional players, not replacement players, up to a team size of 24.  These additional players will not be eligible to participate in a league game until the second game following the player’s date of registration in the CFA.  Teams registering 24 or more players may add additional players, but they will not be able to participate until the fourth game following their league registration.  In case of extreme hardship, the commissioner may grant a waiver, on a case-by-case basis.

6.  All CFA teams are required to submit their registrations to the league office 1 week prior to roster night.

7.  Player Registration.  Provide for procedure for submission player registration form to commissioner.  Identify contact for each association.  All rosters (all levels) must come from the same individual. All rosters should be completed and submitted to the commissioner prior to the Monday before opening weekend.

f.  Financial Eligibility: To be eligible for registration, all dues must be paid.

g.  Players in question may be checked through the Bureau of Vital Statistics with parent’s permission. Failure to comply, player will be immediately removed from the roster until the matter is resolved.

h.  Authorized officer of the association must verify and sign their respective roster.

i.  Player must participate in the authorized CFA program school district, and/or parish area, where he lives or attends school.  The Commissioner will develop and keep on file team boundaries with each association. The Commissioner will resolve boundary questions.  Players who move after their first year of competition or at any time during their eligibility have the option to remain in their original program without a waiver.  If a player attends a parish and/or parish school that does not have a team participating in the CFA, the player may opt to play for a parish team that does participate in the CFA regardless of boundaries. 

1.  No player would be eligible to play outside the designated boundaries without the approval of the league Commissioner and the written approval from the team in whose area he resides. This will become open information by adding a column on the CFA roster form indicating any players that a team rosters beyond said teams’ boundaries. Any team in the CFA may dispute eligibility by providing a written complaint to the commissioners.  The complaint shall be place on the agenda and discussed at the next CFA meeting/Special meeting.  If a team is found using an ineligible player they shall forfeit all games in which said player has participated.

2.  Open area (free players).  Open area players are defined as players not living in any association area, school districts or parish areas covered by CFA Team Boundaries.  CFA teams that need additional players to fill a team may use these areas.  Normally at the midget level.  It is not to be abused.

3.  Players in open areas may play with any CFA team they choose, however a waiver must be obtained from the team they had previously played on. They are considered “Free Players” with no team affiliation.

4.  Any questions as to eligibility will be resolved by the Commissioner, and will be coordinated with the Assistant commissioners.

j.  No team is permitted to actively recruit a player(s) to switch team affiliations.

k.  Player(s) added to your roster after they were cut from another CFA team may play whenever the new association that signed them up decides to play them provided the player(s) had a physical and birth certificate completed during registration by the team that cut them. The “2 week” rule would not apply after rosters are closed.

l.  Once a player initiates participation with a designated team in a particular season, the player may not leave that team to play for another team in the CFA during that same season. The participation date will be roster night.

m.  Commissioners will publish all CFA teams’ boundaries.

Section 2 - Size of Squad.

a.  It is recommended that each team must register at least 18 players unless the Commissioner grants waiver of this.

b.  Each association sets its’ own maximum players per level.

c.  Lower level players may be moved up to meet the recommended number of 18 players.

d.  All lower level players must appear on lower level roster and their normal level must be noted on upper level roster.

Section 3 - Player Agreement.

a.  Each player shall sign a player agreement with his respective team.

b.  The commissioner will resolve any questions as to eligibility.