Format

Each team will play 7 games.
The teams will be divided into 2 pools (A and B) of 4 teams each that will play a one-way round robin.
At the end of the first phase, 2 new pools will be formed (C and D), each consisting of the top two ranked teams from pool A and the lower two ranked teams from pool B, and vice versa.
In these pools, games already played will not be played again but the previously obtained result will be used.
The top two finishers from each pool will form a 4-team bracket that will play semis and finals for positions 1 through 4.
The third and fourth place finishers from each pool will form a 4-team bracket that will play semis and finals for positions 5 through 8.

Time

Forty (40) minutes per game.
A team wins having reached the target of thirteen (13) goals.
One timeout per game and lasts seventy-five (75) seconds.

Halftime

Half time occurs after the first team reaches the half time target of seven (7) goals or when ‘half time’ jingle starts. Half time lasts zero (0) minutes.

Cap

When “time is over” jingle starts play continues until the completion of the current point. Then if the difference is zero (0) play another point, if the difference is one (1) or more stop to play.
Just for the final for 1st place: if the difference is 0 or 1, one goal is added to the highest score to determine the final target. No half time cap.

Starting a Game

Representatives of the two teams fairly determine which team first chooses either: whether to receive or throw the initial pull, or which end zone they will initially defend. The other team is given the remaining choice.
At the start of the second half, these initial selections are switched.

Dead heat

In case two teams end up at the same position in the ranking, the winner is determined based on goal difference, head-to-head results, and total goals scored.

Gender ratio

Each team must have at least one woman on the line (LOOSE MIXED).
However, teams have the flexibility to mutually agree on an alternative ratio if they wish.

Gender pulling

When two women on the line, one must pull.

Scorekeeping

Both participating teams are responsible for keeping track of the score during the game.

Score and SOTG