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INTRAMURALS

Each week the 6th graders participate in lead up team sports at the noon recess module for 30 minutes in the following activities: Flag football , soccer/speedball , basketball , floor hockey and wiffleball . Each team has a captain with about 15-20 oplayers for each team . Because of the length of the school day , each team will play two games plus the championship game . There are no awards and each game has student officials . The rules are posted on the bulletin board and must be followed or the student may not participate .

THE ALLEGHENY /HYDE PARK HAWKS ARE PROUD TO BE A SITE FOR GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP :

1. No taunting or verbal abuse permitted .

2. Respect for all players and officials.

3. Follow all game rules and there will be a warning , then a one game suspension for any questionable decisions .

4. Maintain composure at all times .

5. Congtaulate opponents after each contest/ game

WE BELIEVE IN FAIR PLAY and WINNING and LOSING are SECONDARY TO PARTICIPATION....................

FLAG FOOTBALL RULES : With rip tags or jerseys in back pockets

	•	Start with a kick-off with players on the sideline to help

	•	Anybody who first touches the ball may not run or be ripped off

	•	After three passes the last person may then run with the ball

	•	After the first throw that person must stand still or move backwards/may be ripped off

	•	Any bad pass or rip off goes to the other team

	•	One throw must go to the sideline

	•	A score is made at a designated endzone by a run or pass

	•	An interception may be run directly or thrown to a teammate

	•	After a score their is a new kick-off

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SOCCER/SPEEDBALL RULES:

	•	Start the game with a jump ball as in basketball

	•	Any ball that is on the floor play soccer rules - except hand balls

	•	Use a sideline group to help the following ways;

Roll a ball to the players or throw it to them

	•	The line-up is a three line set-up with PLAYERS , SIDELINE and GOALIES

	•	The goalies are standing on the back endline of the b-ball court

They may roll the ball to a teammate- THIS IS THE ONLY WAY

	•	Align the goalies this way - one in the net and the others between arranged traffic cones like the following

^ (Cone) [ NET ] ^ (net)

	•	The sideline may not score only the players

	•	The PLAYERS may dribble , pass , throw and catch

	•	SCORING :

	•	One point - kick between the cones

	•	Three points - kick into the net

	•	Two points - throw into the net (ONLY)

	•	After each score the goalies roll the ball to a teammate

	•	After each line change jump ball ( Players to side . sideline to goalies , goalies to players)

	•	METHODS OF PROPELLING BALL FROM FLOOR TO BODY PARTS:

1. Juggling off a body part into hands

2. Place foot under rolling ball - slide up leg and catch the ball

3. Place stationary ball between feet / jump up and catch

	•	Any person running with the ball may be tagged and then the ball is placed on the floor by tagger and kicked or juggled, etc.

	•	Person tagged must moce back three paces

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BASKETBALL , FLOOR HOCKEY AND WIFFLEBALL PLAY TO normal OR ADAPTED................rules

For more activity have more than one game in progress