These are the rules changes for this upcoming season as handed down by Football Canada.
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Welcome to the MFOA website.
This site provides information on amateur tackle football as it is played in Canada, and specifically within the Province of Manitoba.
2019 Rule Changes
These are the rules changes for this upcoming season as handed down by Football Canada.
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Special League Rules 2018
You can find all updated special league rules here for the 2018 season. Members can also view them in the Special League Rules tab.
2018 Rule Changes
Football Canada 2018 rule changes can be found at
http://footballcanada.com/amateur-tackle-rule-book-changes-for-2018/
Bird cage facemask ruled illegal
please read and check out diagrams of facemasks
Football Canada official release
Non-traditional facemasks prohibited over safety concerns
Non-traditional or overbuilt facemasks contain more bars, smaller spaces between bars and cover a larger area.
These particular facemasks more frequently fail the certification tests conducted by the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE), the organization that approves equipment based on performance standards.
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Rule change hitting a defenselss Player and targeting explained
the link provided here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw-tI_KcBaI
will help one understand how the new rules on targeting ,head to head hits and hitting defenseless players will be interpreted by officials this season