The 2015 & 2016 NIRSA Flag & Touch Football Rules Book & Officials’ Manual is a standard in the field of recreational sports. In its new 17th edition, the NIRSA Rules Book and Manual provides you with the latest rule changes and updates for sport. Whether you are a coach, an instructor, official, player or fan of the sport, this is the essential rules book for Flag & Touch Football. This easy to read and follow pocketsize rules book is the resource for you before, during, and after the game. Regardless if you are an official in campus recreation, a community parks and recreation department or any number of recreational sports programs, the Official’s Manual helps you keep on top of the sport with the newest rules and requirement for playing Flag & Touch Football.

The NIRSA Flag & Touch Football Rules Book & Officials' Manual contains the official rules for flag and touch football. The book standardizes the rules and mechanics for the game of screen-blocking (noncontact) football.

The 2019 & 2020 NIRSA Flag & Touch Football Rules Book & Officials' Manual provides the latest rule changes in flag and touch football. It offers updated information for officials, including instruction on proper mechanics for three-person and four-person crews.

The 2017 & 2018 NIRSA Flag & Touch Football Rules Book & Officials’ Manual is a pocket-sized, easy-to-read manual that highlights all rule changes so you can easily pick them out. It offers updated officials’ information, including instruction on proper mechanics for three- and four-person crews.

NIRSA supports leaders in collegiate recreation, with a membership serving over eight million students. The 20th edition of this classic guidebook from NIRSA provides the latest rule changes in flag and touch football. The 2021 & 2022 NIRSA Flag & Touch Football Rules Book & Officials’ Manual highlights all the rules that have changed since the previous edition, making it easy to locate what is new or changed. Updated information for officials includes rules for Unified flag football and updated field diagrams that show a 30-yard line. The pocket size of the guide makes it easy to consult at games, whether you’re a coach, instructor, official, player, or fan of flag and touch football. The manual also offers summaries of fouls and penalties, youth football rules, and 4 on 4 football rules, and it presents the 10 commandments for clinicians and observers. It contains detailed explanations of the following rules: Rule 1. The Game, Field, Players, and Equipment Rule 2. Definitions of Playing Terms Rule 3. Periods, Time Factors, and Substitutions Rule 4. Ball in Play, Dead Ball, and Out of Bounds Rule 5. Series of Downs, Number of Downs, and Team Possession After Penalty Rule 6. Kicking the Ball Rule 7. Snapping, Handing, and Passing the Ball Rule 8. Scoring Plays and Touchback Rule 9. Conduct of Players and Others Rule 10. Enforcement of Penalties The officials’ portion is then presented in seven sections: Part I. Officiating Basics Part II. Game Administration Part III. Officiating Responsibilities Part IV. Communication Part V. 3-Person Mechanics Part VI. 4-Person Mechanics Part VII. NIRSA Official Flag Football Signals This easy-to-read rule book and officials’ manual reflects NIRSA’s continuing commitment to the development of flag and touch football and the organization’s efforts to keep training and officials’ manuals current and relevant. As such, this pocket guide is an essential resource for officials, coaches, and players connected to flag and touch football in various settings, from youth levels through collegiate levels.

2023 & 2024 NIRSA Flag & Touch Football Rules Book & Officials' Manual provides the latest rule changes in flag and touch football, including updated information for officials.