OFFENSE - PASS
When the offensive team stops the board to pass, the following process is followed:
1) An open receiver is identified. The receiver must not have gone out of bounds at any point, and his base must not be touching a defender's base.
2) The Box is shaken to determine if the pass is incomplete or intercepted. If the pass is incomplete, the play is over. If the pass is intercepted (roll of 2 or 12 after an incompletion roll), the nearest unengaged defender to the intended receiver is the intercepter, and unengaged offensive players are pivoted to try and tackle him.
3) The distance from the helmet of the quarterback to the helmet of the intended receiver is measured. This measurement keys the amount of time the defense will have to attack the receiver after a catch.
0 to 20 yards: 1 second.
21 to 40 yards: 2 seconds.
41 yards or more: 3 seconds.
4) The pass is thrown with the TTQB. There is no "stick" passing in the ECFA. If the pass hits any portion of the receiver (body or base), on the fly, the pass is complete. If the pass does not hit the receiver (body or base), the pass is incomplete. If the pass hits an unengaged defender on the fly, the pass is intercepted and the process is the same as that at the end of 2). If the pass hits an engaged defender, it is incomplete. If the pass hits another unengaged eligible receiver, the ball is caught and the play is over. There are no penalties for hitting an offensive lineman with a pass.
5) If the pass is caught by the intended receiver, he is replaced by a magnetic referee, unengaged defenders are pivoted, and they run toward the receiver (or wherever the defense chooses) for the number of seconds determined in 3). If any defender makes any base contact with any part of the magnetic referee's base, the receiver is tackled and the play is over. If there is no such contact, the receiver replaces the magnetic referee, any unengaged defenders are re-pivoted, and the board is run until the receiver is tackled, goes out of bounds, falls over, or scores a touchdown.
Note: If the quarterback's base is contacted by the base of any defender prior to shutting the board off for a pass attempt, the quarterback is sacked.
Scramble Rule: If the board is stopped and there are no eligible receivers to whom a forward pass can be thrown, the quarterback's TTC base can be pivoted to run. All unengaged defenders can be pivoted, as can the quarterback.
Coverage Sack: If the quarterback has no unengaged receivers and is in such a situation that a scramble isn't available, a coverage sack is awarded to the nearest unengaged defender, for a loss of 5 yards.
Note 2: If the intended receiver is in the end zone, no yardage measurement is done, since should the receiver catch the ball, the play is over and a touchdown is scored.
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