Since we're talking about equipment only at this time, I'll stick to that.
1) Gameboard - It would be nice if everyone could afford a monster board, but many of us can't. Let's stick to the common 620 as pretty much everyone has one or can get one realitively cheap. Any field cover allowed that does not effect the play ie: if a coach has players that run straight on a normal board but go in tiny circles on a board with a cover, then that cover would not be allowed.
2) Kickers - allow them to have springs. You modify bases for better performance, why not the kicker???
3) Bases - Any base that would fit within the required size. Maximum size the same as Miggle proline bases ???:o Bases allowed to be painted as long as the figure + base combo is within weight limits
4) Figures - Any figure allowed so long as the figure + base combination is at or under the legal limit with the provision that the figure resembles a football player of some sort. No Bozos, 'Quatch, Sumos, Snowmen etc.
5) Weight - I don't care what the limit is. 3.2, 3.4, 4.0 .... I say if the figure + base is at or below the limit, it should be allowed. And I'll go further in that I think the figures and bases should be glued or taped together so that a coach can not seperate them during play. Any weight should be allowed to be added to the figure/base combo up to the maximum limit, as long as the weight is not unseemly ( like a nut or bolt sticking out ) BB's glued under the base allowed up to the max. limit. Many leagues allow coaches to add several layers of paint or clear coat to get the figures up to weight. I don't see any difference in adding .5g or paint, or adding .5g of BB. I also don't see why TTC bases are allowed to weigh more than rookie bases. If TTC is allowed 1.3g, then allow rookie bases to be weighted up to 1.3g as well. But, back to what I was saying, if a Miggle figure on a rookie base weighs 2.3g and a Buzzball figure on a TTC base weighs 3.2g and that's the limit, then the Miggle figure and base should be allowed to add .9g to weigh the same as the Buzzball combo does. If a person wants to use Reggies figures and they weigh 3.9g with a base, then you should be allowed to cut the player in half and hollow him out to get down to 3.2g. Weigh the entire figure and base, not seperately. Like I said before, if you require the two to be glued together, then a coach would not be able to switch bases around, thereby eliminating cheating.
If you're going to have seperate weights for positions, then you will need to specify how many of which weight can be on the field at one time. I play with a BB under the linemen. The defense is allowed only 5 players with BB's. The offense is allowed 5 linemen and 2 running backs. I allow that simply to try and keep the runners from jumping and turning when the board is first turned on. If the offense plays with 3 backs, then the third has to be without a BB.
