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CAM'WALDMAN
Special to the Jewish- News

The rules are firm: foul play is not tol-
' crated; nor is blocking or tackling.
Running and passing plays are
allowed, but trash talking is illegal.
The quarterback cannot run with the ball. and
all passes must be forward and received beyond
the line of scrimmage. All players must wear a
protective mouthpiece; only rubber cleats are
permitted.
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Picture it this way: A coin is tossed into t
air at the Jewish no j rnmunity Center in West
Bloomfield to detenr:
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The offensive team gets
line and has three plays t-
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tee pl
score a touchdown. If
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defensive team covers receivers, rushes the pass-
er, and grabs the flags to make tackles.
No, this not Charlie Batch of the Detroit
Lions passing the ball, but 30 rambunctious
first- through sixth-graders. They are pumped
up about playing a five-on-five game of flag
football on Sundays.
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dressed
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fall, spring an. mmer for a year and a half,
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