KENT, Wash. -- So you want to see the Kent Predators indoor football team, but you don't know a thing about the rules of the Indoor Football League?
Here's a primer to give you the basics.
There are 21 active players per team. Each team has eight players on the field during play.
On offense, four players are on the line of scrimmage and two players can be in forward motion behind the line of scrimmage before the ball is snapped. There are three down linemen on defense.
Predators coach Keith Evans says defenses are a little less restricted in the Indoor League than in the Arena League, so there are more chances to use the running game.
A coach is also allowed to be on the field during play. Offensive and defensive coordinators typically switch off.
The game is played on a field 50 yards long and 28 yards wide. The end zones are eight yards long each. Surrounding the field is a four-foot-high foam-padded wall to protect players, but it's close enough to the seats that you can almost reach out and touch a player who gets slammed into one.
The offense has four downs to get a first down. On fourth down, they have to kick a field goal or go for it there is no punting.
Scoring is familiar six points for a touchdown, one point for a kick conversion and two points for a pass or run conversion after the touchdown.
A successful field goal is three points, if kicked using a holder. If the ball is drop-kicked, it's four points. But it won't be easy. The goal posts are 10-feet wide a little more than half the width of college and NFL goal posts.
A safety is two points.
Just like college and pro football, they play four 15-minute quarters. Instead of a two-minute warning, there is a one-minute warning.
If the game goes to overtime, each team gets at least one possession on offense, starting at the 20-yard line. The game can go three overtime periods before it ends in a tie.
