Section 4 - Weigh Master Guidelines.

a.  Certified check weights: Each team may use a set of certified weights to balance scales prior to weigh in.

b.  Peewee balance at 75 pounds, Pony balance at 100 pounds, Midget balance at 125 pounds.

c.  The individual teams shall have an appointed weigh master (and may have an assistant) who must be recognized by each team prior to weigh in time for each game.

d.  Weigh master must exclude any player from game participation if that player exceeds the weight requirements specified for that level of play.

e.  Scales used for weigh in must be certified each year from a weights and measurements firm with a current sticker attached. They shall be balanced beam or digital type scales. Teams that use a digital scale note that the weight is always rounded down, I.E. 96.9 means 96 at weigh in, etc.

f.  Both team weigh masters must agree on all points prior to weigh in and cannot disagree or protest weigh in once started unless a violation of rules is evident.

g.  Each team will provide to the league office during team registration and player roster meeting the name of its official weigh master.  No coach may be a weigh master for the level of players coached.

h.  Only one team at a time maybe present at the weigh in area.  Visiting teams weigh in first.

i.  No jerseys or pants made of plastic including garbage bags permitted to be worn by any player at anytime to help in weight loss while under respective CFA Teams’ care i.e. practice/games.

Section 5 - Weigh In Times.

a.  Weigh in times for all games follows.

1.  Smurf – 90 minutes prior to start of Peewee game.

2.  Peewee – 30 minutes before game time.

3.  Pony – halftime of Peewee game.

4.  Midget – halftime of Pony game.

b.  Borderline weight Midget, Pony and/or Peewee players may be weighed by each team weigh master any official weigh in time.

1.  Early weigh-ins for borderline weight players. Each team must have a self ink stamp with PERMANENT ink to hand stamp ALL early borderline weight players who qualify to play in that game at an early weigh in. If a borderline weight player does not have their hand stamped, they have not qualified to play. All borderline weight players must weigh-in with their team at the regularly scheduled weigh-in time.

c.  Following weigh in, coaches are permitted to assemble their teams to prepare for the upcoming game in an area close by the playing field. In doing so, it is not permitted for any player to change the personal equipment used for weigh in.

d.  Weigh in must be accomplished prior to the start of the game being played.  In case of inclement weather or incidents beyond control, the time may be changed by mutual agreement of both weigh masters of each team.

e.  When a team completes an official weigh-in and the game is cancelled by the officials due to unplayable conditions, all players that were weighed-in for that specific game, that weigh-in will carry over to the following day. No weigh-in is required.