<Li> The Field: An indoor padded surface 85 feet (26 m) wide and 50 yards (46 m) long with 8 - yard (7.3 m) endzones . Goal posts are 9 feet (2.7 m) wide with a crossbar height of 15 feet (4.6 m) (NFL goalposts are 18.5 feet (5.6 m) wide with the crossbar at 10 feet (3.0 m)). The goalside rebound nets are 30 feet (9.1 m) wide by 32 feet (9.8 m) high . The bottom of the nets are 8 feet (2.4 m) above the ground . Sideline barriers are 48 inches (1.2 m) high and made of high density foam rubber . </Li> <Li> The Equipment: The official football is the same size and weight as the National Football League ball . </Li> <Li> The Players and Formations: Eight players on the field; 21 - man active roster; four - man inactive roster . </Li> <Li> Substitution: Free substitution is allowed, but some players play both ways either by choice or to step in because of injury . </Li>

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