Gladiator Tag: Chapter 4

Rules of Play

Introduction

Gladiator Tag is a Team sport. It is played by two teams, each comprising six ‘players’ and up to three ‘reserves’. Players, including the Reserves, have automatically consented to engaging in all forms of Gay Fetish Bondage sex, with the losing team submitting to sexual bondage play and intimacy with the winners.

A Team in play shall comprise five members and one ‘target’ organised as follows: a ‘centre’, two ‘strikers’ and two ‘defenders’ and a ‘target’. The ‘target’ is the sixth player and is restrained by the wrists and ankles between two upright posts placed 2 metres apart. The ‘Target’ wears a steel genital shield and players must attempt to attach their tags to this.

Each player has five magnetic ‘tags’ which he attempts to attach to the opposing team’s ‘target’ during play. Each tag successfully attached to the target earns five points. Tags dropped, or ‘captured’ by an opponent, are ‘lost’ and may not be recovered for further use.

Each player also carries a single Butt Plug, in the team colours, known as the ‘Golden Plug’. Successfully inserting one into the opposing team’s anus ends the game and gives the winning team a bonus of 50 score points.

The game is played on a ‘court’ measuring 20 metres by 10 metres, with a Target Zone marked by a circle on the court around the Target posts 2 metres in diameter.

While it is a ‘contact’ sport, players may not hit, kick or physically manhandle one another.

There shall be two Referees and Four Linesmen to supervise the play.

1. Team Dress

All players, including the target, are to wear a harness of latex. The harness is to be in the team colour unless two teams are assigned the same colour. Then the ‘away’ side will play in white.
The harness is to be firmly secured, with over shoulder straps, braces-style (suspender) with a cross over at the rear, a genital pouch internally reinforced to protect the wearer. A waist band worn on the hips, shall prevent the dislodging of the genital pouch and shield with the pouch secured by jock-style side straps leaving the player’s rear open and uncovered.
Soft boots covering the lower leg to the knee, with soft soles giving a firm grip of the court must be worn on the feet.
A full hood is to be worn in the team colour (see exception in Rule 1 1 ), the player’s team number on the forehead and protective lenses over the eyes which restrict peripheral vision. A detachable lower face muzzle and gag and a breathing filter covering the lower face and nose. The gag is to be fitted with a drinking tube to allow refreshment without removal.
Targets are to be fitted with secure cuffs at the ankles and wrists, with suitable fixing arrangements to which the anchoring fastenings can be secured for play.
Tags are to be fixed to the waist belt (five) in a manner that permits their detachment for use or capture.
A single Butt Plug of the conical tapered type with a solid circular base and meeting the specification for such plugs in Rule 4.1, is to be carried in a pouch on the left side of the player. The pouch is to be filled with a lubricant to ensure the plug is always lubricated and ready for use.

2. Layout of the Court

The court shall be 20 metres in length, and 10 metres in width. A minimum width of five metres shall be provided all around the perimeter of the playing area.
At each end there shall be a pair of upright posts, embedded in the surface and 2 metres apart. The posts shall be 2 metres from the rear boundary of the court, and a Target Zone shall be marked by a semicircle 3 metres in diameter around the target and posts.
The posts shall have chain links and snap hooks or suitable devices attached at shoulder and ankle height to allow for the Target Player to be secured between them.
The court shall have the following markings -

The Target Zone shall be marked by a white circle 2 metres in diameter around the Target position.
The Plug Zone shall be marked by lines extending from the Target Posts to the boundary immediately behind the Target position.
A Penalty line shall be marked by a semi-circular line 3 metres from the target, and running from a point 1 metres outside each of the Target posts.
The midpoint of the court shall be marked by a single line from side to side. The Centre of the court shall be marked by a ‘box’ measuring 4 metres a side.
The Five metre point on each end shall be marked by a single line running side to side.
The boundary of the Court shall be clearly marked by a solid line on all four sides.

3. Conduct of the Match

The game shall commence with the opposing teams facing each other across the halfway line at the centre of the field, with each Centre player having a tag in hand in readiness to lead a strike.
The Centres shall take a position not less than 2 metres from the centre point of the centreline, which shall be marked by a box measuring 4 metres by 4 metres in the centre of the court.
First Strike advantage shall be decided by the toss of a coin, and confers the opportunity to open the match to which ever of the Team Captain’s correctly calls the fall of the coin.
The objective of each team is to attach as many tags as possible to the opposing team’s Target Genital Shield, and, if possible, to insert a Butt Plug into the Target.
In an ‘offensive play’ a striker may enter the Target Circle. Only ONE Striker may enter at any one time, and may not remain in the Circle for longer than 30 seconds.
One Striker may be replaced by another as soon as the first leaves the Circle.
All Players may become ‘Strikers’ if position and state of play give rise to the opportunity.
Players must return to the Centre box after each successful tagging, with the ‘strike advantage’ going to the team that has tagged their opponent’s Target.
The Defending team objective is to attempt to prevent their Target being tagged or plugged. Body blocking is permissible, but holding and tackling is not. A Body Block may not exceed 60 seconds.
No more than two ‘attackers’ may enter the Target Zone at any one time.
Defenders may interpose their own bodies between a Striker and the Target, but may not be in physical contact with him (See Rule 3 9).
Defenders may intercept a tag with the hand, interposed between the attacker and the Target’s tag shield, or by interposing their own crotch shield between attacker and Target.
Holding, pushing or pulling on the harness incurs a free tag.
A Defender may ‘capture’ a tag by causing it to adhere to his own pouch. Captured tags are deemed ‘out of play’.
Defenders may block an attempt to plug a Target by accepting the plug themselves.
A Defender that has accepted a plug must retain it, and a substitute shall be sent on to replace him.
A tag or a plug which is dropped is out of play and may not be recovered for use.
Once a Target is plugged, the remaining time is played out, though a ‘win’ is automatic for the successful team, the object now being to score as many tags as possible for both sides.
Penalties may be awarded for rough of foul play.
A penalty shall be taken by TWO of the players awarded the Penalty, with ONE defender permitted to defend.
The Referees shall be the final judge of any play, and may issue a warning for overly physical play (Yellow Card) or send a player off the court for physical contact deemed inappropriate (Red Card).
Any player given two Yellow Cards during a match shall be automatically deemed to have received a Red Card in any third offence.
Any player receiving a Red Card shall be confined to the team bench for the remainder of the match.
The Linesmen shall ensure that players remain within the bounds of the Court during play, and no intrusions occur infringing Rule 2.iv above.

4. Scoring (Tagging)

Scoring a Tag. To be counted a tag must be attached to the opposing team’s Target on his Crotch Shield. Each Tag shall earn five (5) points. Any tag which is displaced, or which does not remain attached when placed, shall be discounted.

The Tag. The tags shall be magnetic, using neodymium, one (1) centimetre in length and 0,5 centimetre in width. Each Player is allowed five (5) tags which are to be carried in cartridge style loops on the waist belt. A three (3) centimetre ribbon in the Team Colour shall be appended to the tag.

The Shield. The crotch shields shall be stainless steel and attached to the player’s harness in a secure manner. It shall be lined with neoprene and the edges covered to prevent injury. The shield shall have a depth from waist to base, measured around the curve, of twenty (20) centimetres, and a measurement across the broadest section measured across the curvature, of not less than twelve (12) centimetres.

The tags shall be plastic coated, in the team colour(s), bearing the players Number.
A player may not pass a tag to another team member.
A tag is scored when a player successfully attaches one of his allotted tags to the Crotch Shield of the opposing team’s Target.
A dropped tag may not be retrieved and is considered ‘lost’.
A tag attempt may be intercepted by interposing a hand between the tag and the Target’s shield, or by interposing a Defender’s own crotch shield.
A tag intercepted by a Defender’s crotch shield may not be retrieved,
An intercepted tag is ‘out of play’ whether dropped, or attached to a player not the Target.
A player may not hold the Target in any way in attempting to attach a tag.
Any contact by an attacker with anything other than the tag hand with the Target shall result in a penalty.
A Penalty tag shall be taken by a player designated by the team to whom the penalty is awarded, and shall be taken from the edge of the penalty box. One ‘defender’ may be assigned to intercept from a position one (1) metre outside the Penalty Zone.
In the event of a draw the referee may award a ‘Penalty Tag Match Decider’.
A Penalty Tag Match Decider shall be conducted with each Team assembling at the opposing Team’s Five Metre line. Each Gladiator shall then be blindfolded and may have a single Tag. Alternating between the two sides, the referee will allow one player at a time from each side to attempt to locate the Target and attach his tag within one minute.
In the event that an equal number of tags are achieved by the Teams in a Penalty Match Decider, the referee may order a Penalty Plug.
A designated Gladiator on each side shall be blindfolded and placed on opposite sides of the court at the five metre line. On the referee’s signal the designated Gladiators must attempt to locate the Target, and insert their plugs within two minutes.

4.1 Scoring (The Golden Plug)

The Plug. The Plug shall be of silicon rubber in the team colour and having the number of the player in its base. It shall be conical in shape have an insertable length from tip to stem not exceeding twelve (12) centimetres overall length, including the stem and base. The diameter at its widest part shall be five (5) centimetres and the base is to be circular and have a ring pull folded into it. The ring pull may not be deployed when in play.

Each player shall keep a plug in a scabbard on his waist band, the scabbard to be filled with lubricant to ensure the plug is always lubricated when withdrawn.
The Team that succeeds in inserting a plug into the prepared anus of the opposing side’s Target wins the match. A Plugging earns fifty (50) points for the team in addition to the Tag score.
A plug may be inserted in the Target from a position in the Plug Zone behind a Target, or from the front if this can be achieved without physical contact with any other part of the Target’s anatomy.
Once a Target is plugged, he must retain it for the remainder of play and becomes the ‘property’ of the opposing team for their post game enjoyment.

5. Gladiator Profile

Gladiators must be at least 18 years of age, Gay and have an even temperament. A reasonable level of education is desirable. Gladiators shall be healthy, attracted to their own sex and preferably have a bondage fetish. It is e A gladiator shall be Registered on contracting to a Team, and shall receive the Association’s Registration Mark as a tattoo on the right buttock. The Registration Mark shall include the Gladiators Registration Number. When in training, in a gymnasium, or engaged in any sporting activity, the only permissible garment shall be a thong or jockstrap to allow the display of their Registration marks. All Gladiators shall have permanent removal of all body hair, including the pubic hair, and shall have a short crop of their heads. They shall maintain their physical fitness and develop their physiques to an approved level, and the agility expected of gymnasts and dancers (ballet) is desirable.

6. Gladiator Contracts

All Gladiators shall be contracted to their Team for five (5) years, and shall be entitled to the following:

Remuneration shall be provided, and this may be arranged through employment in addition to the Gladiator’s role in any games.
Half the Gladiators salary shall be withheld, and paid into a Mutual Fund managed by the TGGA and Trustees appointed by the Board and Members of the Association. This money to be paid in full plus interest to the Gladiator on the termination of his contract.
In the event of a contract being renewed, the Gladiator may elect to receive up to half of the amount, the retained portion to be added to the monies withheld over the life of the new contract.
All contracts must be reviewed after two (2) years, and the Gladiator may elect to retire without penalty.
Suitable accommodation which shall be at least a comfortable room with double bed, individual bathroom, unless a suitable apartment is provided.
The Gladiator shall agree to engage in daily training sessions with his Team, under the guidance of the Team Manager and Team Coach
The contract shall specify the sexual activities the Gladiator may be required to engage in, and may specify specific bondage sex activities
The Gladiator shall agree to submit to being a bondage gimp in any post match orgy as the play partner to the winning team.
The Gladiator shall have access to a gym, and a personal trainer trained in physical development
The Gladiator shall agree to and submit to training in all bondage techniques that may be required of him after a match
Health checks at least monthly, but more frequently if the Team deems this necessary
Quarterly physical examination to include prostate, testes, bladder, colon, heart, kidneys and other organs.
Gladiators agree to being the property of their Team for the duration of their contract.
A Gladiator may be transferred to another Team by agreement between the Team Managers and the Association. A Transfer Fee shall be payable to the Team transferring him by the new Team proportionate to the length of time remaining in the Gladiator’s contract.
A Gladiator’s contract with a Team may be renewed by agreement.
The status of a Gladiator shall be recorded by the Tag Gladiator Games Association (TGGA), and they shall display a tattoo on the right buttock as a mark of their registration.
Registered Gladiators shall submit themselves to their Team Managers and Coaches, and shall not refuse any sexual activity covered by the Rules of the Game as amended from time to time.

7. Tag Gladiator Games Association

The Tag Gladiator Games Association shall register all Gladiators and ensure that their contracts are fully honoured. The Association shall have oversight of the provisions in the contract for health and welfare, for remuneration and employment and provide a mechanism for transfer of players between Teams.

The TGGA shall have a permanent Secretary-General, and a Secretariat to administer the Games schedules, arrange the venues, and collect registration fees.

A Management Board consisting of the Secretary-General and no less than six (6) directors elected by the member clubs shall manage the Association. A seventh member shall be appointed by popular vote of the Gladiators with full voting powers.

All Gladiators shall be registered by the Association and assigned a unique registration number. The TGGA Mark shall be tattooed on the right buttock of every registered Gladiator and shall incorporate their unique registration number.