Game Overview & Officials

The Lacrosse Field

• Lacrosse TermsWing Lines – Crease – Alley – X – Restraining Lines – Midfield Line – Shots – Free Clear – 10 second count – “Box it” -Kids – casual watchers

Officials

Lacrosse is new to this area Experience varies 1-30 years Safety – Fair – Fun Often try to explain rules/calls at

younger levels Rule variations for different levels of

play Big field for 2 Officials Officials will make mistakes Advantage/Disadvantage

Required Equipment

All Players Shoes Gloves Helmut Protective Cup Arm Pads (Applies to Goalies) Mouth guard (not clear or white –

must be worn properly & cover all upper or lower teeth)

Shoulder Pads (Optional for Goalies)

Goalies Chest Protector Throat Protector Shin Pads Optional

Fouls

Technical Fouls (may or may not be time serving)

1. Pushing, Holding, Interference, Offsides, Illegal Substitution, conduct, etc.

2. Turn over or Time Served – Possession/Goal – 30 seconds 3. Most Common is push (behind or any 1 hand) –

Advantage/Disadvantage4. Does not accumulate against a player

Personal Fouls (always time serving)1. Slash, Illegal Body Check, Tripping, Unsportsmanlike

Conduct, Cross Check, etc2. 1, 2, or 3 minutes Releaseable or Non-Releaseable3. Foul Out – 3 Personal Fouls or 5:00 Minutes of Personal Fouls4. Accumulates against a player5. 2 USCs or 1 Fighting – Ejection plus suspension for next

game6. Always time served

Review of 2014 Changes

No time plus 50% on penalties Substitution 10 yards wider Faceoffs – No Tape on Throat of crosse No 1 handed stick checks (includes

U15)- regardless of contact being made No hits on defenseless players 2 or 3

minutes NR Penalty Stacking - No more than 3

penalties served per team at once – team will have 7 players on the field (assuming they have enough)

Notable Changes for 2015

Game cannot continue with fewer than 7 on field players

Four game balls on scorers table Defensive restarts in the attack area

rather than alley. No players may be within 5 yards of ball carrier.

Player screens cannot have feet wider than shoulders

Players taking a dive or feigning a slash will be penalized for illegal procedure

U9 & U11

3 Yard Rule for loose ball contact No checking Equipment Checks will be done –

Roll out, pocket depth No 1 handed stick checks 4 Goal Mercy Rule – No faceoff

unless asked Man Down Play Permitted – New for

U9 Two Pass Rule – U9 only

U13 & U15

10 Second count 3 Yard Rule for loose ball contact No Take Out Checks Stick Checks will be done No 1 handed stick checks U13 or

U15 2:00 automatic stall warning

Signals Technical Fouls

Signals – Personal Fouls

Procedural Signals