Apr 26, 2016 | smanson | 1236 views
Some Lacrosse Rules
We have our first game on Thursday. So I thought I would post some rules.
Also, the coaches will be asking the players to take turns at goalie. I ask that you assist your coaches with this as it is only far if each player takes a turn.
1. Lacrosse involves a full TEAM offence & defence
2. When one team offends & no penalty is called, the other team is awarded possession; i.e. if a player shoots or bounces the ball out of bounds the other team is given possession - a whistle signifies the stoppage & re-starting of play – there must be 2 whistles in each such sequence – the first whistle you hear stops the play & play ALWAYS re-starts with another whistle – these may occur very quickly in sequence
3. Lacrosse is a fast game & every effort is made to “let them play” & “keep the game moving”
4. Lacrosse has very few & is a fast “possession” game much more like Basketball
5. "Incidental high stick" contact with the opposing player, including the helmet, by an opposing player's stick is not automatically a penalty - it is a Referee's judgment call & Refs are instructed to ignore “Incidental” contact which is illegal contact that has no effect on the play
6. A player with the ball cannot push off with his free hand or arm - if he does, possession is awarded to the other team – also you can check an offensive player, whether he has the ball or not - checking of an offensive player, who does not have the ball, is restricted to the area within the dotted lines at PeeWee & below. If you are on the offensive team you cannot check back, you must take the checking without aggressively responding.
7. If 2 players are going after a loose ball they must play the ball & not check the other player until he has possession - neither new players nor parents adapt to this rule very quickly – the principle of “equal shoulder contact” is observed
8. No offensive players are allowed in the defense goalie crease
9. The goalie has 5 seconds to throw the ball
10. Each team has 30 seconds of ball possession time to shoot at the goalie. The clock resets when the opposing team controls the ball
Most penalties that we will see this year will be minor penalties with 2 minutes in the box. The most common penalty is for high sticking.