Hello everyone!
We have had 3 practices and I have reviewed the rules with the kids however, I thought that I should share them with you!
Click on the "read more" tab to see some of the basic rules of lacrosse
1. 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
2. Lacrosse involves a full TEAM offence & defence
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