posted Oct 14, 2009 7:32 AM by Craig Peterson
October 13, 2009 IHSA Board Approves Lacrosse State Series For 2010-11The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors approved a recommendation at its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, October 13 to adopt an official State Series for the sports of Boys Lacrosse and Girls Lacrosse beginning with the 2010-11 school term. The official IHSA lacrosse season, State Series and State Finals will be contested during the spring semester. The addition of lacrosse will bring the total number of boys and girls sports contesting state championships to 15 apiece, while the overall number of IHSA sports and activities will grow to 43. “The goal of the IHSA is to provide quality interscholastic opportunities for students in the state and the Board recognized that the addition of boys and girls lacrosse helps support that mission,” said IHSA Executive Director Marty Hickman. “The Board’s decision was consistent with the procedures used when adopting several other recent sports and activities, including water polo and journalism.” The Board did create a contingency that 65 boys lacrosse teams and 40 girls lacrosse teams must be registered to participate in the state series by the February 1, 2011 spring sport deadline in order for either sport to crown a state champion in 2010-11. According to the IHSA Emerging Sports List, there are currently 65 schools fielding boys lacrosse teams in the state and 40 fielding girls lacrosse teams. Even if the contingency prevents the inaugural state series from occurring during the 2010-11 school term, Hickman reiterated that the Board’s decision on Tuesday will only help the sport’s growth in Illinois. “The Board felt it was important to put contingencies in place to preserve the esteem of the tournament and crowning a state champion, even if it has the possibility of delaying the start of a state series until beyond 2010-11. Regardless, we feel like the IHSA’s endorsement of the sport will help bring more legitimacy to club and intramural programs around the state and that many more schools will field squads in the coming years.” Currently, 17 other state associations crown champions in boys and girls lacrosse. Source: http://www.ihsa.org/announce/2009-10/2009-10-13.htm |
posted Sep 4, 2009 8:33 AM by Craig Peterson
posted Aug 21, 2009 1:14 PM by Craig Peterson
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August 19, 2009 TO: NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Head Coaches, Conference Commissioners and Officials. FROM: Willie Scroggs, chair NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Rules Committee Don Zimmerman, secretary rules-editor NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Rules Committee.
SUBJECT: Annual Meeting Report.
This document serves as a report to the men’s lacrosse community from the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Rules Committee. The committee met August 2-4 and is using this opportunity to inform the membership of its main topics of discussion and to communicate points of emphasis, experimental rules and future considerations. As part of the NCAA’s two-year rules cycle, this is not a year in which rules will change; however, there are several points of emphasis and clarifications that will affect the upcoming season. These are listed in this document.
1. Points of emphasis. The committee identified several points of emphasis for the upcoming season: - Faceoffs: The committee is concerned about players using illegal tactics during the faceoff, including the use of hands. The integrity of the game is a key issue here and the skill of the faceoff players should determine which team gains possession, not illegal tactics.
If a player deliberately uses his hand to play the ball, officials are instructed to use the unsportsmanlike conduct provisions in the rules immediately. Inadvertent touching of the ball when the hand is grasping the stick should not be called as an unsportsmanlike conduct foul. The committee will continue to explore ways to eliminate this problem in the future, but instructs officials to continue to enforce all current rules strictly in the upcoming season. - Cross checks: This is an area that continues to be of concern for the safety of the student-athletes, especially the act of thrusting the crosse at the opponent. More diligent enforcement of this foul is needed.
- Stalling/Pace of Game: The committee will continue to evaluate the pace of the game and, in particular, how the stalling warning should be administered. The committee plans to use video examples to illustrate different situations for officials and coaches to better understand this rule.
- Uncontrolled Stick Checks: Player safety continues to be a major focus of the committee particularly in the area of checking the opponent with the stick, both in location (head/neck area) as well as level of violence.
- Equipment/End Caps: Coaches are responsible to make all players have either a rubber or plastic end cap adequately covering the open end of the crosse (See Rule 1, Crosse Construction on Page 18 of the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Rules Book). Officials should enforce this rule without exception to protect all student-athletes.
2. Clarification Items. The committee reviewed and approved several clarifications that were distributed during the season. The committee is sharing these items below, including the page number in the rules book: a. Personal Equipment – Jerseys (Page 20). New uniforms must have numbers that are at least 10 inches high and centered on the front. Jersey numbers of at least 12 inches in height must be centered on the back. Current jerseys not meeting these specifications are acceptable. b. Loss of Equipment (Pages 21, 33, 55). As noted in an earlier bulletin, two notes were inadvertently left in the rules book on these pages dealing with the loss of required equipment. Please disregard these notes as rules changes made for last season supersede these items. c. Advancing the Ball/Player in Zone (Page 46, 47). In some cases, there is confusion regarding when an airborne player receives the ball when dealing with counts, etc. The committee is providing guidance to officials in this area that an airborne player is considered to be in the zone where he left the ground. This will be included more clearly in future publications of the rules book. d. Equipment Inspection Request – Head Coach (Page 58). The committee is clarifying what is generally in practice by game officials. Only the head coach my request an equipment inspection. 3. Experimental Rules. The committee voted to allow experimentation with the rules below in the fall season and approved a request from the Men’s Lacrosse Championship Committee for use in televised games of the championship: a. Keep it in. Once the ball enters the attack area, the offensive team must keep the ball in, unless it is deflected out of the area by the defensive team. b. Video review (NCAA Championships only). The rules committee voted to approve a request from the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championships Committee to use video in certain situations to assist on-field officials in their determinations. To use video, a monitor must be available at field level for the on-field officials to use and the reviewable plays are limited. 4. Rules Survey. The committee spent a considerable amount of time reviewing and discussing the current state of the game and identified several areas it plans to consider adjustments in the future. These items will be included on a survey which will be conducted after the fall season: a. Faceoffs. b. Substitutions. c. Stalling rules. d. Penalty administration options. e. Timeouts. f. Dive play.
5. Committee Chair. The committee nominated Brian Voelker, Drexel University, as its next chair, replacing Willie Scroggs, whose term expires in September. Thank you for your attention to this report. If you have any questions regarding this memorandum, please contact secretary-editor Don Zimmerman (dzimmerman@umbc.edu) or Ty Halpin (thalpin@ncaa.org) at the NCAA.
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posted Feb 25, 2009 10:33 AM by Craig Peterson
Here is an unsolicited endorsement for GLLOA's training effort: During the offseason I moved back to Nebraska and took a job at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
I would like to thank all of you for the excellent training and opportunities that I received while I was a member of GLLOA, an organization that is easily the most efficient and well-organized officiating organization that I have been a part of in any sport. I especially appreciated the extra efforts that were made in regards to training new officials as I benefited greatly from them. I have joined the local lacrosse group here in Omaha (OMALAX) and I'm registered to officiate this spring in an effort to help to grow the sport in the Omaha area. I never played lacrosse and had never watched a game until I began officiating last spring, but thanks to the positive experience I had working games in the Chicago area, I am hooked and plan to continue to be involved with the sport for a long time to come.
Thanks again for all of your help and support last year and best of luck in the future! February 24, 2009.
Harlan Sayles ...February 24, 2009
(1st year Referee in 2008, officiated 35 games for GLLOA) |
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posted Feb 16, 2009 8:06 PM by Craig Peterson
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posted Jan 22, 2009 10:09 AM by Craig Peterson
Memorandum To: NFHS Boys Lacrosse Contacts From: Kent Summers, NFHS Boys Lacrosse Rules Editor Ned Sparks, NFHS Boys Lacrosse Rules Committee Chair Subject: 2009 NFHS Boys Lacrosse ClarificationsDate: January 22, 2009 __________________________________________________ _________________________ At the NFHS Boys Lacrosse Rules Interpretation Meetings in Baltimore last week, five items were identified that need correction/clarification. Those items follow: 1. On page 2 of the 2009 NFHS Boys Lacrosse Rules Book (the page titled "2009 NFHS Lacrosse Rules Changes") item 7-3 should read:7-3 Clarifies that, should a penalty occur when the ball is in the goal area, play must be re-started laterally outside the goal area, nearest to the spot of the ball at the time of the whistle instead of at the "top of the box." 2. There was some confusion regarding procedure if it is determined that a stick has two ball stops. As a result, Situation 1.6.2 should read:
1.6.2 SITUATION: During an equipment inspection, the following situations are discovered: (a) the crosse has two ball stops, (b) the crosse has a ball stop from another manufacturer, (c) the crosse has no ball stop. RULING: (a) Illegal. Assess a three-minute, non-releasable penalty. In (a), the intent of the player was to make it more difficult for the defender to check the ball free. As a result, the three-minute penalty is assessed and the stick may not be used again for the remainder of the game. (b) No foul. (c) No foul. It is not a requirement for a crosse to have a ball stop. In addition, the exception listed under Rule 5-4, Illegal Crosse, on page 52 of the rule book must be deleted as the crosse is not to be used again in the game. Thus, the exception is no longer needed. 3. There was also some confusion regarding procedure when a foul occurs while a pass from one player to another is in flight. Thus, situation 4.5 should read:
4.5 SITUATION: During normal play, A1 makes a pass to teammate A2. While the ball is in flight, B1 commits (a) a technical foul or (b) a personal foul. RULING: In (a) the official calls out "play on" and if the pass is completed, the "play-on" is over. In (b), flag down, slow whistle. 4. Due to the revision made to rule 7-3, Resuming Play After a Penalty, Rule 4-29 on page 39 should read as follows:
Restarts following a time-out shall be nearest the spot where the ball was at the time the whistle was blown. A ball in the goal area shall be restarted laterally outside the goal area nearest to the spot of the ball at the time of the whistle. A ball that has crossed the end line shall be restarted at that spot. 5. Conflicting information was discovered between 6-5-2o and 4-30-1b. As a result, Rule 4-30-1b should read as follows:
If a head coach makes a second or subsequent equipment check during a different dead-ball situation and all equipment is found to be legal, that head coach's team will be penalized by a loss of a time-out if any remain or with a technical foul if no time-outs remain as stated in Rule 6-5-2o, assuming no violations were found in a previous request. __________________________________________________ _________________________ I hope this information helps to clarify these items. If you have questions, contact either your state rules interpreter or, if you are the state rules interpreter, contact the NFHS office directly. Thanks and have a great 2009 Boy's Lacrosse season! Kent Summers Assistant Director National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) P O Box 690 Indianapolis, Indiana 46206 Phone: 317-972-6900 Fax: 317-822-5700 www.nfhs.org |
posted Jan 13, 2009 12:22 PM by Craig Peterson
Source: "LaxRef" from Lacrosse Forums -Lacrosse Rules and Officiating 1/13/2009
Palmless or fingerless gloves
Illegal whether
bought that way or modified by the player (NFHS used to allow palmless gloves
manufactured that way)
Dislodged/broken goalie equipment (other than
stick) or broken goalie stick
Stop play immediately (but allow shot in
flight to come to conclusion). Goalie can be flagged for participating without a
crosse but not for playing with a broken crosse or other missing or dislodged
equipment.
Timeout after end line out of bounds
Does not change
the location of the restart: the ball starts at the spot unless there was a
play-on or flag-down in effect before the OOB or unless there is a dead ball
foul, in which case the ball starts in the alley (NFHS used to move ball to
alley in some situations). (Note: live-ball timeouts always move restart to the
alley).
Regular substitution
No horn required after goal or
time-serving penalty (NFHS used to require horn)
Special substitution
while play is suspended for equipment violations
Now permitted under both
rule sets (NFHS used to prohibit special subs in this
situation)
Coach-requested equipment checks
One per team per
dead ball under both rule sets (NFHS used to have no limit)
No “extra”
free checks between periods or during charged timeouts (NFHS used to have no
limit)
Multiple equipment violations
If a player has multiple
equipment and crosse violations, NFHS 5.5 Situation C now explicitly says to
penalize the most serious violation; common interpretation in NCAA is to do the
same
Player pulls strings on crosse after scoring a goal
If a
player pulls a string before or after the officials request to inspect the
crosse, there is a 1:00 NR USC penalty and the goal is disallowed (NFHS used to
only disallow for pulling strings after the official requested the
crosse)
Team A is under stall warning (not in the last 2:00) with flag
down; B1 gains possession
Stall warning is in effect when play resumes
(NFHS used to consider B1’s possession as ending stall warning)
Stall
warning in last 2:00 with score tied
Either team may be warned to “keep
it in” if they are keeping the ball from play. (NFHS did not previously mention
this case.)
Simultaneous technicals (or personals with total penalty
time equal) with face-off pending
Face-off under both rule sets (NFHS
used to award by AP)
Play suspended after a foul with ball in the
attack area
Move the ball to the alley (NFHS used to move to closest
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posted Nov 25, 2008 8:04 AM by Craig Peterson
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This rulebook will cover 2 seasons.
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posted Aug 14, 2008 2:10 PM by Craig Peterson
INDIANAPOLIS - The NCAA Men's Lacrosse Rules Committee discussed the current rules of play and made only minor adjustments at its annual meeting, August 6-8. The committee's actions must be considered by the Playing Rules Oversight Panel before final implementation. The Playing Rules Oversight Panel is scheduled to meet September 3. The group reviewed the major changes made last season to the faceoff procedure and pace of play and believes these were positive adjustments.
"We had some extensive discussions and believe our rules are in very good shape," said Willie Scroggs, senior associate athletics director at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and chair of the committee. "Adjustments made in recent years have achieved our intended goals."
The committee also discussed how it plans to approach the two-year rules process, which all NCAA rules committees are using. The next edition of the rules book, which will be printed this fall, will cover the 2009 and 2010 competition seasons. After the 2009 season, the committee plans an extensive survey that will include significant rules proposals.
"This is a change in the way we do business, but we believe it is a positive change," Scroggs said. "We hope to use the time to fully investigate some different ways to play the game and continue to monitor how it is played at the college level."
The committee approved two points of emphasis for the upcoming season. Sportsmanship, particularly during warm-ups, is the first issue the committee believes requires additional attention from administrators and coaches. Protection of the head and neck area continues to be a concern of the committee and data from the NCAA's Injury Surveillance System indicates that concussions continue to be one of the most common injuries in men's lacrosse.
One rule adjustment the committee made deals with a player who loses a piece of required equipment during play. For example, an attacking player who drives toward the goal loses a shoe during play but shoots and scores. Previously, the goal would be disallowed and the defending team gains possession of the ball. Under the committee's proposal, the goal is still disallowed, but the offensive team retains possession.
"The committee believes this is a positive change," Scroggs said. "This rule remains a safety issue, but we believe the previous rule unfairly penalized the attacking team."
2008-08-11
Additional Commentary by C. Peterson:
The NCAA is changing AR 37, which previously provided for a change in possession if the attack player with the ball lost equipment. The new rule apparently will just have play whistled dead, no change in possession.
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posted Aug 11, 2008 6:40 AM by Craig Peterson
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Following is the press release on rules changes for 2009 for high school boys lacrosse as approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Boys Lacrosse Rules Committee and the NFHS Board of Directors.
Boys lacrosse rules revisions focus on risk minimization
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kent Summers
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (July 31, 2008) –
1) GLOVES: Beginning next season, boys lacrosse players must wear gloves that cover the palms. Gloves that have the palms cut out or were manufactured without palms will not be legal.
This clarification of Rule 5-5 is one of nine changes made by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Boys Lacrosse Rules Committee at its July 15-16 meeting in Indianapolis.
"The previous wording of the rule did not specifically prohibit a player from wearing gloves manufactured without a palm," said Kent Summers, NFHS assistant director and liaison to the Boys Lacrosse Rules Committee. "This revised wording clarifies that the gloves must cover the fingers and palms to minimize risk for players."
2) TINTED EYE GLASSES: In an ongoing effort to minimize risk, Rule 1-9-2d was clarified regarding players wearing tinted eyeglasses. Players may wear tinted eyeglasses if they do not also wear a clear helmet eye shield. If a helmet eye shield is worn, the players must have clear glasses.
3) MOUTHGUARDS: A note addition to Rule 1-9-1 states "The tooth and mouth protector shall be of any readily visible color other than white or clear and must cover all of either the upper or lower teeth with adequate thickness."
"This note aligns with the Point of Emphasis from the 2008 rules book and clarifies that a mouthguard that covers either the upper or lower teeth with adequate thickness is legal," said Summers.
4) CROSSE TABLETOP TEST: Rule 1-7-4 was added to explain the diagram showing the tabletop test for determining a "relatively straight" crosse. The distance from the tabletop to the bottom edge of the head cannot exceed 2¾ inches at any point.
5) SUBSTITUTION CLARIFICATION: Three rules concerning substitutions were altered for clarification purposes. Rule 4-24-2f - which explained that special substitutions may take place while play is suspended, except when equipment violations occur – was deleted.
The verbiage of Rules 4-22-2a and 4-23-3 was revised to more accurately represent the intentions of the rules. Substitutions may occur when a goal is scored, a time-serving penalty is reported, a time-out is called or the timekeeper sounds the horn after a sideline out of bounds. This eliminates the need for coaches to call for a substitution horn after a goal or penalty. In addition, although a horn may sound, regular substitutions may not take place after play has been suspended for non-time serving violations or inadvertent whistles.
6) RE-START LOCATION CLARIFICATION: To align the rules book with lacrosse tradition, Rule 7-3 was changed to state "if the ball was in the goal area when play was suspended, play shall be restarted laterally outside the goal area nearest the spot of the ball at the time of the whistle." The ball should be brought to the alley for the restart instead of to the "top of the box."
7) POSSESSION CLARIFICATION: Finally, Rule 7-6-4 explains that if neither team has possession at the time of simultaneous fouls, the ball shall be awarded according to the alternate possession rule, or, when a faceoff is pending in this situation, a faceoff will be held. This change clarifies that scheduled faceoffs take precedence and alternate possession should only be used to determine possession when there is no other way to award the ball.
8) POINTS OF EMPHASIS: In addition to the nine rules revisions, the committee also established
three Points of Emphasis for the upcoming season:
1) mouthguards
2) flagrant misconduct
3) the NFHS Authenticating Mark on game balls.
Boys lacrosse had 71,524 participants in 1,588 schools during the 2006-07 season, according to the High School Athletics Participation Survey conducted by the NFHS. |
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