Lacrosse 2024 - Mid Season Check In

How's Your Season Going?

With a number of games under your belt now, you are hopefully getting in the swing of the season.  If you have a rules question be sure to reach out to our Interpreter, Libby Mongeon, to get the correct ruling.  Use your pregame to talk about game situations that have come up to discuss the situation.  Many times it serves as a good reminder for others or helps to reinforce a rule.  We have many new officials out on the field.  Your pregame is an important tool to help these new officials prepare for the game.  

Also, note Pinkerton lacrosse is using a Boys and Girls Unified Field set up.  This is legal.  You can find more information about it in your rulebook on page 13.  

Remember to Keep Your Arbiter Dates Updated 

Assignments are still being made, as well as, changes.  Keeping dates updated is crucial to helping our Assigner.  Also, assigning for the end of the season tournament will be coming up.  An email from Kathleen recently came out with tournament dates.  It is VERY IMPORTANT to close out any dates you will not be available for.

Here are the tournament dates/sites/times:

Division I

Prelims: Tues. 5/28/2024 Home of Higher Seed 5:00 p.m.

Quarters: Thurs. 5/30/2024 Home of Higher Seed 5:00 p.m.

Semis: Sat. 6/1/2024 Bill Ball Stadium 4:00; 6:00 p.m.

Final: Tues. 6/4/2024 Bill Ball Stadium 6:00 p.m.

Division II

Prelims: Tues. 5/28/2024 Home of Higher Seed 5:00 p.m.

Quarters: Thurs. 5/30/2024 Home of Higher Seed 5:00 p.m.

Semis: Sat. 6/1/2024 Stellos Stadium 4:00; 6:00 p.m.

Final: Tues. 6/4/2024 Stellos Stadium 6:00 p.m.

Division III

Prelims: Tues. 5/28/2024 Home of Higher Seed 5:00 p.m.

Quarters: Thurs. 5/30/2024 Home of Higher Seed 5:00 p.m.

Semis: Sat. 6/1/2024 Bank of NH Stadium at Laconia HS 4:00; 6:00 p.m.

Final: Thurs. 6/6/2024 Bank of NH Stadium at Laconia HS 6:00 p.m

Quarter Timing for Games

As you know, games will be played in quarters this season with the Varsity game being 4 - 12 minute quarters.  If the JV game follows the Varsity game, quarters time for the JV game will be 10 minutes or 12 minutes running time with mutual agreement from coaches and officials.  Single sub varsity games will be 12 minute quarters.

Interested in Officiating?

Training for the 2024 season has concluded but we are always looking for those interested in becoming an official.  Our trainings usually occur in January and February.  There may be some additional opportunities for training before then so sign up now to get on the list.  Cost of the training is $100, which covers training, a rule book, whistle, cards and a flag to get you started in the game, along with your NHWLUA membership.  If you  or anyone you know is interested in becoming an official, please have them complete the New Official’s Form. Jackie Driscoll, our Training Chair, can be reached at jbdrisc@comcast.net.  

Should you need to review new rule information from our Annual Meeting see below.

Here is the link to our Annual Meeting Presentation from Monday 3/8.  

Preview the 2024 Rules Interpretation Video.  Log on.  Click on Professional Development to find the rules video.  You will also see just the PDF slide presentation.  You can also find the text here.  

Rulebooks come from US Lacrosse.  Click HERE for additional information on how to order your rulebook.

Other helpful resources from US Lacrosse can be found HERE.

Tri-County Middle Schools Rules Interpretation from Dave Pelletier can be found HERE

If you plan to officiate NHYLA games you must register with NHYLU.  Click on NHWLUA wishing to train as youth officials.  Our organization (NHWLUA) administers only middle school games and not any of the club youth games played mostly on the weekends.

Updated 4/30/24