Mid America Lacrosse Officials Association
2007 Handbook
Lacrosse officiating is challenging and requires a great deal of practice and training. Officials must know the rules, when and how to apply them, and manage the game so that it is Safe, Fair, and Fun. This handbook provides information regarding MALOA membership and training.
All MALOA Officials must complete the training sessions each year.
2007 Training Sessions
Class #1 Introduction to Lacrosse Officiating
US Lacrosse Officials Training Manuals ($27) are available for purchase.
Returning Officials should have rulebooks and Manuals.
St. Louis MO, Saturday, 1/27, 9 AM – 11 AM DeSmet Jesuit High School
Kansas City MO, Sunday, Feb. 11, Noon Rockhurst Jesuit High School
Class #2 Rules meeting with high school coaches.
Attendance required for all MSLA Head Coaches and MALOA Officials. Rules test due and graded. NCAA Tape viewed.
After the rules meeting coaches are excused and we will continue with training
Lacrosse Officiating Mechanics and the Annual Required COC Clinic.
What, where, when & how to be a good official.
St. Louis MO, Saturday, Feb. 10, 9 AM – 3 PM DeSmet Jesuit High School
Olathe Kansas, Saturday March 3, 9 AM
Class #3 Review of Rules and Mechanics.
Kansas City MO, TBD Rockhurst Jesuit High School
St. Louis MO, Saturday, 2/17, T.B.A
Class #4 On-field training and Basic Training Graduation. Throw your first flag.
Uniform and USLacrosse membership required. $40 MALOA dues waived if you work a Jamboree.
St. Louis MO, Saturday, 3/10, 8 AM – 4 PM Jamboree at AB Sports Centre
Kansas City MO, Sunday, 3/11, 9 AM – 5 PM Rockhurst Kansas City Jamboree
All 4 sessions are required, but additional training sessions can be scheduled with your trainer at a mutually agreeable time. 1/27/06
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2007 MALOA Training Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Professional Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
NCAA vs. MSLA Rule Differences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Judgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Philosophy of Officiating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Lightning Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Lacrosse Online Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Timer and Scorer Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
MEN'S LACROSSE RULES: Simplified version . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
MALOA Game Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Professional Membership
MALOA (Mid America Lacrosse Officials Association) officials must join USLacrosse as an “Official”. The annual cost of USL membership as an official is $50, and it includes insurance for officials, a subscription to Lacrosse magazine, and a rulebook after your first year. You can register online or download the membership forms at www.uslacrosse.org. To be a MALOA official you must also attend the 4 training classes before each season. Annual Dues for MALOA are $45, but are waived if the official attends Class #4, the “Jamboree”.
USL (USLacrosse) is the National Governing Body of Lacrosse.
The mission of US Lacrosse is to ensure a unified and responsive organization that develops and promotes the sport by providing services to its members and programs to inspire participation, while preserving the integrity of the game. We envision a future that offers people everywhere the opportunity to discover, learn, participate in, enjoy, and ultimately embrace the shared passion of the lacrosse experience. www.lacrosse.org
MDOC (Men’s Division Officials Council) is part of USLacrosse and all USL officials for men’s lacrosse are members. Successful completion of training and testing are required before an individual receives his patch and full status as an MDOC Official. The MDOC is divided into 11 districts. Your District, #7 covers Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Each district elects a Governor to represent its membership on the Board of Directors.
District 7 Governor, Bob Schulte, 636-349-7090, bobschulte@msn.com
MDOC President, Jim Carboneau, carblaxref@aol.com
COC (College Officials Committee) is Committee the MDOC and consists of the MDOC Members who are certified to work college level games. Membership involves passing annual tests on the NCAA rules and three-man mechanics, attending clinics on rules and mechanics, receiving on-the-field evaluations and recommendations from current COC Officials. There are additional fees for the COC membership. It takes most new officials several years of working high school games to meet these requirements, although candidates with experience officiating in other sports may become COC-certified more quickly. You must apply to your District Governor for COC membership. bobschulte@msn.com
COC President, John Hill, zlaxref@beld.net
MALOA is the local official’s organization for men’s lacrosse officials in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa and aspires to provide the finest officials in the sport.
President Bob Schulte bobschulte@msn.com
Vice President/Tres. Chris Brescia GRLCRef@aol.com
Secretary Greg Schneider stlschneid@gmail.com
Chief Referee Scott Bedell bedell_964@hotmail.com
High School Assignor David Schmid nardin@swbell.net
Rules Interpreter Jim Shaw James.K.Shaw@Boeing.com
Past President John Skarin skarinjohn@charter.net
Kansas City Area Assignor Jon Brenneman jon@brennco.com
Omaha Area Chief Charles Hagen cwhagen@cox.net
Rules
A good official must have a thorough knowledge of the rules and understand the proper application of those rules. The rules are there to keep the game Safe, Fair, and Fun. Honor the game of Lacrosse by knowing them and by enforcing them fairly, properly, and consistently.
At first, it will be all you can do to get the major calls correct; there will be so many things to keep track of that is a difficult to recognize the more obscure situations. As you begin to experience games and study the rules, you’ll recognize more and more situations from the rulebook.
KNOW THE RULES. Be a student of the game and after interesting situations arise, check the rulebook and other resources available to you for the correct answer.
Officials will be tested before and during each season using both standardized tests and pop quizzes to keep you sharp and improve your game. COC officials and those applying for membership must take the COC test without notes or books. A minimum score for College Officials is 80%; for High School 70%; and for Youth 60%.
Officials are expected to know the rules, but confer with their partner if they have a question. Take the time to make the correct call, even if that means changing your initial call. Changes can only be accomplished before the restart of play.
Rulebooks
The USILA (NCAA Div. I, II, III) and USLacrosse Men’s Division Intercollegiate Associates, Div. I & II, use the 2007 NCAA Men’s LACROSSE Rulebook. The NCAA rulebook can be downloaded from http://www.ncaa.org/library/rules/2006/2006_m_lacrosse_rules.pdf .
The National Federation of State High School Associations publishes the youth boys’ lacrosse rulebook, which can be downloaded from www.nfhs.org
Most of the rules used for the MSLA (high school) and NCAA lacrosse are identical. Here are the most important differences.
NCAA game length: Four - 15 min. quarters,
MSLA High school Varsity 12 min. quarters, JV, Freshmen, & youth 10 min. quarters
Matching colors for gloves, sweatpants, under shorts not required in MSLA or youth
JV & Freshmen Goalies do not have to serve releasable penalties. However, all goalies must serve their own unsportsmanlike conduct penalties.
It takes good judgment to be a good official. You need practice to determine when you should and shouldn’t throw your flag, call for a “play on,” or blow your whistle. This judgment comes with experience, and other officials will give you a great deal of guidance in this area during your first few seasons.
One of the most important aspects of judgment for officials regarding technical fouls is in the area of advantage gained. In applications of the rules that are not black-and-white we ask: “Was an advantage gained or lost during the play?”
For example, a player from team A might give a team B player, who is carrying the ball, a slight push in the back. If the team B player was running away from the goal area and was not hindered by the push, there would likely be no flag thrown. However, if the push forces the team B player out of bounds, a flag would be thrown, since otherwise team A would get the ball when team B went out of bounds. Similarly, if the push costs the player a shot opportunity, a flag should be thrown.
You must know what to look for, take in a great deal of action, apply the rules, process all of this in an instant, and then correctly make the call. You probably won’t be able to recognize every situation when you are just starting out, but you will improve if you study and work diligently.
Mechanics
Many new officials believe that if they can just learn the rules they’ll be good referees. While you do need to know the rules, you also need to know where to be on the field, where to focus your attention, how to work with your partner or partners, how to interact with the official scorer and timer, how to signal calls, and how to deal with other aspects of game administration. These aspects of officiating are collectively known as “Mechanics.” The USLacrosse “Officials Training Manual” provides 100 delightful pages of detailed instructions about your job as an official. It concentrates on the 2 man officiating crew most often used in high school and lower level college games. Your will find additional information on 1 and 3-man mechanics at the website www.zlax.net and click on “Lacrosse Mechanics”. Most of your initial training will come in our classroom training, and then will be followed up on the field as you work with more experienced officials.
An official needs to be able to interact with the players, coaches, other officials and appropriately handle a variety of potentially troublesome situations. You need to be yourself, but have a framework to build on to become a great official.
First the goal: Conduct a Safe, Fair, and Fun Game
Develop a firm, positive and courteous manner
Be cooperative.
Be pleasant, confident, and communicate with others as you would to a respected friend.
Confidence is not cockiness. It comes from a thorough knowledge of the rules, proper mechanics, good appearance and excellent communication skills.
We are not the focal point of the game, the players are. Be inconspicuous.
Keep the game moving. Do your job efficiently, fairly and consistently.
Anticipate the play, not “the call”. Make the call only when and if the foul occurs.
Help the players learn and play within the rules. Comments such as “Stay out of the neutral zone” are preferred over “White, get out of the neutral zone” which the opposing team might deem “coaching”.
Don’t awaken the coaches. Avoid these Hot Buttons:
Unexpected or inconsistent calls from you and your partners.
Be consistent, at both ends, for the entire game.
Safety issues that are uncalled. “My players are being hurt.”
Unsportsmanlike behavior that isn’t called
Inappropriate comments
Being out of position to make the call.
When the team’s head coach asks you a reasonable question, respond in an appropriate manner and time.
Do not allow your actions, or those of players, coaches or spectators to bring dishonor to the sport. Neither seek nor avoid confrontation.
You should be in good physical shape so that you can keep up with the flow of the game. Ideally, you might not have to sprint very often during a game if your mechanics are good, but depending on the game (3-man vs. 2-man crew, college vs. high school vs. youth) you may be sprinting, jogging and moving for long periods. You have to be in good condition so that you can keep up with the play. If you are out of position, it will be apparent, and players and coaches have little patience for an official who doesn’t care enough to be in shape for his job. On the other hand if you are hustling and moving to be in perfect position to make the call, you will rise in everyone’s opinion.
Professional Appearance
Officials should report to games well in advance and in a clean, proper uniform. You should be either clean-shaven or have a neatly trimmed beard or mustache. Shoes should be polished, and no extraneous jewelry should be worn. This works to create a professional appearance, and enhances your credibility with the coaches and players. If you don’t look and act like an official, don’t expect anyone to treat you like one.
The complete uniform requirements are found on page 1 of the USL Officials Training Manual.
There is a significant amount of equipment needed for refereeing at the college level. In order to allow new officials to begin working without making a huge initial investment in equipment, we allow officials to buy different amounts of equipment depending on the level of lacrosse they are working. This equipment is often tax deductible against your earnings as an official. These items can also be purchased from referee supply companies.
Short-sleeved striped shirt $26 Finger-grip whistle $6
Penalty flags (2) $10 Official’s hat $10
White shorts $28 White socks w/ Black trim $5
Tape measure (6 ft) $3 Scorecard/pencil $4
Black T-shirt (to wear under stripes) Black belt
Black shoes Watch
USLacrosse “Official” Patch on left shoulder American Flag Patch above pocket
20-second belt timer $43
Black nylon rain pants with belt loops $20 Long-sleeved striped shirt $26
Jacket $60 Mesh shirt $29
Extra whistle $6 & scorecards $4 Extra socks $5
Black equipment bag
Lacrosse Officiating Opportunities
There are a variety of lacrosse leagues in MALOA’s region. Youth lacrosse, freshmen, and JV games offer a great training ground for new officials. Officials with some experience work high school varsity games in the spring. Finally, the most experienced officials become COC certified and work college games and men’s club games. As a new official, you’ll be paired with a more experienced official. In a two-man game, the more experienced official will generally be the referee and the other official will be the umpire. This gives new officials a chance to learn on the job as much as possible.
MSLA
(Missouri Scholastic Lacrosse Association)
The MSLA consists of all high school girls’ and boys’ lacrosse programs and contracts with MALOA to cover boys’ games. You must be an active member of MALOA to officiate a MSLA contest. Check out the www.molax.org website for an up to date list of all the teams in our area.
GRLC
(Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference)
GRLC is the regional league of the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association. The MCLA is a national association of college club teams and leagues. While these teams in general do not have varsity status from their schools, they play under NCAA rules and compete for the right to play in their own National Championships.
Officials should be certified by the Collegiate Officials Committee (COC) to work these games but non-COC officials can be used at the discretion of the assignor.
The assignor for the GRLC is Chris Brescia ; he can be contacted at GRLCRef@aol.com or at 314-409-6911 (cell).
USILA
(United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association)
Additionally, some of you may get the opportunity to officiate a USILA game.
The USILA is made up of the NCAA Division I, II, & III teams. 2007 marks the first season of USILA lacrosse in our District, with Fontbonne University playing Div III men’s and women’s lacrosse. You may get games in another district through the Interchange Program.
Payment for Officiating
As a youth or high school official, you should expect to be paid for your work before the game begins. This allows you to leave quickly after the game. Several schools have their business office issue a check after the game has been played; you should have the opportunity to fill out any forms before the game begins. For college games, the officials receive checks from the league several times a season.
The referee should contact the home coach to confirm the time and location of your game one or two days in advance and contact his partner(s).
For high school games, the home team coach is required to contact both the assignor and the officials by noon if a game is cancelled. If you show up for a game you confirmed and you were not notified of a cancellation by noon of that day, you should expect to be paid by the home team.
If a game is stopped in progress due to weather conditions or other reasons, the officials are still to be paid. This is another reason to get your payment before the game begins. If the game continues at a later time, the referees still “own” that game. No additional pay is expected.
2007 MALOA Official's Fees for MSLA
2-Man Crew - Single
game - V, JV, or Fr. 2-Man Crew - Two games (V followed by JV)
MALOA First Season $50 each MALOA First Season $50 +
$40 = $90
MALOA Official $60 each MALOA Official
$60 + $50 = $110
MALOA Crew Chief $65 each MALOA Crew Chief $65 +
$55 = $120
1-Man Crew - Single
game - V, JV, or Fr. 1-Man Crew - Two games (V followed by JV)
MALOA First Season $75 MALOA First Season
$145
MALOA Official $90 MALOA
Official $165
MALOA Crew Chief $97 MALOA Crew Chief
$180
3-Man Crew - V, JV,
or Fr.
MALOA First Season $40
MALOA Official $50
MALOA Crew Chief $55
MSLA Travel fees per official:
First 50 miles of roundtrip free, thereafter fee is the I.R.S. mileage rate of $0.445 per mile.
Example: if St. Louis to Columbia roundtrip is 204 miles, (204 – 50) X $0.445 = $68.53
Round these fees to:
St. Louis – Columbia $69.00
St. Louis – Kansas City $139.00
Kansas City - Columbia $69.00
MCLA
Travel Pay
(a) DRIVERS or By Default- Total roundtrip travel minus 30 miles times $0.4365
(b) RIDERS - Shall be compensated for travel in accordance with the Mileage
Chart below.
|
Mileage (round trip) |
Payment |
|
50-99 |
$15.00 |
|
100-149 |
$25.00 |
|
150-199 |
$35.00 |
|
200-249 |
$55.00 |
|
250-299 |
$65.00 |
|
300-349 |
$80.00 |
|
350-400 |
$90.00 |
|
400+ |
$100.00 |
(c) All officials (drivers and riders) shall receive a PER DIEM of $75 if travel
is more than 200 miles one way.
MCLA Game Fees
Division A
- Fee for a 3 person crew - $125 per official
Division A - Fee for a 2 person crew - $150 per official
Division B - Fee for a 3 person crew - $115 per official
Division B - Fee for a 2 person crew - $140 per official
NCAA Game Fees
Division I
- $231.92
DIVISIONS II AND III - $145.00
An additional $20 shall be paid for all weekday games (Monday thru Friday) that
start_ before_ 3:00pm.
The IRS expects you to report income from officiating. However, you may be able to deduct your uniform and other equipment, mileage to games and officials meetings, membership in officiating organizations and USLacrosse, and other expenses against your income. Begin keeping receipts and records now.
MALOA Code of Ethics
MALOA Officials shall:
1. Wear the proper uniform.
2. Be prompt for all assignments.
3. Not
overly socialize or become intimate with the players, parents, coaches or
coach’s family. (Officials are not prohibited from attending social functions
where players, parents and coaches may be present).
4. Not
accept assignments to any match in which the official has a relationship with
one of the players, teams or coaches that may be considered a conflict of
interest and may cast doubt upon his impartiality. Not only is a bona fide
conflict of interest prohibited, but the appearance of such conflict causes the
assignment to be unacceptable.
5. Be pleasant, confident, and respect the Game of Lacrosse and those who participate in it.
6. Conduct games in a Safe, Fair, and Fun manner.
7. Not
be interviewed by the media without permission of the Chief Referee and your
entire family.
8. Not
publicly criticize other officials, players or coaches.
9. Not bet on anything concerning an event in which he is involved, or any sporting event.
10. Always
converse with coaches, players and spectators in a pleasant and courteous
manner.
11. Not
request favors or special considerations from a tournament sponsor, coach or
team.
12. Not
use title or position to abuse the rules or influence others to do so.
13. Not
consume alcoholic beverages or take drugs or medication that will
inhibit performance before his assignment ends or while in full uniform.
14. Conduct him or herself in a professional and ethical manner.
Lightning Policy
It is important that officials and coaches be in agreement with regard to lightning. No coach should ever pressure a referee to continue a game just for the sake of getting the game finished when it puts the lives of the players, referees, and coaches at risk, and no referee should allow a game to proceed under such dangerous conditions.
Lightning is dangerous in any outdoor sport, but it’s even more dangerous in lacrosse, where each athlete carries around a long metal pole. As an official, perhaps your greatest exposure to legal liability comes from lightning. In addition to possible legal and civil penalties if an athlete were, injured by lightning in a game you should have stopped, you would also have to face knowing that you could have prevented it.
If you know the forecast calls for thunderstorms, try to talk to the coaches before the game and let them know what you consider cause for stopping the game. Tell them that all players and coaches will have to move into vehicles or into permanent structures and stay there until you clear them to come back out or until the game is postponed. Some athletes and coaches, particularly young and inexperienced ones, will try to argue with you about this. If they do, warn them they’ll be penalized for their conduct and follow through.
When it becomes clear that you will not be able to complete the game, talk to the coaches about suspending the game. Record all relevant game information (score, timeouts, which team has possession and where, time remaining, who is in the penalty area and for how much longer) and pass it on to your assignor.
What follows is the lightning guideline for MALOA Officials. This is considered to be a reasonable guideline in the absence of tighter guidelines issued directly by a league or school.
30 Seconds: STOP
Stop the game when there is a 30 second or less “flash to bang” (thunder) time. At 30 seconds “flash to bang,” the lightning strike is 6 miles away. If you are doing the 30-second count and do not use a stopwatch, utilizing your beeper for 20 seconds of the count can increase your accuracy. The game should be stopped earlier if there are extraordinary circumstances regarding getting everyone to safe shelter. Safe shelter is defined as a solid building with plumbing and electricity or, secondarily, motor vehicles with metal roofs and the windows rolled up.
30 minutes: RESUME
Resume the game no sooner than 30 minutes after the last lightning flash or thunder.
Lacrosse Online Resources
If you don’t already have an e-mail account, you should get one. Even if you don’t have a computer, you can get a free e-mail account at hotmail.com or yahoo.com and use the computers at your local library. E-mail is relied upon heavily for communicating game assignments and other information.
There are a number of resources online for lacrosse officials, players, and fans. Here are several you should know about.
The USLacrosse website is at www.lacrosse.org. It contains membership information, general information about lacrosse, and links to other lacrosse websites.
The site www.zlax.net has a great deal of information for officials, including an Adobe Acrobat .PDF file containing mechanics manuals and diagrams.
The NCAA website www.ncaa.org contains general information about NCAA sports as well as information on ordering rulebooks. In addition, the NCAA rulebook can be downloaded from http://www.ncaa.org/library/rules/2006/2006_m_lacrosse_rules.pdf in Adobe Acrobat .PDF format.
The National Federation of State High School Associations publishes the official high school boys’ lacrosse rulebook, which can be downloaded from www.nfhs.org. While this rulebook is not used by the MSLA, it does contain youth lacrosse rules that you should study.
The MOLAX website www.molax.org contains a great deal of information about youth, high school, and college lacrosse in the area, as well as contact information for MALOA officials. From field locations to this handbook, you can find it all at www.molax.com .
The NASO offers general information about officiating, and it also publishes Referee magazine.
Their websites (www.naso.org and www.referee.com ) are worth looking at. In particular,
http://www.referee.com/books/catalog.htm has a list of publications on officiating for sale.
Timer and Scorer Instructions
The most important support people for lacrosse officials are the timer and the scorer, who are supplied by the home team. The fact that the NCAA rules address the processes and procedures, with which these official game functions must be undertaken, is a direct measure of the importance we should attach to the timers and scorers that participate in our games. These people are often volunteers, who will need some instruction, and sometimes you won't have the time to thoroughly discuss their duties with them before the game.
The next few pages include directions for the timer and scorer that you can copy and give to them before the game. Try to find out who they are as soon as you arrive on the field and hand them the instructions. Check back with them before the game starts to see if they have any questions about their responsibilities, and make certain that they know they can signal you with multiple horn blasts during any dead ball situation if they have questions or to inform you of a substitution area violation.
Timer Instructions for Men’s Lacrosse
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* High
school Varsity: four 12-minute periods,
§ JV: 10-minute
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Freshmen/Youth:
10-minute
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*
College: four 15-minute periods.
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* Stop
timer when whistle blows to stop play.
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* Start timer when whistle blows to start play.
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* All
periods: Notify nearest official verbally when there are
320
seconds remaining,
thenand
then count down loudly from 10, sounding horn at zero.
If the field has a
visible electronic clock
with a functioning horn, these
notifications may be modified by the Referee.
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* Fourth
period:
Also nNotify
the nearest official when there is 2:10 and 2:00 remaining.
If the field
is equipped with a functioning electronic clock,
the Referee
may choose to
eliminate
this verbal warning from the
official
timer.
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* There
are two minutes between all periods (including overtime periods) except for
halftime.
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*
Halftime is ten minutes long. Notify officials when there are four minutes and
30 seconds remaining in the halftime.
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Signaling of penalties
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* The
number is signaled with one hand; holding the fingers pointing up signals 0
through 5, while holding the hand sideways adds 5 to the number indicated.
A closed fist indicates zero.
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* A "T"
formed with the arms indicates a 30- second technical foul.
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* One,
two, or three fingers held overhead indicates the number of minutes to be served
for a personal foul.
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* Some
penalties are non-releasable, which is indicated by clasping hands over the
head.
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*
Occasionally the officials will indicate that the first part of a penalty is
non-releasable but the second part is releasable.
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* Common
non-releasable penalties are unsportsmanlike conduct and illegal sticks.
4
4
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* When
the penalty is signaled in, write down the player's jersey color and number, the
length and nature of the penalty, the time the player should be released, and an
"NR" if the penalty is non-releasable
in the official scorebook.
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Penalty time starts when the whistle blows to re-start play.
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§ Penalty time starts when the whistle blows to re-start play
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* If
team A scores a goal, all releasable penalties for team B are released.
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* If
team A scores a goal, penalties for team A are not released.
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*
Non-releasable penalties always serve the full penalty time no matter how many
goals are scored.
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Unexpired penalty time at the end of a period carries over into the next period.
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The referee will keep
track of the length of timeouts, all of which are 2 minutes long
Horn
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*
If the coach calls for a horn during a
sideline out of bounds, sound the horn once. The official will signal a
sideline out of bounds by holding both of his arms above his head. If there is
a problem and you need to notify the official, blow
two short blasts on
the horn
multiple times
during the next dead ball situation.
Do not repeat the two-blast notification unless none of the officials responds.
3.1
Overtime
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Overtime periods are four minutes long.
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* Two
minutes between overtime periods.
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* Count
down final 10 seconds and sound horn at zero
(see electronic clock guidance in the “End of Period” section).
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* Game
is over once a goal is scored
3.
Scorer Directions for Men’s Lacrosse
Record keeping:.
The scorer will keep a written record of
the goals, assists and other statistics. This record will be kept in the
official scorebook, which is provided by the home team.
The visiting team may elect to keep a similar book, with corresponding
information, but the home team book is the official game record.
Timeouts:.
Record the period in which each timeout is
taken and the time remaining when it is taken. Timeouts between periods are
charged to the previous period.
Penalties:.
The scorer will keep an accurate record of
the number of each player to whom a penalty is assessed, the type of violation,
the time and the quarter when the foul occurred and the duration of the penalty.
The scorer will work with the timer in this effort.
Fouling out:.
If a player accumulates 5 separate
personal fouls (regardless of the length of time for each penalty), notify
the nearest official immediately. A player with 5 personal fouls has fouled out
of the game; he will serve his penalty but then must exit to the bench area and
another player will take his place on the field. Technical fouls have no bearing
on fouling out of a game.
Scoring: The scorer is responsible for determining and recording goals, assists, saves and shots. If there is any question as to the correctness of a recorded scoring statistic, the scorer should consult with an official. Team coaches may provide information if the scorer requests it, but the scorer and the game officials make the final determination.
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Goals:.
For a goal, record the number of the player
scoring the goal and the time remaining in the period.
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Assists.:
You may award an assist if a player makes
direct pass "to a teammate who then scores a goal without having to dodge or
evade an opponent other than the goalkeeper." Only one assist may be awarded on
any goal, and many goals in lacrosse are unassisted.
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Saves.:
Whenever the goalkeeper stops or deflects a
shot that otherwise would have entered the goal, a save is awarded. A shot that
misses the goal on its own is not recorded as a save.
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Shots.:
Whenever the offensive team propels the
ball toward the goal with the intent of scoring, a shot is awarded (even if the
ball is kicked, flipped directly from the ground with a stick, or intentionally
deflected toward the goal). A shot may miss the goal entirely without being
saved. A goal scored by the defensive team is not credited as a shot.