Revised 11/18/2010

 

2011 OCLA Girls Lacrosse - Middle School Division Rules
U11 (Lightning) 1 2 - 20 minute halves (running clock - not stopped after goal)
2 1 completed pass/2 attempted passes before shooting. Kept track of by the coaches.
3 Anything more than incidental body contact is a foul. No using the Crosse in an intimidating manner.
4 Regular girls lacrosse rules.
5 If ball goes into the goal circle but doesn't score, a defender can go into the goal circle to get the ball, then restarts inside the goal circle.
6 Score is not kept.
7 Eleven field players.
8 No part of the attackers or defenders Crosse or body may enter the goal circle at any time.
9 Games are played on full size fields. Regular off-sides rule apply.
10 Full goals. Goalies are optional. No goal covers (Hector the rejectors).
11 Modified 3 second shooting space rule. Defenders have to be actively guarding someone in the 8 meter arc and cannot just stand in front of the goal. This is to prevent players from stacking up in front of the goal so the player with the ball cannot shoot.
12 Time Outs: Each team is allowed 2 timeouts per game. Time out may be requested by a coach or any player on the field after a goal is scored or during a dead ball situation by the team in possession.
13 Fouls: Shooting space and 3 second violations will be penalized with a free shot from the 8 meter arc. All other restarts will be indirect. A pass is required before attempting to score.
14 The head coach will be responsible for the behavior of personnel affiliated with her team, including all assistant coaches and parents, and will receive any cards related to lack of bench decorum.
U13 (Junior)
Modified Checking		 1 Two 25-minute halves, running clock - not stopped after goal. 
2 Four or more goals differential will be a free position for the team with the fewer goals. Cannot shoot from this position. 
3 5 - 10 minute half-time (Captains decide) 
4 Modified checking rules (check must be below shoulder level, away from the body, in a safe controlled fashion) 
5 A team will play short 3 minutes from the first card issued. 
6 Rosters will be on field, coaches and umpires to sign 
7 No part of the attackers or defenders Crosse or body may enter the goal circle at any time. 
8 Position to Check - player has an opportunity to legally check the crosse without fouling (the 3-second count starts when the umpire deems that the player with the ball could be checked legally if checking were permitted.)
9 Overtime: 4 min. running clock, sudden victory, no time outs and no switching of goals.  Coaches will have 2 minutes after time expires to prepare before the draw. If the game is still tied at the end of the 4 minutes, the tie will stand. 
10 Time Outs: Each team is allowed 2 timeouts per game. Time out may be requested by a coach or any player on the field after a goal is scored or during a dead ball situation by the team in possession.
11 The head coach will be responsible for the behavior of personnel affiliated with her team, including all assistant coaches and parents, and will receive any cards related to lack of bench decorum.
U15 (Senior)
Full Checking		 1 Two 25-minute halves, running clock - not stopped after goal. 
2 Clock stops on all whistles in the last 2 minutes 
3 Four or more goals differential will be a free position for the team with the fewer goals. Cannot shoot from this position. 
4 5 - 10 minute half-time (Captains decide) 
5 Full checking rules apply (Any check to the head will be penalized with a mandatory red card.) 
6 A team will play short 3 minutes from the first card issued. 
7 Once a team receives its third card of the game, the team will play shorthanded for the remainder of the game. They will lose an additional player each time another card is received. 
8 Rosters will be on field, coaches and umpires to sign 
9 Time Outs: Each team is allowed 2 timeouts per game. Time out may be requested by a coach or any player on the field after a goal is scored or during a dead ball situation by the team in possession.
10 Overtime: 4 min. running clock, sudden victory, no time outs and no switching of goals.  Coaches will have 2 minutes after time expires to prepare before the draw. If the game is still tied at the end of the 4 minutes, the tie will stand. 
11 The head coach will be responsible for the behavior of personnel affiliated with her team, including all assistant coaches and parents, and will receive any cards related to lack of bench decorum.

 

 

YOUTH RULE SPECIFIC GUIDANCE

The youth game, those under 15, play the standard set of US Lacrosse approved rules with the specific youth rule modifications as outlined in the rule book. These additional youth rules are written with the utmost importance being the safety of all the players. Rules are specified to encourage the development of player skills and minimize safety risks.

 

A. Equipment: Crosses & Eyewear

  1. Level A (Junior & Senior) must use a regulation women’s crosse with regular pocket.

  2. All eye protection must meet the most current version of the ASTM Specification Standard for women’s lacrosse, either at the adult or youth level.

B. Equipment: Goalies

All youth goalies must wear the equipment specified in the rulebook.

  1. The goalkeeper must wear a NOCSAE approved helmet with face mask.

  2. Separate throat protector.

  3. Padded gloves

  4. Mouth piece

  5. Chest protector.

  6. Leg padding on shins and thighs

  7. Abdomen/pelvic protector

It is recommended that the goalkeeper wear padding on arms and shoulders. In addition, for high school level and below, the goalkeeper must wear padding on the shins and thighs. It is recommended for goalkeepers above high school level. Any additional body padding may be no thicker than legal goalkeeping gloves (1”). Goalkeeping gloves must not contain any webbing and must not excessively increase the size of the hands as they are presented to the ball.
The goalkeeper’s shirt must be worn over the chest and shoulder protector.

 

C. Fouls

  1. 3-Second Youth Rule

    1. The purpose is to teach players to play defense with their feet and body position, and be rewarded when doing it correctly. This discourages defenders from just standing and swinging as an attack player runs by.

    2. Look for the defender that is patient and waiting in a stick checking position.

    3. Look for an attack player who is trying to move the cradle to a position that is uncheckable. Be aware of the attack pulling to the other side of the body. If a defender is there, the count continues. The “pull” must go to an uncheckable side for the count to stop.

    4. Note: the count is verbal at any time when the defender is in good position to take a legal check.

  2. Modified Checking

    1. A check must be in a direction downward and away from the attack player.

    2. In order to attempt a check, the checked crosse must be wholly below the shoulders of the attack player.

    3. Umpires should be aware of the attack cradling her own stick into the well-placed defender’s stick. This is good defense, not a check.

    4. When the attack is passing or shooting, and contact is made with a defender’s stick that is in a good defensive position, this is not a stick check.

  3. Follow through over the goal circle will NOT be allowed for play below the 9th grade level.