Category " Officiating"

What a fantastic weekend. Really, that is the best word to describe how the 2012 Convention went. Both Coach Lou and Coach Shaun had excellent presentations. Coach Lou spoke on how to get the most out of a short practice, and Shaun Lux detailed the two man game in lacrosse. By all accounts of the [...]

This is a tale of two vastly different coaching strategies that I witnessed during a game I officiated this past summer. My partner and I made various calls throughout the game. Some against one coach, some against the other. Both of us were pissing each coach off. So as far as I was concerned, we [...]

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As I mentioned in this week’s first post, Andy Halperin and I are putting on an officiating clinic on Sunday, September 4th. We will cover the basic rules each youth official needs to know, as well as whistle blowing, flag throwing, penalty reporting, conducting faceoffs, and lots of signaling. It is absolutely free of charge, [...]

You have read Every Lacrosse Signal, and Off The Book Rules. Now you think you might want to be a lacrosse official. As a current official who loves my job I highly encourage any person to pick up officiating. So long as you don’t mind a job where: You make fifty percent of the spectators [...]

If you run lacrosse league you need to cover all of the rules that will apply to every division. Atlanta Youth Lacrosse uses the USL Boys Lacrosse Rules, which are slightly modified from NFHS rules, as our foundation governing play at all levels. The general AYL rules may be found on the “Complete League Rules” [...]

This week is Rules/Officiating week. Two quick things before we dive in: The last post of the week will detail an officiating camp open to all 5th-12th grade AYL players, and any parents who are interested in officiating. Second, I will be detailing youth rules that may not be implemented in your local league. I [...]

Officials are not supposed to miss a penalty. They are also never supposed to make mistakes either. Not only are they not supposed to make mistakes, they are expected to be perfect throughout the entire game. Fans scream at coaches who sub out their favorite player. They laugh derisively when an opponent misses an easy [...]