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In a little over a month we will be starting games for the 2012 Spring Season. With games we cannot escape getting penalties. I assure you, at some point during the season at least one player, and probably more, will receive a technical or a personal foul. I have yet to ref a perfect game, and no player has yet played in a perfect game. Because penalties are a part of lacrosse, it is important to educate players, coaches, and ...
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With one weekend of games in the books it is time for a short review of personal fouls. As many of you are aware, I am working on developing a library of lacrosse penalties for the youth game. Below are each of the videos in the “Personal Fouls” series. Hopefully, they will answer any questions that new or returning players and parents have regarding the fouls they see during an average game.
If you would like to view the individual posts, ...
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Awaking from a truly restful night of sleep Coach Lou and I again headed into the cavernous convention hall. We split ways to view presentations by officials and coaches at the top of their field. Rich Tamberino, an official with over 30 years experience, presented on Mental Checklists. The amount of information that he covers with his officials before a game is astonishing. They go over nearly every aspect I can imagine about a lacrosse game before they ever step ...
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Rule 5, Section 3 – Illegal Body Check (NFHS Boys Lacrosse Rule Book)
Art. 1 – “Body checking of an opponent who is not in possession of the ball or within five yards of a loose ball.”
Art. 2 – “Avoidable body check of an opponent after he has passed or shot the ball.”
Art. 3 – “Body checking of an opponent from the rear ...
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