Posted by: Gordon
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” page.
Next, you need to specify the rules in each division. We find it ...
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In the past few games I noticed some confusion regarding proper substitution, which I hope to clear up here.
Lacrosse has two types of substitution, regular and special. Regular substitution always occurs during a dead-ball, and always requires the request for a Horn!. Special substitution may occur during any live-ball or dead-ball situation and no horn is required to sub. That is a hard-and-fast explanation, so lets dig into the basics.
Posted by: Gordon
One of the most common questions I get asked on the sidelines is: “What is the crease?” We could spend a full week going over every intricacy of crease play, but for now let’s focus on the basics.
The crease is an eighteen foot diameter circle, nine foot radius, extending around the lacrosse goal that protects the goalkeeper from the opposing team. As long as the goalie is inside the crease he enjoys these privileges:
Rule 4, Section 19: Goal-Crease Privileges (
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Rule 4, Section 8 – “A goal is scored when a loose ball passes from the front, completely through the imaginary plane formed by the rear edges of the goal line, the goal posts and the crossbar of the goal, regardless of who supplied the impetus” (NFHS Boys Lacrosse Rulebook 2011).
This rule causes some consternation. Every so often, a ball will bounce off some player’s leg and roll towards the goal. It keeps rolling and comes to ...
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Rule 5, Section 7 – Tripping (NFHS Boys Lacrosse Rule Book)
“Tripping is obstructing an opponent at or below the waist with the crosse (lacrosse stick), hands, arms, feet or legs, by any positive primary action if the obstructing player is on his feet or by any secondary action when the obstructing player is not on his feet. When a player legally checks ...
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Atlanta Youth Lacrosse is proud to introduce “AYL TV!” Today’s video focuses on one of many personal fouls in lacrosse – the crosscheck.
Rule 5, Section 2 – Crosse Check (NFHS Boys Lacrosse Rule Book)
“A player may not check his opponent with his crosse in a cross-check position. That is, a check with that part of the handle of the crosse that is ...
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Atlanta Youth Lacrosse conforms to and enforces the NFHS Boys Lacrosse and Youth Lacrosse Rules. We also enforce all of the rules listed below for each age group. If you have any questions about the rules listed below or any NFHS rules please contact our Head Official, Gordon Corsetti, at [email protected].
Before each game the officials will bring players and coaches together and the rules for that specific age group will be explained.
PreK – 4th Grade
