Posts Tagged 'officiating'

Brush versus Slash

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Brush versus Slash

Calling personal fouls is entirely about judgement. No where is this more visibly evident than a call or no-call on a perceived slash. The exact wording of the NFHS Boys Lacrosse Rulebook states that a slash is “swinging a crosse at an opponent’s crosse or body with deliberate viciousness or reckless abandon, regardless of whether the opponent’s crosse or body is struck.” That wording has two clear specifications for a slash:

  1. Deliberate viciousness
  2. Reckless abandon

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High Quality H20

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High Quality H20

Humans need water. If your car needed fresh oil as regularly as your body needs water, you would get an oil change every day just to keep it running. Twice a day if you want it running well. An average person surviving in a moderate environment and not exerting himself, can expect to last three to five days before dying of dehydration. If you are exceptionally healthy, tack on an extra day. If it is ...

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Personal Fouls Review

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Personal Fouls Review

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.

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AYL TV – Unnecessary Roughness

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AYL TV – Unnecessary Roughness

Rule 5, Section 8 – Unnecessary Roughness (NFHS Boys Lacrosse Rule Book)

Art. 1 – “An excessively violent infraction of the rules against holding and pushing.”

Art. 2 – “Deliberate and excessively violent contact made by a defensive player against an offensive player who has established a screening position.”

Art. 3 – “Any avoidable act on the part of a player that is deliberate and ...

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AYL TV – Slashing

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AYL TV – Slashing

Today’s video focuses on one of the most common penalties in lacrosse – the slash.

Rule 5, Section 6 – Slashing (NFHS Boys Lacrosse Rule Book)

Art. 1 – “Swinging a crosse at an opponent’s crosse or body with deliberate viciousness or reckless abandon, regardless of whether the opponent’s crosse or body is struck.”

Art. 3 – “Striking an opponent in any part of the ...

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Youth Officials Training in September by the GLOA

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Youth Officials Training in September by the GLOA

The Georgia Lacrosse Officials Association is offering a training session on September 23rd to youth players (18 years old or younger) interested in officiating youth lacrosse. The GLOA had a very successful training session this past weekend. Twenty five young men completed the US Lacrosse Level 1 Officials Training Program by going through four hours of classroom training, station training, and field training. The twenty five that completed the training are now qualified to officiate youth lacrosse at any ...

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