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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, as we want as many youth officials as possible to go through the training. Only 5th-12th graders are permitted to ...
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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:
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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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Ignorantia legis neminem excusat – “ignorance excuses no one” – (www.m-w.com)
The concept of ignorance in defense against criminal punishment goes back as far as the Roman Empire, which is where we get the phrase: “ignorance excuses no one.” Imagine what society would look like if I could go up to anyone on the street, punch them repeatedly in the head, and state to the police officer: “Sir, I had no idea I could not ...
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To view these rules outside of the blog visit: http://ayllax.com/leagues/spring/rules.
In an effort to provide greater understanding of the rules we have posted the specific US Lacrosse Youth Rules that Atlanta Youth Lacrosse supports and enforces. If you have any questions about the rules below please contact our Head Official Gordon Corsetti at [email protected].
Rules in RED are US Lacrosse Rules that were modified from ...
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Rule 6, Section 11 – Warding Off (NFHS Boys Lacrosse Rule Book)
A player in possession of the ball shall not use his free hand or arm or any other part of his body to hold, push or control the direction of the movement of the crosse or body of the player applying the check. A player in possession of the ball may protect his crosse with his hand, arm or other part of his ...
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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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Atlanta Youth Lacrosse has an early gift for everyone this holiday season – Our Brand New AYL Forums! Before you join the forums check out how to register, post, and change your profile with this handy video tutorial (Please expand to full screen for easy viewing):
I apologize for the slight fuzziness of the video. I am still working on getting ...
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