Rules

Self start, defensive penalty zone among changes passed by joint NFHS/US Lacrosse committee

Position your team for success by mastering tenants on equipment certification, restarts, bench decorum and more

The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) is warning lacrosse players, coaches and teams to use caution when purchasing lacrosse balls online.

In women’s lacrosse, the sphere is defined as an imaginary area, or bubble, of 7 inches surrounding the player’s head, in all directions. At the high school and youth level, an opponent cannot put their stick in another player’s sphere.

The NFHS has issued a clarification memo for the Warding Off rule. US Lacrosse supports this rule clarification and will adopt the clarification for the 2018 US Lacrosse Boys’ Youth Rules. 

The Intercollegiate Men’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IMLCA) has given its endorsement to the US Lacrosse Official Rules for Boys’ Youth Lacrosse. The US Lacrosse youth rules cover competition from the 6U to 14U age groups and have been designed to align with the principles of the Lacrosse Athlete Development Model.

As the 2018 lacrosse season gets set to begin, US Lacrosse has updated rules interpretation help available. Linked below are rules interpretation videos for 2018 for the high school and youth levels for girls, along with Power Point presentations from the rules interpretation sessions held at the US Lacrosse Convention in Baltimore in late January.

The annual rules exams offered for men’s and women’s lacrosse officials for both the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) rules and the US Lacrosse youth rules are now available online.

Four videos illustrate rule changes and mechanics, and represent essential part of preseason 

Earlier today, the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) announced its endorsement of Official Rules for Girls’ Youth Lacrosse published by US Lacrosse and, in particular, those rules focused on increasing player safety.

“We’re really excited to have the support from the IWLCA,” said Caitlin Kelley, senior manager of women’s game administration for US Lacrosse. “Having our institutions work collaboratively to help grow the game and promote the safety of the players is essential to the healthy development of the sport.”