Rules 1 and 2

The Uniform

Make the FIRST IMPRESSION positive.

Officials Basic Gear

By telephone or e-mail:

- Confirm the time and location of the game.

- Confirm the time and location of meeting.

- Confirm consistent uniform: long pants or shorts; long- or short-sleeved shirt.

At the meeting site:

- Review any new rules for the year and the rule exceptions for this game.

- Agree on “how” to call the game.

- Discuss any pertinent information (e.g., field, teams, coaches, weather).

- Review field mechanics.

On the field:

- Enter the field as a team.

- Be fully prepared and in the appropriate uniform.

- Show respect for all coaches, players and spectators.

Communication with partner:

Preparation with table:

Table personnel:- The home team must provide the official timer and the official scorekeeper.- Identify who will perform each role.- Do they have experience?

Check clock:- Is it operational?- Will the scoreboard clock be used or will the time be kept at the table?- Does the timer know how to operate it?

Review:- Start and stop on whistle.- Length of quarters.- End-of-period procedure.

Penalty Clock:- Explain your communications with them.- Go over the 2 conditions of release.- Cover “early” release procedures.

Horn:- When is a horn allowed for substitution?- What if a horn is requested at an improper time?

If there is a problem:- Note who has the ball, where the ball is, and what the problem is.- Sound a double horn at the next dead ball.- The officials will come to the table to sort out the problem.

Preparation with table: (continued)

The Playing Field

The Field:

The Crosse:

Overall length: 40” to 42” or 52” to 72”

(4 long poles permitted on the field at one time)

Minimum of 6.5” at the widest part of the head.

Required Equipment

and Shoes

NO Hockey Helmets

Helmet

Face Mask

Mouth Guard

Shoulder Pads

Arm Pads

Gloves

Lacrosse Stick

Rib Pads are Suggested BUT Optional

Additional Equipment Required for Goalies

Goalie Stick

Throat Guard

Chest Protector

Goalies are NOT required to wear shoulder pads or arm pads

40” to 72”

Mechanic 4:Coin Toss

Five to ten minutes before the scheduled start time, the referee moves to the corner of the home team’s attack area and calls for captains, and the umpire does the same with the visiting team.

Do not use your whistle yet (not until bringing teams on to field for the line-up).

Each official introduces himself to his captains and waits at the corner of the offensive box for the other official to

be ready.

Make sure the captains know that the home team will face the bench and that the speaking captains should stand next to the referee.

You may want to ask the speaking captain if he knows what selection he will make if he wins the coin toss (or if he loses and has to choose a goal to defend).

When both officials are ready, they signal and proceed to the center of the field, with the referee preceding the umpire by about 5 steps.

At the center, the home team faces the table area and the visiting captains face away. The officials face each other and stand to the sides of both teams’ captains.

Coin Toss (continued)

Coin Toss (continued)

The Line Up

Session 1: Activities and Discussion

Work with Partners to complete the activities sheets.

The Playing Field

Field Diagram for Activity 1

The Playing FieldField Diagram for Activity 1

Lead and Trail Positions During a Settled Situation

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T

Activity 2: Positioning - a

Positioning During a Contested Loose Ball Near the End Line

A

DL

T

T

L

Activity 2: Positioning - b

Positions on a Clear from the GLE

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T

Previous Lead is new Trail, and previous Trail is new Lead

Activity 2: Positioning - c

Required Equipment

NO Hockey Helmets

Rib Pads are

Suggested

BUT Optional

and Shoes

Helmet

Face Mask

Mouth Guard

Shoulder Pads

Arm Pads

Gloves

Lacrosse Stick

Activity 3: Required Equipment

Questions ???