Field Lacrosse Rules

• All players must be registered/rostered on the league website
• 4 – 12 minutes running quarters (official time may vary slightly)
• All games will begin promptly at the time posted
• One 30 second timeout per team per quarter
  •  The clock does not stop during timeouts
  • League officials will keep game time
• No shot clock
  • Stalling warning will be left to the officials’ discretion
  •  If stalling is called the team with possession has 30 seconds to get a shot on goal
• 30 seconds to touch the ball into the offensive box
• 4 long poles maximum on the field
•   Faceoffs:  Faceoff specialists may line up with one knee down
  • Motorcycle grip is not permitted
• Goal mouth/diving:
  •  No goal mouth rules will be enforced
  •  Diving is allowed as long as it does not endanger the goalie (per officials’ discretion)
• Stick checks must be requested - shooting string rules will not be enforced
• Gloves : Cut out palms are permitted
• Teams must have a minimum of 10 players to play the scheduled game for the week

Overtime

• In the event of a tie score at the end of the game, a single sudden victory period will be played for five minutes if field time permits
  • OT begins immediately following the end of regulation with a faceoff
  •  Teams will not change ends at overtime
  •  No timeouts
  •  No score in overtime will result in a tie
• Playoff OT: A single sudden victory period will be played for five minutes if field time permits 
• If the game remains tied after the five-minute period, the game will be decided by a sudden victory braveheart (rules below)
  • Braveheart rules: Each team selects one of their rostered field players and one of their rostered goalies to take the field. The players will begin the braveheart period with a faceoff and play 1 v 1 until someone scores.
  •  If time does not permit an OT period, a braveheart can be played instead

Penalties

Technical Foul: 30 seconds ○ Personal Foul: 1 minute

Unsportsmanlike Conduct: 2 to 3 minutes and may be full time per officials’ discretion

Penalty time starts when play resumes

Players cannot return to the field from a penalty during a dead ball

 In Home can serve a goalie penalty if no other goalie is available

•  Fighting will NOT be tolerated
• Game ejections will be handled by the officials and left to their discretion
• Extended league suspensions/expulsions are handled by league owner

 Default forfeits

If either (or both) team(s) does (do) not have the requisite number of rostered players at the beginning of the game, including a goalie(s) (e.g., 10 for men for full field leagues),

 the team captains or other representatives will meet and confer to determine whether the game will count towards the league standings

 The team captains/representatives can agree to play the scheduled game in a different format (e.g., 8v8, 7v7, flipped ge(s), added player(s), etc) and have the game count towards the league standings

 If an agreement is not reached, the team that has at least 10 players will be given a forfeit victory, and the teams will play an exhibition scrimmage with the players that are present

• Forfeit victory: The score will be based on the winning team’s average goal differential in their previous games (if any)

Score will be capped at 10-0

 If it is the first game of the season or if the winning team has a negative goal differential, the score will be recorded as 1-0

• Forfeit Rule: If a team forfeits two or more games throughout the course of a season, that team may be disqualified from playing in the playoffs in that particular season

Weather Protocol

•   games are played rain or shine
•  Only the presence of severe weather (e.g., thunderstorms) and/or unsafe field conditions will result in a postponement and/or cancellation
•  If games are postponed/canceled, we will distribute a league wide email to all registered players, notifying them of the postponement/cancellation

Injuries

If a player is suspected of having a concussion, they must stop playing immediately. The player cannot return to the game or practice until they have been evaluated by a healthcare professional and have provided a doctor's note clearing them for return. Player safety is our top priority, and we are committed to ensuring proper care and recovery before any return to play.