Events like this remind us all that lacrosse is a game and the real importance lays in the relationships lacrosse affords us to form.
Additional information on Tyler Lucas and the Tyler Lucas site .
February 11, 2011
Tyler Lucas - Issaquah Lacrosse Player and More
Events like this remind us all that lacrosse is a game and the real importance lays in the relationships lacrosse affords us to form.
Additional information on Tyler Lucas and the Tyler Lucas site .
February 4, 2011
Onfield Lacrosse Officiatinng Experience
By now if you are going to be officiating this upcoming Lacrosse season, you should have secured a uniform, be attending training, studying the rule book and getting in shape. While all of these are necessary to be a quality official nothing is better than game experience and feedback. So when the opportunity is there to officiate a game, grab your whistle and put your studies into practice.
For those of you in the Seattle, WA area here is a great chance to do some officiating before the season starts.
February 26
5/6 and 7/8 Boys Lacrosse Pre-Season Jamboree
Sammamish Plateau
900A-600P
For those of you in the Seattle, WA area here is a great chance to do some officiating before the season starts.
February 26
5/6 and 7/8 Boys Lacrosse Pre-Season Jamboree
Sammamish Plateau
900A-600P
January 30, 2011
Lacrosse WALOA Training Step 1:Complete. Now what?
1. If you are officiating youth games you will need to attend the regional training. Regional training will occur one night a week, each week in February. For example there will be training at Mercer Island High School Wednesday, February 2,9,16,23. Meetings will run from 6-8PM in the 200 hall. Get there. Look for a sign. More information will come out from WALOA. Be on the look out for other sessions in the Greater Seattle area.
2. If you are officiating high school games you need to attend the four training sessions at SPU, Bertona Building. Training will be held February 1,8,15,22 from 6-8PM. If you are under 18 or younger and still in HS, you can't ref HS matches.
3. Get your lacrosse uniform. You can buy a uniform on line at Zebra Wear or Honigs. Links to these web sites and an article on uniforms can be found at HarlanWorden.com in the right hand column 'Resources'
4. Learn the rules. How? Study your rule book and talk to your friends about the rules. Email WALOA with questions. Post questions to the WALOA Facebook page. Search HarlanWorden.com for helpful articles. You will find articles on how to call: offsides, illegal body check, slash, tripping, pushing, and field positioning. If you don't see an answer or have a question email WALOA or email LaxChat.
5. Get in shape.
We are off to a great start and need to keep the momentum building. If you have any questions, send an email to WALOA or post a question to Facebook.
Remember, if you have questions you gotta ask!
January 27, 2011
2011 Lacrosse Training Materials - College and High School
A great thing about Lacrosse is the awesome people associated with the sport.
SideCarLax is a great site full of documents and video to help explain the game. If you are a college or high school official you need to view this site for the latest rule changes and/or to brush up on your 2-man and 3-man mechanics.
Remember if you got questions, you got to ask!
SideCarLax is a great site full of documents and video to help explain the game. If you are a college or high school official you need to view this site for the latest rule changes and/or to brush up on your 2-man and 3-man mechanics.
Remember if you got questions, you got to ask!
January 23, 2011
2011 WALOA Season is Starting
We are breaking up the training this year to help focus on the levels in which you all will be officiating. If you are planning on doing both High School and youth games, you do not need to attend the January 30 traing, but will be required to attend the HS focused meetings outlined below. On to the questions:
If I am officiating youth games only, what training events do I HAVE TO attend? For those who only plan to officiate youth games, you will need to attend the January 30 meeting; it is mandatory. There will be additional regional training events that will also be required; details to follow.
How old do I have to be to officiate high school games? You have to be graduated from high school and 18 years or older.
Where is the training on January 30th? Bertona Building on the Seattle Pacific University Campus; 9-2PM, doors open at 8am.
How much is WALOA dues this year? All officials will be charged $60 in association dues. This year your dues will also include a rules book for youth officials and a training manual for high school officials.
How will I be assigned? We are moving to a new system this year. you will be added to the assigning website only after your registration is received
When is High School Training Events? February 1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd. 6:30 PM at SPU (room TBD)
Do I have to attend all high school training events? Yes, and we will be having live meeting to allow our remote friends to dial into.
If I am doing both youth and high school, do I need to attend all both events? Must attend high school February events, the January 30th is optional.
What about certification? Certification will be managed in the regional training and administered live.
October 27, 2010
COC/NCAA Major Rule Changes 2011 Sseason
As the seasons change each year, so do the rules for collegiate lacrosse. As we all prepare for the start of the season, here are some of the rule changes.
And remember if you got questions you got to ask.
No Cargo Shorts
Plain or pleated front shorts, inseam 5,7,9 inches depending on your height.
Targeting the Head
A player shall not deliberately initiate contact to an opponent's head or neck with a cross check, or any part of his body (head, elbow, shoulder, etc.) or stick. Any follow-through that contacts the head or neck shall also be considered a violation of this rule.
PENALTY- One, two or three-minute non-releasable foul, at the referee's discretion. Excessive violation of this rule may result in an ejection from the game.
Clarification: Some have asked if a slashing penalty that contacts the head should be included here, and the answer is no. There are other areas of the rules to cover slashing fouls. This rule is intended only to adjudicate those fouls that clearly target the head and neck area. If a slash with the stick is uncontrolled or excessive, officials have several options to penalize more severely
30-Second Count
Upon gaining possession of the ball, a team must advance the ball into the attack area within 30 seconds. The officials will enforce this rule using their 20-second timing devices, followed by a 10-second visual count.
Once a team has ended the 30-second count by getting the ball into the attack area, that team is permitted to run its offense in its offensive half of the field without additional counts unless a “Get It In” or “Keep It In” command is administered under the new portion of Rule 4 as detailed in your Bulletin.
Get It In / Keep It In
Once officials have established “Get It In” or “Keep It in”, the situation remains in effect until:
1. The defensive team gains possession of the ball.
2. A goal is scored.
3. The quarter ends, resulting in a face-off.
When a team has been warned to “Get It In”, once the ball has entered the attack area the “Keep It In” warning is issued immediately.
Example: Team A is warned to "Get It In" and brings the ball into the attack area within 10 seconds. 1) A1 takes a shot which rebounds off of the crossbar and goes into the alley outside the box, or 2) the defense deflects a pass outside the box into the alley, or 3) The defense deflects the ball outside the box and it rolls across the midfield line into Team A's defensive half of the field. May Team A recover the ball?
RULING: In all three cases, the answer is yes. As soon as Team A gains possession of the ball, renew the "Get It In/Keep It In" warning. Team A has 10 seconds to move the ball into the attack area, and then must “Keep It In”.
Remember: “Get it in/Keep it in” situations are:
1. Under two minutes remaining in the game when the game is not tied (See Rule 3-4);
2. When the ball leaves the offensive half of the field through actions of the offensive team (Rule 4-14);
3. Stalling (See Rule 6-11): At any time during the game, if in the judgment of the officials, a team is keeping the ball from play by not attacking the goal.
Mechanics note: All officials shall mirror the “get it in/keep it in” signal.
Face-Offs
With the return of the “Set” call, keep the following in mind:
Once you’ve said “Down”, if a face-off violation occurs before the face-off whistle (or if a wing-player is over the wing-area line at the time of the face-off whistle), the violating team’s face-off player must leave the field and be substituted for.
If a player at any face-off delays play by any action or maneuver such as backing out or standing up after the official says “Down”, the ball shall be awarded to the offended team.
Any movement or illegal player or stick position after the official says “Set” and prior to the whistle is a violation. Movement between “Down” and “Set” that does not create an advantage (i.e. straightening up his crosse or moving his body out of the neutral zone) is not a violation.
Once the players facing off have assumed their positions, the official shall say, "set." At this point, both players must remain motionless until the official sounds the whistle for play. The official shall vary the cadence of sounding the whistle for each faceoff.
A player may not lie on the bailor trap it with his crosse longer than necessary for him to control the ball and pick it up with one continuous motion, or withhold the ball from play in any other manner.
It is illegal for a faceoff player to kick, step on or intentionally place any other body part on his crosse or the crosse of the opponent. It is illegal for a faceoff player to use his crosse to hold or pin down the crosse of the opponent.
Faceoff Approved Rulings:
AR 1: During a faceoff, Al covers the ball to draw it back. Bl clamps on top of Al's stick and does not allow Al to play the ball. RULING: Withholding by B1. Al's ball on a quick restart, Bl does not have to leave the field.
AR 2: During a faceoff, Al clamps on the ball and looks for a teammate to direct the ball. He quickly directs the ball to A2. RULING: Legal play. The intent of this rule is to have the faceoff be a play that is in continuous motion.
AR 3: During a faceoff, Al clamps on the ball and withholds the ball from play. He does not have a teammate to direct it to and continues to clamp the ball, keeping it from B1. RULING: Withholding by Al, ball awarded to Team B.
Rule 4-13, Advancing the Ball Into the Attack Area
Upon gaining possession of the ball, a team must advance the ball into the attack area within 30 seconds. Failure to do so will result in a turnover, and the ball will be awarded to the opposing team at the spot of the violation or laterally outside the attack area. The requirement for advancing the ball into the attack area is met when the ball touches anything within that area.
The officials will enforce this rule using their 20-second timing devices, followed by a ten¬ second visual count. (Mechanics note: This will be kept by the Single-Side official.)
Once started, the 30-second count will continue until:
1.The opposing team gains possession.
2. A clearing team player in possession of the ball touches the attack-area line or is inside the attack area.
3. A loose ball touches the attack-area line or the ground inside the attack area.
4.A loose ball touches anything in contact with the ground inside the planes of the attack-area lines (such as a player, the crosse of a player who is touching the ground, an official, the goal or the net).
5. The ball is loose and there is a play-on for a foul by the opposing team, after which the attacking team regains possession (thus starting a new 30-second count). 6. The officials sound the whistle to stop play for any reason.
Rule 4-14, Ball Returning to the Defensive Half
Once the ball has been successfully advanced into the attack area, a team is provided the opportunity to run its offense on its offensive half of the field. When the ball touches anything on the defensive half of the field, and the offensive team was last in possession of the ball, the referee will signal "get it in/keep it in." The offensive team has 10 seconds to return the ball to the attack area.
Exception: A new 30-second count will be awarded in these situations:
1. A shot that leaves the offensive half of the field.
2. A loose ball that leaves the offensive half of the field and was last touched (or deflected) by the defensive team.
3. Rule 4-13/14 Approved Rulings:
A.R. 1: With possession of the ball on the offensive half of the field, Al steps into the attack area. Al attempts a pass to A2 that is not caught and the ball goes across the midline, where it touches the ground or a player. A2 gains possession. RULING: The official will signal "get it in/keep it in" when the ball touches anything on the defensive half. Team A has 10 seconds from the time the ball touches anything in the defensive zone to get the ball in the attack area and keep it in.
A.R. 2: With possession of the ball on the offensive half of the field, Al steps into the attack area. Al attempts a pass to A2 that is not caught and the ball rolls toward the midline. A3, who is standing on the defensive half, keeps the ball on the offensive half of the field without gaining possession. A2 picks up the ball. The ball never crosses the midfield line. RULING: No "get it in/keep it in" call.
A.R. 3: Al has possession of the ball on the offensive half of the field and has stepped the ball into the attack area. Bl deflects a pass by Al, which crosses the midfield line. A2 picks up the ball. RULING: Team A has 30 seconds from the time possession is gained in the defensive zone to get the ball in the attack area.
A.R. 4: Team A is leading the game. Al has the ball in the offensive half of the field and has established possession in the attack area. A loose ball is created with 2:02 remaining in the game. Al regains possession outside of the attack area on its offensive half with 1:58 remaining. RULING: The official shall signal "get it in/keep it in" at the 2:00 mark and start the 10-second count. Team A has the remaining time on the count (in this case, eight seconds) to get the ball into the attack area and must keep it in.
A.R. 5: Team A is leading the game and calls timeout on the offensive half of the field with 2:15 remaining in the game. When play is restarted, what requirements are Team A under to get the ball in the attack area? RULING: At the 2:00 mark, if Team A is outside the attack area, the official shall signal "get it in/keep it in" and start the 10-second count. If Team A is inside the attack area, the "keep it in" signal is made and administered.
A.R. 6: Team A is leading the game and Al gains possession in the defensive half with 2:10 remaining in the game. With 1:55 remaining in the game, Team A crosses the midfield line. RULING: The official shall signal "get it in/keep it in" when the ball crosses into the offensive half of the field and start the 10-second count.
A.R. 7: Team A is leading the game and Al gains possession in the defensive half with 2:15 remaining in the game. Al crosses the midfield line with 2:10 remaining in the game. The official signals "get it in/keep it in" at the 2:00 mark and starts the 10-second count. At the 1:50 mark, the official's "get it in/keep it in" count expires. RULING: In this case, Team A did not get the ball into the attack area before the "get it in/keep it in" count expired. Ball awarded to Team B.
A.R. 8: Team A is leading the game and Al gains possession in the defensive half with 2:15 remaining in the game. With 1:55 remaining, the official's timer sounds, and he begins his 10-second count. Al crosses the midfield line with 1:50 remaining. At 1:45, the official's 10-second count ends. RULING: The 30-second count supersedes the "get it in/keep it in" count. Ball awarded to Team B.
And remember if you got questions you got to ask.
No Cargo Shorts
Plain or pleated front shorts, inseam 5,7,9 inches depending on your height.
Targeting the Head
A player shall not deliberately initiate contact to an opponent's head or neck with a cross check, or any part of his body (head, elbow, shoulder, etc.) or stick. Any follow-through that contacts the head or neck shall also be considered a violation of this rule.
PENALTY- One, two or three-minute non-releasable foul, at the referee's discretion. Excessive violation of this rule may result in an ejection from the game.
Clarification: Some have asked if a slashing penalty that contacts the head should be included here, and the answer is no. There are other areas of the rules to cover slashing fouls. This rule is intended only to adjudicate those fouls that clearly target the head and neck area. If a slash with the stick is uncontrolled or excessive, officials have several options to penalize more severely
30-Second Count
Upon gaining possession of the ball, a team must advance the ball into the attack area within 30 seconds. The officials will enforce this rule using their 20-second timing devices, followed by a 10-second visual count.
Once a team has ended the 30-second count by getting the ball into the attack area, that team is permitted to run its offense in its offensive half of the field without additional counts unless a “Get It In” or “Keep It In” command is administered under the new portion of Rule 4 as detailed in your Bulletin.
Get It In / Keep It In
Once officials have established “Get It In” or “Keep It in”, the situation remains in effect until:
1. The defensive team gains possession of the ball.
2. A goal is scored.
3. The quarter ends, resulting in a face-off.
When a team has been warned to “Get It In”, once the ball has entered the attack area the “Keep It In” warning is issued immediately.
Example: Team A is warned to "Get It In" and brings the ball into the attack area within 10 seconds. 1) A1 takes a shot which rebounds off of the crossbar and goes into the alley outside the box, or 2) the defense deflects a pass outside the box into the alley, or 3) The defense deflects the ball outside the box and it rolls across the midfield line into Team A's defensive half of the field. May Team A recover the ball?
RULING: In all three cases, the answer is yes. As soon as Team A gains possession of the ball, renew the "Get It In/Keep It In" warning. Team A has 10 seconds to move the ball into the attack area, and then must “Keep It In”.
Remember: “Get it in/Keep it in” situations are:
1. Under two minutes remaining in the game when the game is not tied (See Rule 3-4);
2. When the ball leaves the offensive half of the field through actions of the offensive team (Rule 4-14);
3. Stalling (See Rule 6-11): At any time during the game, if in the judgment of the officials, a team is keeping the ball from play by not attacking the goal.
Mechanics note: All officials shall mirror the “get it in/keep it in” signal.
Face-Offs
With the return of the “Set” call, keep the following in mind:
Once you’ve said “Down”, if a face-off violation occurs before the face-off whistle (or if a wing-player is over the wing-area line at the time of the face-off whistle), the violating team’s face-off player must leave the field and be substituted for.
If a player at any face-off delays play by any action or maneuver such as backing out or standing up after the official says “Down”, the ball shall be awarded to the offended team.
Any movement or illegal player or stick position after the official says “Set” and prior to the whistle is a violation. Movement between “Down” and “Set” that does not create an advantage (i.e. straightening up his crosse or moving his body out of the neutral zone) is not a violation.
Once the players facing off have assumed their positions, the official shall say, "set." At this point, both players must remain motionless until the official sounds the whistle for play. The official shall vary the cadence of sounding the whistle for each faceoff.
A player may not lie on the bailor trap it with his crosse longer than necessary for him to control the ball and pick it up with one continuous motion, or withhold the ball from play in any other manner.
It is illegal for a faceoff player to kick, step on or intentionally place any other body part on his crosse or the crosse of the opponent. It is illegal for a faceoff player to use his crosse to hold or pin down the crosse of the opponent.
Faceoff Approved Rulings:
AR 1: During a faceoff, Al covers the ball to draw it back. Bl clamps on top of Al's stick and does not allow Al to play the ball. RULING: Withholding by B1. Al's ball on a quick restart, Bl does not have to leave the field.
AR 2: During a faceoff, Al clamps on the ball and looks for a teammate to direct the ball. He quickly directs the ball to A2. RULING: Legal play. The intent of this rule is to have the faceoff be a play that is in continuous motion.
AR 3: During a faceoff, Al clamps on the ball and withholds the ball from play. He does not have a teammate to direct it to and continues to clamp the ball, keeping it from B1. RULING: Withholding by Al, ball awarded to Team B.
Rule 4-13, Advancing the Ball Into the Attack Area
Upon gaining possession of the ball, a team must advance the ball into the attack area within 30 seconds. Failure to do so will result in a turnover, and the ball will be awarded to the opposing team at the spot of the violation or laterally outside the attack area. The requirement for advancing the ball into the attack area is met when the ball touches anything within that area.
The officials will enforce this rule using their 20-second timing devices, followed by a ten¬ second visual count. (Mechanics note: This will be kept by the Single-Side official.)
Once started, the 30-second count will continue until:
1.The opposing team gains possession.
2. A clearing team player in possession of the ball touches the attack-area line or is inside the attack area.
3. A loose ball touches the attack-area line or the ground inside the attack area.
4.A loose ball touches anything in contact with the ground inside the planes of the attack-area lines (such as a player, the crosse of a player who is touching the ground, an official, the goal or the net).
5. The ball is loose and there is a play-on for a foul by the opposing team, after which the attacking team regains possession (thus starting a new 30-second count). 6. The officials sound the whistle to stop play for any reason.
Rule 4-14, Ball Returning to the Defensive Half
Once the ball has been successfully advanced into the attack area, a team is provided the opportunity to run its offense on its offensive half of the field. When the ball touches anything on the defensive half of the field, and the offensive team was last in possession of the ball, the referee will signal "get it in/keep it in." The offensive team has 10 seconds to return the ball to the attack area.
Exception: A new 30-second count will be awarded in these situations:
1. A shot that leaves the offensive half of the field.
2. A loose ball that leaves the offensive half of the field and was last touched (or deflected) by the defensive team.
3. Rule 4-13/14 Approved Rulings:
A.R. 1: With possession of the ball on the offensive half of the field, Al steps into the attack area. Al attempts a pass to A2 that is not caught and the ball goes across the midline, where it touches the ground or a player. A2 gains possession. RULING: The official will signal "get it in/keep it in" when the ball touches anything on the defensive half. Team A has 10 seconds from the time the ball touches anything in the defensive zone to get the ball in the attack area and keep it in.
A.R. 2: With possession of the ball on the offensive half of the field, Al steps into the attack area. Al attempts a pass to A2 that is not caught and the ball rolls toward the midline. A3, who is standing on the defensive half, keeps the ball on the offensive half of the field without gaining possession. A2 picks up the ball. The ball never crosses the midfield line. RULING: No "get it in/keep it in" call.
A.R. 3: Al has possession of the ball on the offensive half of the field and has stepped the ball into the attack area. Bl deflects a pass by Al, which crosses the midfield line. A2 picks up the ball. RULING: Team A has 30 seconds from the time possession is gained in the defensive zone to get the ball in the attack area.
A.R. 4: Team A is leading the game. Al has the ball in the offensive half of the field and has established possession in the attack area. A loose ball is created with 2:02 remaining in the game. Al regains possession outside of the attack area on its offensive half with 1:58 remaining. RULING: The official shall signal "get it in/keep it in" at the 2:00 mark and start the 10-second count. Team A has the remaining time on the count (in this case, eight seconds) to get the ball into the attack area and must keep it in.
A.R. 5: Team A is leading the game and calls timeout on the offensive half of the field with 2:15 remaining in the game. When play is restarted, what requirements are Team A under to get the ball in the attack area? RULING: At the 2:00 mark, if Team A is outside the attack area, the official shall signal "get it in/keep it in" and start the 10-second count. If Team A is inside the attack area, the "keep it in" signal is made and administered.
A.R. 6: Team A is leading the game and Al gains possession in the defensive half with 2:10 remaining in the game. With 1:55 remaining in the game, Team A crosses the midfield line. RULING: The official shall signal "get it in/keep it in" when the ball crosses into the offensive half of the field and start the 10-second count.
A.R. 7: Team A is leading the game and Al gains possession in the defensive half with 2:15 remaining in the game. Al crosses the midfield line with 2:10 remaining in the game. The official signals "get it in/keep it in" at the 2:00 mark and starts the 10-second count. At the 1:50 mark, the official's "get it in/keep it in" count expires. RULING: In this case, Team A did not get the ball into the attack area before the "get it in/keep it in" count expired. Ball awarded to Team B.
A.R. 8: Team A is leading the game and Al gains possession in the defensive half with 2:15 remaining in the game. With 1:55 remaining, the official's timer sounds, and he begins his 10-second count. Al crosses the midfield line with 1:50 remaining. At 1:45, the official's 10-second count ends. RULING: The 30-second count supersedes the "get it in/keep it in" count. Ball awarded to Team B.
October 25, 2010
2011 Lacrosse Season: Wants you.....and your friend!!
The WALOA board is beginning our efforts to prepare for the upcoming 2011 season. To make the upcoming season even better than last year for you is a pay bonus!
For high school officials there is a new recruiting bonus. Here is how it works:
- Find someone who either knows the game or wants to learn lacrosse.
- Bring them to the training events and get them linked into WALOA
- You both become members of WALOA (pay your dues)
- Your referral does 8 or more high school games (JV or V)
- You get $100 per official you recruit!!
Only one guy gets credit per new recruit, so act fast and send in your buddies name, email, phone, and background.
If you have any questions, just email the WALOA board
For high school officials there is a new recruiting bonus. Here is how it works:
- Find someone who either knows the game or wants to learn lacrosse.
- Bring them to the training events and get them linked into WALOA
- You both become members of WALOA (pay your dues)
- Your referral does 8 or more high school games (JV or V)
- You get $100 per official you recruit!!
Only one guy gets credit per new recruit, so act fast and send in your buddies name, email, phone, and background.
If you have any questions, just email the WALOA board
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