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Play of the Game
Basic Positioning
Basic Procedures
In this presentation:
• Introduction
• The field
• Teams
• Equipment
• Games
• Ball status
• Substituting
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Play of the Game
Basic Positioning
Basic Procedures
Introduction
• This section ‘Play of the Game’ will give a brief overview of the
most important aspects regarding to play of the game
• These aspects have been thoroughly discussed in the course
‘Women's Lacrosse Basic Rules’
• That is why they won’t be discussed in detail in this course
• This section serves as a brief summary and highlights details which
are important to officiating Women's Lacrosse
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Play of the Game
Basic Positioning
Basic Procedures
The field
• The field lines and dimension are discussed in detail in the course
‘Women's Lacrosse Basic Rules’
• Revisit that course if you need a refresher
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Play of the Game
Basic Positioning
Basic Procedures
The field
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Substitution
area
Endline
Restaining
line
Center
circle Goal
circle
15 m area
/ Marking
Area
Goal line
extended
(GLE)

5. section
The Field
Players, Coaches and Officials
Equipment
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Team bench
area
Coach walk
area
Score/ time
table

6. section
The Field
Players, Coaches and Officials
Equipment
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Advantage
Flag Area
15 m Marking
Area (MA)

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Play of the Game
Basic Positioning
Basic Procedures
Teams
• 10 players on the field, a maximum of 8 substitutes (WL game)
• Captains must be appointed, only one speaking captain, the
speaking captain:
• Will meet to call the coin toss
• May request time-outs directly after a goal is scored
• May approach officials for clarifications during team time-
outs, breaks and immediately after the game
• There must be one head coach, any number of coaches are
allowed
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Play of the Game
Basic Positioning
Basic Procedures
Equipment
• Stick / crosse
• Rule 3 and Appendix G cover the stick
• Failure to have a legal stick can result in a minor foul
• Only one goalkeepers stick is allowed in play
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Play of the Game
Basic Positioning
Basic Procedures
Equipment
• Every player must wear:
• A numbered jersey
• A mouth guard
• Shoes
• The goalie must also aditionally wear:
• Helmet with facemask and chinstraps fastened
• Throat guard
• Chest protector
• Gloves (NL requirement)
• The goalie may wear other protective equipment, but it must
conform to the body and not help in stopping the ball
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Play of the Game
Basic Positioning
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Game duration
• Game duration:
• Four 15-minute quarters, running clock
• Last 30 seconds first, second and third quarter, stop clock + no
self-start. Last quarter is 2 minutes stop clock + no self start
• Stop clock:
• Time outs
• Any overtime period
• Breaks:
• Between Q1 and Q2, Q3 and Q4: 2 minutes
• Between Q2 and Q3 (half time): 10 minutes
• Teams will change ends between each quarter
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Play of the Game
Basic Positioning
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Games Overtime
• Overtime:
• A game cannot end in a tie
• Sudden victory overtime:
• Game ends with the first goal scored
• Between regular time and overtime:
• 2 minute break
• Coin toss to determine which team will defend which end
• 4 minute playing overtime periodes, stop-clock rules apply
• Between overtime periods:
• 2 minute break
• Change ends
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Play of the Game
Basic Positioning
Basic Procedures
Whistle blowing
• It is important that you blow the whistle every time a ball goes out
of bounds, in the goal, etc.
• It is important that you blow the whistle loudly, so every player
and the off-field official can hear it
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Play of the Game
Basic Positioning
Basic Procedures
Important decision making
• Some things look illegal but are ‘ugly lacrosse’
• Remind yourself: was there a foul? Or was it not a foul?
• Slow whistle situations / advantage rule
• Is it advantageous for the player with ball to blow the whistle
or is an advantage arm or flag more appropriate?
• Immediate whistle situations
• Dangerous situations or Cards
• Simultaneous fouls
• Major trumps minor, set up the major
• Both same ‘level’ of foul  throw
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Play of the Game
Basic Positioning
Basic Procedures
Ball status
• Possession – In goal circle (rule 17.A.1)
• In the goal-circle the goalkeeper or a defender has possession
of the ball if they have one or both feet grounded in the goal-
circle and
• The ball is in their crosse, or
• The ball is in de goal-circle and either in the pocket or
trapped under the goalkeepers crosse
• Possesion – outfield
• A team shall be considered in possession of the ball when a
player on that team has the ball, or when the ball is passed
from a player to a teammate
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Play of the Game
Basic Positioning
Basic Procedures
Substituting
• Anytime and as often as needed
• Must go in this order:
• team bench area – sub waiting area – substitution area –
substitution gate
• A player may only be in the substitution area when they are about
to substitute for a teammate and the substitution is imminent.
• Player must completely come off the field before another player
can go onto the field
• If not: illegal procedure (too many women on the field)
• Players should avoid collision with other players and provide a
clear view for the scorers table
• After a goal players may immediately enter the field to substitute
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