The document discusses the rules for conducting a draw in women's lacrosse. It explains that a draw is used to start play after a goal or at the beginning of a quarter when no foul was committed. It outlines the proper setup for a draw, including the positioning of players' sticks, feet, and the ball in the center of the field. It also describes the procedure for a draw, covering when the official says "ready", blowing the whistle to start play, and requiring players to draw their sticks up and away. The document lists actions that constitute fouls during a draw.

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Basics
Draw
Goalies and the Crease
This section is about the draw.
The World Lacrosse rulebook covers this topic in
Rule 13 (pages 21-23)
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Basics
Draw
Goalies and the Crease
In this Section:
• Draw set up
• Draw procedure
• Illegal actions during the draw
• Players on the center circle during the draw
• Other players before and after the draw
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Basics
Draw
Goalies and the Crease
The draw
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Basics
Draw
Goalies and the Crease
The draw
• The draw is used to start play after a goal or at the beginning of a
quarter when no foul was committed after the last play
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Basics
Draw
Goalies and the Crease
Draw set up
• One player of each team
• One foot touches the middle line
• The hands only touch the shaft (not the head)
• The backsides of the head are put together, with the ‘open side’
towards the player’s defending goal
• Sticks are parrallel to the middle line
• The end of the stick may be lower than the head (max 30 degrees)
• The ball is placed between the sticks, between the widest part of
the heads
There are many more details, read up on rule 13.A.5
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Draw
Goalies and the Crease
Draw procedure
• The official places the ball between the sticks at the center of the
field
• The ‘open side’ of the head will face the player’s defending goal
• Official says “ready”
• Players taking the draw cannot move any part of their body,
except their heads
• Official will move backwards out of the center circle
• Official blows whistle
• Players must draw their sticks up and away from one another
• The flight of the ball must go higher than the heads of both
players
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Illegal actions
• Not setting up correctly: minor foul
• Moving after “ready”: minor foul
• Not drawing the stick away in an up and away motion: minor foul
• Repeated fouls on the draw can lead to a major foul
• When the ball’s flight is not over both player’s heads, but it could
not be determined who’s fault it was, a redraw will be done
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Players at the centre circle
• Two players of each team can stand between the restraining lines
and the centre circle
• They are not allowed into the centre circle untill the umpire has
whistled to start the draw
• Their feet cannot touch the centre circle line
• Their sticks can be over the centre circle line, but may not touch
the ground
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Other players
• All other players are behind the restraining line until “Release” is
called by the official
• Release means all lines are released from play so players are
allowed to substitute and go over their restraining line.
• Players may reach over the restraining line with their sticks
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