Central Pennsylvania Lacrosse Officials Association (CPLOA)

Central Pennsylvania Lacrosse Officials Association(CPLOA) Officials Training Rule 5 – Personal Fouls

Rule 5 - Personal Fouls • Violations of a serious nature • Cross check • Illegal body check • Illegal crosse • Use of illegal equipment • Slashing • Tripping • Unnecessary roughness • Unsportsmanlike conduct • Penalty time • 1 – 3 minutes • Depends on official’s judgment of • Severity • Perceived intent

Cross Check • Applying a check with the crosse • Thrusting • Holding away from body • Crosse between hands • If hands are together, not a cross check

illegal Body Check • Body checking is a part of the game • Body checking illegal when: • Body check when opponent • Not possess ball, or • Not within 5 yards of loose ball • From rear, below waist, above shoulders • If player turns, not illegal • Judge initial contact • Body check when opponent on ground • When anything other than feet touching ground • Avoidable body check after • Pass or shot • Turning • Spearing • Minimum 1 minute, non-releasable (3 min. if vicious)

illegal Crosse • One or three minute non releasable • Deep pocket • 1 min. non releasable • Altered crosse • Length, head dimension, etc. • 3 min. non releasable • Stick remains at table • Player adjusts crosse (for stick check) • 1 minute non releasable - automatic • Additional 1-3 min. NR if crosse is illegal

illegal Equipment • Fingers and palms of gloves • If cut, illegal (1 min. NR) • If holes worn, instruct to tape the holes • Not wearing shoulder pads, arm pads • 1 minute NR • Does not apply to goalie • Goalie has option to not wear these pads • Goalie must wear • Throat protector • Chest protector

Slashing • Swinging the crosse • Deliberate viciousness and reckless abandon • Player need not be struck • Striking a player • Head (helmet) • Neck • Back (flank) • Chest (stomach) • Arms (when not playing the crosse) • Unless used to deflect stick check • Cannot deliberately beat on the arm • 3rd hit – flag down, slash • Legs (always) • Pass, shot, scoop • Not a slash

Tripping • Obstruct a player below the waist with (causing to fall down) • Legs, crosse, hands, etc. • Must be positive primary action • When standing • Any secondary action • When not standing • Not tripping if • Trip over own crosse being checked • During a scoop

Unnecessary Roughness • Excessively violent push or hold • Violent contact of a screener • Excessively violent contact which is avoidable • May have been otherwise legal • Check delivered with punching blow • UNR is not fighting • Fighting is not related to the game of lacrosse

Unsportsmanlike Conduct • 1. Arguing with an official* • 2. Language and/or Gestures that are threatening, profane, and/or obscene* • 3. Bait, call undue attention to self* • Repeatedly commit same Technical foul • Deliberately fail to return to field • Deliberately fail to substitute properly *Note: fouls in red (1, 2, & 3) are 1-3 min and are… Non-Releaseable

Fouling Out • 5 personalfouls • Disqualified • Time served by self • Substitute may enter after time served • Man-down time is complete

Ejection • Deliberately striking or attempting to strike • Leaving bench during an altercation • Use of tobacco (any kind) • Second non-releasable foul • Flagrant conduct • In official’s judgment • Penalty • 3 min. NR • Ejection for remainder of game • Ejected coach leaves premises • Ejected player leaves premises if supervised

Penalty Decision Tree Foul Occurs Technical Personal Flag down slow whistle 1 – 3 min LOOSE Ball? No Releasable Yes NO FLAG No Whistle B Fouls A Fouls Non Releasable PLAY ON 30 Sec Take Ball Away Simultaneous Unsportsmanlike Conduct Spearing Illegal Crosse Illegal Equipment Fighting Permit Offended Team to Gain Possession A Scores Cancel Foul

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