Central Pennsylvania Lacrosse Officials Association (CPLOA)

1. Central Pennsylvania Lacrosse Officials Association(CPLOA) Officials Training Rule 5 – Personal Fouls Rule 6 – Technical Fouls Rule 7- Penalty Enforcement

2. 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

3. Rule 5 - Personal Fouls NEW NEW • Violations of a serious nature • Cross check “to the HEAD” • Illegal body check “to the HEAD” • Unnecessary roughness “Where there is HEAD contact” * Even if the contact INITIATES legally and ends with HEAD contact • Penalty time • 1 – 3 minutes NON-RELEASABLE • Depends on official’s judgment of • Severity • Perceived intent

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

5. Illegal body check • Bodychecking is a part of the game • Bodychecking 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)

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Unsportsmanlike conduct • 1 Arguing with an official* • 2 Threaten, profane, obscene* • Language • Gestures • 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

12. Fouling out • 5 MINUTES of Personal fouls • Disqualified • Time served by self • Substitute may enter after time served • Man-down time is complete

13. 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

14. Rule 6 - Technical fouls • Violations of a less serious nature • Crease violation • Goalie interference • Holding • Illegal screening • Illegal procedure • Conduct foul • Interference • Offside • Pushing • Stalling • Warding off • Withholding • Penalty time • 30 seconds (releasable), or • turnover

15. Crease violation • Attacking team violates the crease • Player steps on crease line or in crease • Defense enters own crease with ball • Defense may receive a pass in the crease • A player may never enter opponents crease • A player may enter own crease • Unless possesses the ball • May receive pass in the crease

16. Goalie interference • Obstructing or touching the goalie while in the crease • Goalie’s stick may not be touched inside the crease • Goalie’s body may not be touched if he is in the crease • Goalie’s stick may be checked outside of the crease • Unless he has possession and he is in the crease • If a toenail is in the crease, he is in the crease • He is out when nothing is in the crease • He has possession when he has the ball • i.e., a “clamp” is not possession • Goalie does not have possession • Play on (slow whistle) • Award laterally if his team does not gain possession • Goalie has possession • Play on (slow whistle) • Award at center faceoff X if they fail to clear

17. Holding • Holding is • NOT NECESSARILY AN ILLEGAL ACT • Definition: Impeding movement of player or his crosse • Permitted when • From front or side, if • Opponent has possession • Opponent within 5 yards of loose ball • From rear, if • No more than equal pressure applied • Must be closed hand, shoulder, forearm, both hands on crosse • Illegal • Handle between hands • Step on crosse • From behind if more than equal pressure exerted • Free hand (hand not on crosse)

18. Illegal screening • Block a defensive player • Impede a player with the crosse • Offensive player must be stationary • There must be contact for a screen to take place • Officiate just like basketball • No contact, no foul

19. Illegal procedure • Technical in nature (long list) • Touching the ball • Illegal actions with the crosse • Throwing the crosse • Participating without the crosse • Crosse in face of opponent • Avoidable lateness • Leaving penalty box too soon • Delaying game • Participating from out of bounds • Not in restraining area at face off • Not 5 yards away • Substitution infractions • Goal-crease violations • Time out violations • More than 10 players • More than 1 unsuccessful inspection requests • More than 4 long crosses • Creating delay (rolling ball away) • Failure to advance into goal area in 10 seconds • No horn

20. Conduct foul • Coach enters field of play • Coach violating coaching box • Using electronic communicating devices • Players violating bench area • Objecting to an official’s decision • Arguing, gesturing • On opponent’s side of the field • Band, other artificial noise

21. Interference • Obstructing free movement of opponent who • Does not have possession • Not within 5 yards of loose ball

22. Offside • Failure to keep • 3 players on attack half of field • 4 players on defense half of field • Usually 3 + goalie • If goalie goes across, another player must stay • Requirements may be met by ANY player • We don’t care if it is A, M, D, or G

23. Pushing • Pushing defined • Thrust or shove • Not a violent blow • Permitted from front or side • If player • has ball or • within 5 yards of loose ball • Not permitted • From rear • If player does not have ball • Player not within 5 yards of loose ball • Interference • Illegal screen

24. Stalling • Stall warning for • Failure to attack the goal (occasional) • Last two minutes of game (common) • Team that is ahead • Must keep ball in attack box • Stalling violation if • Attacking team • Passes ball out of box • Runs ball out of box • Not stalling violation if • Shot ricochets out of box • Deflection by defense

25. Warding off • Player in possession shall not • Use free hand, arm, other part of body to • Hold, push, control direction of movement of • crosse • body • Of player applying a check • Player in possession may • Protect his crosse with • Hand, arm, other part of body when • Opponent makes a play to check his crosse

26. Withholding ball from play • Player may not • Lie on the ball • Trap the ball with his crosse • Longer than is necessary to control and pick it up • Withhold ball in any other manner

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

28. Rule 7 – Penalty Enforcement • Procedure • Penalty time • Player shall • Leave field at once • Report to scorer’s table • Remain at scorer’s table • Sit or kneel in front of scorer’s table • If goalie • 1 minute allowed to warm up new goalie

29. Penalty time • Time begins when play resumes • If goal scored • Team scored against, released (if releasable) • Team scored, not released • All NR penalties serve full time • If not released, carries over to new period • Penalties on opposing players • Shorter time is NR for both players • Multiple penalties • NR served first

30. Resuming play • Resume play at • Spot ball became dead • Outside the attack box • At center face off X (if defensive half) • For time-serving man advantage penalties only

31. Team penalties • No definite player involved • No player in the game • “In-home” must serve • Next attack also for multiple fouls • A substitute must serve his own time

32. Simultaneous fouls • Opposing players • During a live ball • Dead ball when sequence not known • Technical fouls cancel if • No flag down or play on • Team in possession commits • Technical, no time served • Personal fouls, time served • Award ball • Less total penalty time • If same total penalty time • Team in possession retains possession • No possession, AP

33. Slow whistle“Flag Down” • Foul against team in possession • Throw flag high in the air • Yell “flag down” • Hold whistle (allow play to continue) • Blow whistle when • Ball hits the ground (except a shot) • Goal scored • Ball goes out of bounds • Defense get possession • Shot is no good • Player carries ball out of goal area • Player loses equipment in scrimmage area • Loose ball occurs • Attack commits foul • Fail to clear

34. After slow whistle • Enforcement after slow whistle • Personal foul • Time is served (1-3 minutes) • Technical foul • If goal scored • No penalty • If no goal • Penalty served (30 seconds) • Ball awarded to team fouled • Spot of ball when play suspended • Outside box • If there were simultaneous fouls • No goal

35. Play on • Loose ball • If offended team is disadvantaged by whistle • Hold whistle (allow play to continue) • Verbally signal “play on” and • Visually give “play-on” signal • Play on is over if • Offended team gains possession • Offended team commits • For crease violation with goalie possession • Play continues until offended team is disadvantaged

36. Play-on enforcement • Offended player gains possession • No whistle • Play continues • Offended player fails to gain possession • Blow whistle, award ball to team offended • Goalie in possession • Play on until goalie makes outlet

37. Correction of errors • Misapplication of rule • Coach may approach scorer’s table • Double horn at next dead ball • If coach is right, no time out charged • If coach is wrong, time out charged • Coach may not debate judgment calls • Inadvertent whistle • Team in possession restarts • If ball loose, AP • Inadvertent flag • Wave flag • Possession same as inadvertent whistle