Boy's Tournament Rules
Overarching Rules​
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Penalties will be enforced by man-up and man-down
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Face-offs
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All players that are facing off must:
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1. be in a standing position (no knee down)
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2. use a neutral grip (no motorcycle grip)
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3. attempt to play the ball at the whistle (not body check)
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Stalling rules will follow NFHS rules with one exception:
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Stalling rules during the last 2 minutes of game will be administered when games have a 2 goal or less differential.
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If a team forfeits a game, the score will be 6-0
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All age groups can substitute on the fly
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Mercy rule: At any point during the game when there is a six-goal lead, the trailing team will be given the ball at the midfield line in lieu of a faceoff as long as the six goal lead is maintained, unless waived by the coach of the trailing team.
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2022 NFHS Rules for High School and 8th Grade,
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USA Lacrosse rules for 7th grade and younger:
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7th grade boy's will follow US Lacrosse 14U rules with exceptions listed below
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There is no over and back rule
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6th grade boy's will follow US Lacrosse 14U rules with exceptions listed below
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There is no over and back rule
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4/5th grade boy's will follow US Lacrosse 12U rules with exceptions listed below​
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No defense shaft length regulation
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There is no over and back rule
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All Age Brackets Game Formats (Pool Play )
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There will be two 20 minute running halves
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2 minute halftime
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Penalties are not stopped 45(technical) and 90(personal) second penalties
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Clock will stop in final 2 minutes for injuries and penalty assessments only
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No timeouts
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Teams are allowed one 30 second timeout for PLAYOFFS ONLY. No time outs in pool play or consolation games. Time outs do not carry over into overtime.
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In case of a tie, a 3-minute sudden death period will be played.
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Overtime will with a faceoff immediately after the end of regulation.
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If still tied at the end of the three-minute overtime in pool play games, the game will in end in a tie.
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All Age Brackets Game Formats (Bracket Play)
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There will be two 20 minute running halves
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2 minute halftime
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Penalties are not stopped 45(technical) and 90(personal) second penalties
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Clock will stop in final 2 minutes for injuries and penalty assessments only
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Timeouts - one 30 second timeout per game for playoffs only
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The last minute of game time will be stop clock if there is a 2 or less goal differential
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In case of a tie, a 3-minute sudden death period will be played.
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Overtime will with a faceoff immediately after the end of regulation.
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If still tied at the end of the three-minute overtime in consolation games, the game will in end in a tie. Playoffs game will be played until a goal is scored.
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Bracket Seeding: ties are broken in the following way (Per Tourney Machine):
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Record in pool play
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Head-to-head*
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Goals against
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Goal differential
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Coin flip
*In the case of a two way tie head-to-head record will be used, in the case of a three way tie the seeding tie will be broken by goals against- NOT head-to-head