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Timestamp: 2020-02-17 14:00:26
Document Index: 596401447

Matched Legal Cases: ['ART. 3', 'ART. 3', 'ART. 1', 'ART. 2', 'ART. 1', 'ART. 5']

2015 Boys Lacrosse Rules Changes – Georgia Lacrosse Officials Association
Eleven rules changes have been adopted for 2015 spring season by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Boys Lacrosse Rules Committee at its July 21-23 meeting in Indianapolis.
Major revisions include allowing restarts by the defensive inside the goal area so long as any player is not within 5 yards of the ball carrier. With this revision, the defensive team could now restart play from the goal area or in the crease.
Other changes concerned with minimizing the risk of injury include Rules 1-7-3 and 2-1-3.
Rule 1-6-2: …With the ball in the crosse, horizontal to the ground at the deepest point of the pocket, tip the crosse forward 90 degrees to ensure that the ball rolls out of top end of the head.
Rule 1-7-3: ART. 3 . . . Any strings or leathers are limited to a hanging length of 2 inches. All hollow crosse handles must have their open end covered with an end cap manufactured for a lacrosse stick. In both cases, the crosse shall not be considered illegal; however, it shall be removed from the game until corrected.
Starting in 2016, Any additional strings or laces (e.g., shooting strings, V channels) must be located within 4” of the top of the crosse. No more than one side wall string on each side is allowed.
Rule 2-1-3: ART. 3 . . . If, because of injuries, players out on ejection fouls, penalties or any other reason, a team cannot keep 10 players in the game, that team may continue the game with fewer than 10 players, with onside and stalling rules remaining in effect. However, a game shall not continue if a team has fewer than seven on-field players. The result of the game shall be determined by the state association or appropriate sponsoring authority.
Rule 2-7-1 & 2: SECTION 7 Chief Bench Official
d. A player who has been substituted for not leaving the field of play at
the table area or bench area.
Rule 2-10-1: ART. 1 . . . The home team shall supply an adequate number of balls on each end line. At the start of each period, a minimum of four balls should be spaced equidistant from each other 5 yards beyond the end lines and four on both sidelines the sideline opposite the benches. On the bench side, a minimum of four balls should be placed at the scorer’s table.
Rule 3-1-2: ART. 2 . . . After the first half, any time the score differential reaches 12 goals or more, starting with the whistle resuming play, the clock will only be stopped for a team time-out, official’s time-out or an injury time-out. If the score differential is reduced to fewer than 12 goals, then normal play will resume. All penalties that occur during a score differential situation will be running time. In this situation, running penalty time begins with the next whistle resuming play.
Rule 4-22-1, 2, 3: ART. 1 . . . Once the official has signaled the ball ready for play, the official shall resume play within five seconds. Play may be resumed immediately after the ball is signaled ready for play if a player of the team awarded the ball is in position (see Articles 2 and 3) outside the goal area and officials are in position to officiate the restart.
Rule 5-5: ART. 5 . . . A player may not use a crosse that does not conform to required specifications. Use of an illegal crosse carries a one- or three-minute non-releasable penalty. A crosse found illegal due to a deep pocket will carry a one-minute non-releasable penalty. A player using a crosse found illegal for not meeting any required specification other than a deep pocket will receive a three-minute non-releasable penalty (exception: hanging string length and end caps as in Rule 1-7-3). A player using a crosse found illegal because it was altered to gain an advantage will receive a three-minute non-releasable penalty. Any crosse ruled illegal and resulting in a three-minute penalty will remain in the table area for the remainder of the game.
Rule 6-4: No offensive player shall move into and make contact with a defensive player for the purpose of blocking a defensive player from the man he is playing, nor shall the offensive player hold his crosse rigid or extend his crosse rigid to impede the normal movements of the defensive player. If contact is made between offensive and defensive players as a result of the offensive player’s setting a screen, the offensive player shall be stationary before the contact occurs, with his feet no wider than shoulder-width apart.
Rule 6-5-2e: e. Entering the game from the penalty area before authorized to do so by the timekeeper. The player shall be returned to the penalty area to serve his remaining time, plus 30 seconds. If the ball is loose or in possession of the player’s own team, it shall be awarded to the opposing team and the player leaving the penalty area early does not have to serve an additional 30 seconds. In the event that a goal is scored by the opponent, the unexpired penalty time is nullified, but the player still shall serve 30 seconds for illegal entry into the game and the 30-second penalty is erased.
Rule 6-5-2w: w. Take a dive or feign a slash to the head or body in order to deceive the official and draw a penalty.
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